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Clement Maintains Hot Hand, Winning Sixth Stakes Of Meet With Cariba

Cheyenne Stables' Cariba, conditioned by Saratoga's leading trainer Christophe Clement, kicked in late to secure a half-length score in the $200,000 Caress, a 5 ½-furlong Mellon turf sprint to close out Saturday's 12-race Whitney Day card at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

With Irad Ortiz, Jr. up, Cariba settled in fourth position as Luis Saez urged Jakarta to the lead through splits of 22.10 and 44.63 on the firm turf under pressure from Introduced with Dalika, the 9-5 mutuel favorite under Joel Rosario, racing in ninth.

Jakarta maintained a precarious lead through the turn with Getmotherarose threatening an inside run and Sweet Bye and Bye ranging up on the outside. Getmotherarose was stopped in traffic but Cariba, under urging from Ortiz, Jr., found another gear late in the lane and surged to victory in a final time of 1:01.53.

Jakarta held second by a head over Sweet Bye and Bye. Rounding out the order of finish was Introduced, Dalika, I'llhandalthecash, Miss Gossip, Mother Mother, Getmotherarose, and Saratoga Treasure.

Ortiz, Jr. said he followed the leading trainer's instructions to the letter.

“I got a perfect trip. I just followed the instructions. [Clement] told me to be third or fourth and don't be too far,” said Ortiz, Jr. “The horse put me right there and when I tipped her out in the stretch, she had something left and finished up very well. She ran really good.”

Clement now boasts 14 wins at the meet including six stakes wins led by graded scores with Decorated Invader in the Grade 2 Hall of Fame and Speaktomeofsummer in the Grade 2 Lake Placid.

The French-born trainer said he asked Ortiz, Jr. to provide Cariba, making her stakes debut, with a close stalking trip.

“I thought there was two or three speeds and I didn't think we could be in the first two,” said Clement. “I said to be aggressive and get a position third or fourth because we had a bad draw and you don't want to be caught in the back in traffic and everything. He gave her a perfect trip. It's always nice when it works out.”

Bred in Kentucky by Brereton C. Jones, Cariba banked $110,000 in victory while improving her record to three wins and three seconds from eight starts. She paid $10.40 for a $2 win bet.

Live racing returns on Sunday with a 10-race card which features the $100,000 Birdstone for 4-year-olds and upward going 1 ¾ miles over the main track. First post is 1:10 p.m. Eastern.

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Notable US-Bred & -Sired Runners in Japan: July 25 & 26, 2020

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Just two tracks on the menu for the weekend, but American-bred and -sired juveniles are set to make their presence felt at Niigata and Sapporo Racecourses:

Saturday, July 25, 2020
5th-NII, ¥13,400,000 ($125k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600mT
REFRAME (f, 2, American Pharoah–Careless Jewel, by Tapit) is the latest to the races from her dam, who powered her way to a whopping 11-length victory in the 2009 GI Alabama S. and who was sold for $1.95 million at Fasig-Tipton November in 2010. Careless Jewel was subsequently purchased by this breeder for $1.85 million in foal to Bodemeister at FTKNOV three years later and Reframe repaid part of that investment when hammering for $410K at Keeneland September last fall. American Pharoah has had six winners from seven to race in Japan, including G3 Unicorn S. hero Cafe Pharoah and listed winner Danon Pharaoh (Jpn). B-Summer Wind Farm (KY)

5th-SAP, ¥13,400,000 ($125k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200mT
YUINO ZAPPER (c, 2, Ghostzapper–Baruta {Brz}, by Crimson Tide {Ire}), a $180K KEESEP graduate, is a son of a mare who was twice placed at Group 1 level in Brazil and was imported to this country to win the GIII Monrovia H. on the downhill turf course at Santa Anita while placing second to former ‘TDN Rising Star’ Taris (Flatter) in the GIII Rancho Bernardo H. on the main track for trainer Richard Mandella and Rio Dois Irmaos LLC. The latter is also the breeder of recent Churchill allowance winner Ivar (Brz) (Agnes Gold {Jpn}), who they race in partnership with Bonne Chance Farm. B-Bonne Chance Farm & Stud RDI LLC (KY)

6th-NII, ¥13,400,000 ($125k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200m
SATONO APOLLON (JPN) (c, 2, Into Mischief–Final Decision, by Super Saver) is the first foal out of her dam, a half-sister to Eclipse Award-winning female sprinter Informed Decision (Monarchos), who was acquired with this colt in utero for $425K at FTKNOV in 2017. The April foal was consigned by Northern Farm to the 2019 JRHA Select Yearling Sale, fetching ¥80 million ($737,000) from Satomi Horse Co. Final Decision is the dam of yearling filly by Heart’s Cry (Jpn) and a filly foal by Lord Kanaloa (Jpn). B-Northern Farm

