July, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

PDJF Awareness Day At Saratoga To Feature Jockey Trading Cards Fund-Raiser

The New York Racing Association Inc. will pay tribute to the distinguished jockey colony at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday while also raising funds for their cause with the launch and sale of jockey trading cards on Permanently Disabled Jockeys' Fund (PDJF) Awareness Day.

In recognition of the nonprofit organization's fundraising awareness day, which is observed annually at race tracks across the U.S., fans will be given the opportunity to purchase a five-pack of jockey trading cards for $5, with a limit of three packs per person. Similar in design to baseball trading cards, the limited edition cards will feature 20 of Saratoga's active and most popular jockeys.

Many of the jockeys represented on the trading cards will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (ET) for an autograph signing on the Jockey Silks Porch. Suggested donations are encouraged to support the PDJF.

“Saturday, July 29 is Permanently Disabled Jockeys' Fund Day across America and a day we also recognize The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a critical piece of legislation for all Americans with disabilities,” said PDJF Board President Nancy LaSala. “On this day, the PDJF invites all racetracks conducting horse racing contests to coordinate with their local jockey colony to hold fund-raisers and create awareness about how important this day is. We are grateful to NYRA for creating this collector series of trading cards and making them available to fans for a modest donation to the PDJF.”

The trading cards will feature Hall of Fame inductees Javier Castellano and John R. Velazquez. Other jockeys include Junior Alvarado, Eric Cancel, Kendrick Carmouche, Dylan Davis, Jacqueline A. Davis, Manuel Franco, Tyler Gaffalione, Florent Geroux, Julien R. Leparoux, Jose Lezcano; Katie Davis McCarthy, Trevor McCarthy, Irad Ortiz Jr., Jose L. Ortiz, Flavien Prat, Joel Rosario, Luis Saez, and Ricardo Santana Jr.

There are 4,500 total packs available for purchase with all proceeds to be donated to the PDJF. Jockey cards are randomly sorted in each pack and feature the jockey's picture and home country flag on the front and personal details and racing statistics on the back. Representatives from PDJF will be on site collecting donations and selling the jockey trading card sets inside Gate A near the Taste NY Pavilion beginning at 11 a.m. until supplies last.

The PDJF provides assistance to former jockeys who have suffered catastrophic on-track injuries. Since its founding in 2006, the fund has disbursed approximately $13 million to permanently disabled jockeys, most of whom have sustained paralysis or brain injuries, according to pdjf.org.

Saturday's feature on PDJF Day is the $500,000 Jim Dandy, (G2) the annual 1 1/8-mile prep for the $1.25-million Travers (G1) on August 26. The afternoon will also include the $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G1), a six-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and older.

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The Curragh Fixtures Rearranged After Sunday Card Called Off

Sunday's meeting at the Curragh, which was cancelled due to waterlogging, will now be held on Sunday, Aug. 13, Horse Racing Ireland announced.

The G2 The Minstrel S. will now be contested this Thursday, July 27, at Leopardstown and the race reverts back to entries after final forfeit stage with fresh declarations to be made by 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 25. The G3 Rathbride Fillies S. will be contested next Saturday at Gowran Park and will close for fresh entries along with the remainder of the Gowran Park meeting by noon this Tuesday, July 25. The Hurry Harriet Fillies S., which was due to be held at Gowran Park on Wednesday, August 16, will now be offered on the Curragh's rescheduled meeting on Sunday, Aug. 13 with entries closing on Tuesday, Aug. 8 with the remainder of the Curragh card.

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Anisette Rallies Late Under Rispoli For San Clemente Score

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Anisette, making her second U.S. start and only her fifth overall, put in a powerful late run under Umberto Rispoli and zoomed away to a 2 1/2-length triumph in the Grade 2 San Clemente Stakes Saturday at Del Mar near San Diego, Calif.

The British-bred daughter of the Irish stallion Awtaad covered the mile on grass in 1:34.84 and picked up a check for $120,000 from the gross purse of $204,500. She now has $166,871 in total earnings.

French transplant Leonard Powell trains the well-made filly, who had captured her American bow in an allowance race at Santa Anita on May 29 where she turned in a similar late move to win by three-quarters of a length in the one-mile turfer.

Finishing second in the San Clemente was Glen Hill Farm's Ocean Club, who had a length and a quarter on Peter Redekop's And Tell Me Nolies.

Rispoli, who was winning his third race on the afternoon, won the San Clemente last year with Bellabel.

Anisette was the race favorite at $2.10 to the dollar and returned $6.20 for the win.

Earlier on the program, Benjamin or Sally Warren's won the $100,000 Osunitas Overnight Stakes, a mile on the turf for fillies and mares. Ramon Vazquez was aboard the 5-year-old Cal-bred as she clicked by one length for trainer Craig Lewis and returned $22.20 for a $2 ticket.

Racing resumes at Del Mar Sunday with a first post of 2 p.m.

UMBERTO RISPOLI (Anisette, winner) – “Good trip for me. I had to use her a little bit on the backside to get her into the spot where I wanted her so we could wait. Then when it came time to go wide, she was there. Terrific closing kick. And I absolutely believe the farther they go, the better she'll be.”

LEONARD POWELL (Anisette, winner) – “I was very happy with the way the race was unfolding. There was plenty of speed and we were looking for the same kind of run as last time. She was very impressive again and a fast time, 1:34 and four. Olders earlier went 1:35.”

FRACTIONS: :22.33 :456.68 1:10.88 1:23.40 1:34.84

The stakes win was the first of the meet for both rider and trainer.

The stakes win was the 19th at Del Mar for rider Rispoli and his second in the San Clemente (He won with Bellabel last year).

The stakes win was the ninth at Del Mar for trainer Powell. It was his first in the San Clemente.

The winning owner is Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, which is headed by Aron Wellman of Rancho Santa Fe, CA.

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$1 Million Curlin Filly Looks To Get Picture Taken At The Spa

6th-SAR, $136K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 4:06 p.m.
CAMERA (Curlin) will make her debut on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course for Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. A $1,050,000 buy last August at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling sale, the bay filly out of Cassies Dreamer (Flatter) hails from a female family which includes More Than Real (More Than Ready) and Structor (Palice Malice), winners of the BC Juvenile Fillies Turf and BC Juvenile Turf, respectively. The Todd Pletcher trainee, who gets the services of Irad Ortiz, clocked 1:00.55 in her last workout July 15 at Saratoga (5f, 1/31). TJCIS PPS

8th-DMR, $82K, Msw, 2yo, 5f, 8:38 p.m.
Heading out west to Southern California, SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Robert E. Masterson, Waves Edge Capital LLC, Catherine Donovan, Catherine and Tom Ryan have Rothschild (Uncle Mo) making his first start at Del Mar. The $700,000 Keeneland September Yearling purchase out of GISP Still There (Union Rags), trained by Tim Yakteen and ridden by Kyle Frey, prepped for this spot July 14 at Santa Anita with a breeze of :47.60 (4f, 7/74). TJCIS PPS

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