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Living Magic Steps Up To First Stakes Victory In Woodbine’s My Dear Girl

In a torrential summer downpour on Woodbine's Tapeta, Living Magic captured her first stakes win in the $125,000 My Dear Stakes for 2-year-old fillies on Saturday afternoon.

Kentucky-bred Living Magic, owned and bred by Henry Nothhaft and trained by Phil Schoenthal, had Rafael Hernandez aboard. Hernandez, who just surpassed 3,000 career wins on Friday, collected win 3,002.

Out of the gate, it was the Mark Casse trainees Stormcast and Dancing Duchess going out to the lead, followed by Living Magic in the center. Living Magic quickly made her way into second from the inside, a nose behind Stormcast with Dancing Duchess a length behind in third, while Kevin Attard trainee Bolt Enoree followed closely.

It was a battle between Stormcast and Living Magic at the quarter. Living Magic held the lead from the top of the stretch to the finish, with Stormcast, Bolt Enoree, and Dancing Duchess left challenging each other for the remaining positions. Living Magic won by a length from Dancing Duchess. Stormcast was third and Bolt Enoree fourth.

The final time was 1:03:55

It was the third lifetime start and second win for the Schoenthal-trained Living Magic, a Justify filly out of the Footstepsinthesand mare Living the Life. She was rebounding from a third in the Astoria Stakes June 11 at Belmont Park after taking her debut at Parx Racing May 1.

Schoenthal was happy to be at Woodbine for the first time.

“I've been trying to get up to Woodbine for a number of years and it had never quite worked out. I campaigned the mare of this horse and she won five stakes on all weather tracks, so besides the blinkers, I found if there was any horse with a pedigree that would step-up on an all weather track it was Living Magic”.

Living Magic paid $16.60 for the win.

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Danzing Candy’s Yo Yo Candy Upsets Sanford At 46-1

Yo Yo Candy (Danzing Candy), a distant third behind Gold Sweep (Speightstown) in the Tremont S. downstate June 11, pulled off a 46-1 shocker with blinkers added in Saturday's GIII Sanford S. at the 'Graveyard of Favorites.'

With the complexion of the race completely upside down after the aforementioned 1-5 favorite stumbled badly at the start, Yo Yo Candy found a good spot in a stalking third through fractions of :22.15 and :45.83. He was tipped out at the top of the stretch by Angel Castillo and kicked home nicely to score by 2 1/4 lengths. Gold Sweep, the recipient of a gaudy 91 Beyer for his nine-length Tremont romp, ran a remarkable race to close from second-to-last to complete the exacta.

Yo Yo Candy debuted with a three-length victory going 4 1/2 furlongs at Parx May 23 prior to his effort at 26-1 in the Tremont.

“I jumped from the balcony over here,” winning trainer Danny Velazquez said after winning his second career graded stakes race. “I don't even know how I got here. This is a dream come true. As a kid you dream of winning races here and here I am.”

He continued, “The blinkers adjustment was huge. In his last race, we didn't have the blinkers because he won first time out and we were happy with that. I watched him break last time and he broke a little sluggish. He has more speed than that tactically. I added the blinkers and took him back to the gate a couple of times after the race. I told Angel [Castillo], 'If he's as good as we think he is, we're going to be competitive.' No respect on the board, but we knew coming in that we did everything right coming into this race. I was very, very satisfied watching him out there warm up.”

Velazquez added that the GI Hopeful S. Sept. 4 at Saratoga could be next.

Pedigree Notes:

The California-bred Yo Yo Candy, a $35,000 OBS March breezer (:10 1/5), becomes the first graded and second stakes winner for young sire Danzing Candy. His SW & GISP dam Yolanda B. Too (Two Punch), just a $14,000 purchase by breeder Checkmate Thoroughbreds at the 2015 KEENOV sale, is also responsible for a Danzing Candy colt of 2022 and a Sir Prancealot (Ire) colt of this year. She was bred to Eight Rings for 2024.

Saturday, Saratoga
SANFORD S.-GIII, $175,000, Saratoga, 7-15, 2yo, 6f, 1:11.83, ft.
1–YO YO CANDY, 120, c, 2, by Danzing Candy
                1st Dam: Yolanda B. Too (SW & GISP, $340,335), by Two Punch
                2nd Dam: Avie's Lady, by Lord Avie
                3rd Dam: Exotic Dancer, by Sovereign Dancer
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($6,000 Ylg '22 NCAAU; $35,000 2yo '23 OBSMAR). O-Happy Tenth Stable; B-Checkmate Thoroughbreds LLC (CA); T-Daniel Velazquez; J-Angel Castillo. $96,250. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $141,250. *1/2 to Treble (Macho Uno), GSP, $306,169. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Gold Sweep, 122, c, 2, Speightstown–Wonder Brew, by Giant's Causeway. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($285,000 Ylg '22 FTSAUG). O-Mike McCarty; B-Joe Anzalone (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $35,000.
3–Dickens, 120, c, 2, Adios Charlie–Malibu Melody, by Malibu Moon. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($20,000 Ylg '22 OBSWIN). O-BC Racing LLC; B-John B. Penn (FL); T-Juan Alvarado. $21,000.
Margins: 2 1/4, 3/4, NK. Odds: 46.00, 0.35, 11.70.
Also Ran: Triple Trea, Call the Cavalry, Market Street, Jive,
His Rights, Ramming Speed. Scratched: Factor U and Me In.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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NY Chaplaincy’s Charity Jockeys VS Horsemen Basketball Game Set For Aug. 3 In Saratoga

The 13th annual jockeys versus horsemen charity basketball game, which benefits the programs of the New York Race Track Chaplaincy, will be played Thursday, August 3, 2023 at the Saratoga Springs Recreation Center at 6:30 p.m. (ET)..

The game, one of the most popular events on the Saratoga social calendar, routinely attracts more than 300 fans. Admission is free.

The jockey team will once again be coached by Hall of Fame jockey Ángel Cordero Jr., with trainer Todd Pletcher and agent Kiaran McLaughlin coaching the horsemen team. Mitch Levites of the NYRA TV department will once again serve as the announcer and provide lively commentary in his inimitable style.

John Wallace, who was a first round draft pick by the New York Knicks in the 1996 NBA draft and spent seven years in the league, will be a special guest of the NY Chaplaincy and will play with the jockeys. As a collegian, he led Syracuse University to the 1996 NCAA championship game.

“The horsemen, the jockey colony and Saratoga racing fans all eagerly anticipate this game and it never fails to be an immensely entertaining event,” said Humberto Chavez, the New York Chaplaincy lead chaplain and executive director. “Besides the display of athleticism and the fun, the game also provides critical support for the chaplaincy's various programs serving the backstretch community. We are very grateful to the players, our sponsors and all those who attend each year.”

The Saratoga Springs Recreation Center is located at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue in Saratoga Springs, NY.

The New York Race Track Chaplaincy serves the New York backstretch and farming community with children's enrichment, teen mentoring, women's programming, social service, recreational, and educational programming as well as non-denominational religious services.

Additional information about the New York Race Track Chaplaincy is available at www.rtcany.org.

Horsemen, individuals, or organizations who would like to sponsor the game may do so via the NY Chaplaincy website at www.rtcany.org.

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