Sunday, July 26, 2020
6th-SAP, ¥13,400,000 ($125k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1700m
DERMA MIROKU (f, 2, Uncle Mo–Diza, by Empire Maker) debuts on the dirt despite the preponderance of high-class black-type on the turf in her female family. The $200K KEESEP purchase is a half-sister to J R’s Holiday (Harlan’s Holiday), a stakes winner and Grade III-placed on the grass, while her dam is a half-sister to GI Sword Dancer Invitational H. hero Cetewayo (His Majesty); Dynaforce (Dynaformer), who landed the GI Beverly D. S. and GI Flower Bowl Invitational S.; GSW & GISP Bowman Mill (Kris S.); SW Ntombi (Quiet American); and MGSP De Aar (Gone West), dam of MGSW/MGISP Willcox Inn (Harlan’s Holiday). B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY)

11th-NII, Ibis Summer Dash-G3, ¥74.6m ($696k), 3/up, 1000mT
MONT PERDU (f, 4 Cairo Prince–Spanish Post, by Flatter) set track records twice in the space of three races last summer and fall at Chukyo and Kyoto and makes her first appearance since finishing down the field in Kyoto allowance company in February. On her day, she is one of the fastest female sprinters in Japan and though she tries the turf for the first time in her career, her lone try at this abbreviated trip resulted in a handy victory over a sloppy strip at Kokura last August (see below, gate 2). B-Bluewater Sales LLC & Three Diamonds Farm (NY)

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Cairo Prince Colt Upsets Ohio Derby

Dean Martini proved to be a shrewd claim for trainer Tom Amoss after upsetting the $500,000 GIII Ohio Derby Saturday at Thistledown, which offered 50 points towards the Sept. 5 GI Kentucky Derby. Away alertly from his rail draw, the 14-1 shot contested the pace heading into the first turn and was a close-up third as the first quarter went in :22.80. Shuffled back a bit on the fence as the half went in :47.22, the bay reasserted on the backstretch, heading pacesetter Lebda (Raison d’Etat). Dean Martini continued strongly into the stretch, rolling clear of his competition, and held off a late charge from South Bend to score. Champion Storm the Court rounded out the trifecta.

Starting his career in California with Peter Miller and owners Rockingham Ranch and David Bernsen, Dean Martini hit the board in three of his four starts, and was transferred to Brad Cox last fall. In the money in his first three races for that barn, he romped by 6 3/4 lengths in a $50,000 maiden claimer at Churchill May 17, where he was claimed by Amoss and Raise the BAR Racing LLC. He finished second in his next start for them in a nine-panel optional claimer in Louisville June 12.

Pedigree Notes:
Dean Martini is the fourth graded winner and eighth black-type winner for his sire Cairo Prince. His dual stakes-winning dam Soundwave is a half-sister to GSW Letgomyecho (Menifee), who is the dam of Grade III-winning ‘TDN Rising Star’ J Boys Echo (Mineshaft), GISP Echo Town (Speightstown) and GSP Unbridled Outlaw (Unbridled’s Song). Soundwave is also responsible for the unraced juvenile filly Sauvecito (Cairo Prince), a yearling filly by Creative Cause and a colt by that stallion born Mar. 12 of this year.

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$50,000 Claim Dean Martini Earns $300,000 For Ohio Derby Win

Under a heady ride by Ricardo Mejias, Raise the BAR Racing LLC's Dean Martini shot through an opening on the inside approaching the far turn, seized command from Lebda, then held off a late charge from South Bend to win Saturday's Grade 3 Ohio Derby at JACK Thistledown in North Randall, Ohio.

Dean Martini, a 3-year-old gelding by Cairo Prince out of Soundwave, by Friends Lake, covered 1 1/8 miles on a fast track in 1:51.60 and $31.20 for the win. He is trained by Tom Amoss.

South Bend held second ahead of 2-1 favorite Storm the Court in third, with Rowdy Yates fourth in the field of 13 following the scratches of Soros and Celtic Striker (who ran at Belmont Park on Thursday). Completing the order of finish were Sprawl (3-1 second choice), Lebda, Rogue Element, Unrighteous, Informative, Bear Alley, Code Runner, Established, and Dack Janiel's.

The Ohio Derby winner, who was bred in Kentucky by Brereton C. Jones and Bret Jones, earned 20 qualifying points for the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby.

Claimed for $50,000 two starts back from Brad Cox, Dean Martini earned $300,000 from the Ohio Derby's $500,000 purse. It was his second victory from 10 starts in a career that began last summer in the stable of Peter Miller, who raced the gelding once at Ellis Park in Kentucky and three times in California without a win.

Dean Martini surfaced in the Cox barn at Fair Grounds in December, where he finished third in a maiden special race on turf. Cox shipped Dean Martini to Oaklawn in Arkansas, where he ran second and third in maiden special weight races, then won for the first time when dropped in for a $50,000 maiden claiming tag at Churchill Downs on May 17. He drew out by 6 3/4 lengths that day and was claimed by Amoss.

Dean Martini made one start since then, finishing second to Man in the Can in a June 12 allowance/optional claimer at Churchill Downs.

Breaking from the rail post position in the Ohio Derby, Dean Martini grabbed an early lead, then sat just off the pace as Rowdy Yates and Lebda volleyed for command through fractions of :22.80, :47.22 and 1:11.88.

Mejias urged Dean Martini through an opening on the inside to tackle Lebda approaching the far turn, dispatched that rival, then held sway to the finish after a mile was clocked in 1:38.22 en route to his final time of 1:51.60.

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