Tapit Colt Takes it to the Bank in With Anticipation

Coinage (c, 2, Tapit–Bar of Gold, by Medaglia d'Oro) switched to grass in style with a wire-to-wire upset victory at 6-1 in Wednesday's GIII With Anticipation S. at Saratoga. The chestnut, drawn widest of all in post six, was sent to the front by Junior Alvarado. The New York-bred showed the way through fractions of :25.66 and :50.65, and had plenty left for the stretch to win going away by two lengths. Saratoga debut winner Portfolio Company (Kitten's Joy), a handful for Irad Ortiz, Jr. throughout the 1 1/16-miles journey, ran well to finish second after making a bold bid at the top of the stretch. Favored Limited Liability (Kitten's Joy) was third.

Coinage, a runaway second out maiden winner against state-breds going 5 1/2 furlongs downstate June 17, entered off a disappointing third-place finish as the favorite in the six-furlong Rick Violette S. at the Spa July 21.

“I told my wife Tina this morning, 'We'll see if they can catch him,'” winning trainer Mark Casse said. “I seldom say this, but I told Junior [Alvarado] to take no prisoners and go. He's a good horse. He has a high-cruising speed. We breezed him over the turf a couple of times as we like to do. Training horses is like putting a puzzle together. You have to keep trying the pieces until figuring out where they fit. We figured it out today.

He continued, “I thought he was an underachiever. I told Mr. [Chester] Broman and the Greens that this horse was something, and I said that four or five months ago. We got up here and he won, but never showed the same as what I thought I had seen before. I'll probably keep him around two turns. There's a lot of options. I have four or five pretty good horses for the Greens that are possible other turf horses. We'll see. I may send him to California, but we'll see what the owners want to do, too.”

Pedigree Notes:

Coinage becomes the 149th stakes winner/92nd graded winner for leading sire Tapit. This is the 41st stakes winner/15th graded winner for broodmare sire Medaglia d'Oro. Millionaire Broman homebred Bar of Gold famously upset the 2017 GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at 66-1. She is also responsible for a Justify colt of 2020, who brought $825,000 from David Hudson (Travis Durr, agent) at this summer's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, and a Tapit colt of 2021. She was bred back to Quality Road.

Wednesday, Saratoga
WITH ANTICIPATION S.-GIII, $150,000, Saratoga, 9-1, 2yo,
1 1/16mT, 1:43.69, fm.
1–COINAGE, 120, c, 2, by Tapit
                1st Dam: Bar of Gold (GISW, $1,551,000), by Medaglia d'Oro
                2nd Dam: Khancord Kid, by Lemon Drop Kid
                3rd Dam: Confidently, by Storm Cat
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($450,000
Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-D. J. Stable LLC and Chester & Mary
Broman; B-Chester & Mary Broman (NY); T-Mark E. Casse;
J-Junior Alvarado. $82,500. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-2,
$144,750. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*.
2–Portfolio Company, 122, c, 2, Kitten's Joy–Iteration, by Wild
Again. ($125,000 Ylg '20 FTKSEL). O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.;
B-Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. $30,000.
3–Limited Liability, 122, c, 2, Kitten's Joy–Hold Harmless, by
Blame. O/B-Stuart S. Janney, III LLC (KY); T-Claude McGaughey.
$18,000.
Margins: 2, 3HF, 4. Odds: 6.90, 2.10, 0.85.
Also Ran: Gooch Go Bragh, Kavod, Silipo. Scratched: Ready to March. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Kitten’s Joy Colts Clash in With Anticipation

A pair of impressive debut winners by the same sire earlier in the meet at Saratoga, one each from the Shug McGaughey and Chad Brown barns, figure to take the bulk of the play in a seven-horse renewal of the GIII With Anticipation S. for juvenile males going 1 1/16 miles on turf to kick off closing week Wednesday at the Spa.

Given the nod at 7-5 on the morning line is Stuart Janney's homebred Limited Liability (Kitten's Joy). Racing with just one horse beaten early debuting over this course July 31, the gray unleashed a powerful stretch rally to score going away by 2 3/4 lengths. He shows a trio of local breezes in the interim, capped by a sharp half-mile move in :48 1/5 (3/45) on the Oklahoma turf Aug. 27.

Klaravich Stables' Portfolio Company (Kitten's Joy) showed more early foot than his main rival when tugging at his rider early in his unveiling on opening weekend, but settled eventually and took command in the stretch before holding sway for a three-quarter length success as the 6-5 chalk. Bought for $125,000 as a Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling, the bay has also worked forwardly since his graduation, most notably notching a bullet half-mile on the Oklahoma dirt in :48 flat (1/10) Aug. 20.

Maiden Gooch Go Bragh (Distorted Humor) looks most likely should the favorites falter. Out of a daughter of MGSW turfer Surya (Unbridled), the $130,000 Keeneland September buy finished strongly from last to be runner-up behind promising Dripping Gold (Lemon Drop Kid) on debut here Aug. 7.

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Limited Liability Steps Up To Graded Company In Wednesday’s With Anticipation

While the surface, surroundings and distance will be the same, the stakes will be much higher as Stuart Janney III's homebred Limited Liability makes the step up from eye-catching debut winner to facing graded company in Wednesday's Grade 3, $150,000 With Anticipation at Saratoga Race Course.

The 17th running of the With Anticipation for 2-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles over the Mellon turf course serves as the headliner on a 10-race program that kicks off the final week of the Spa summer meet. First post time is 1:05 p.m. Eastern.

By turf champion and prolific grass sire Kitten's Joy, Limited Liability, trained by Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey, had been preparing for his debut at the Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Maryland prior to his July 31 unveiling.

“We did like him. He was at Fair Hill for a good while and he was up here long enough,” McGaughey said. “I had worked him on the Tapeta down there, and he really liked it.”

Limited Liability broke near the outside of eight horses in his career opener, a maiden special weight contested over a turf course rated good. He had one horse beat before rallying five wide through the stretch and sweeping past to win by 2 3/4 lengths at odds of nearly 7-1.

“I was very impressed with his race. I've been very impressed since he ran, too,” McGaughey said. “He's training awfully well. I'm looking forward to it. I think he deserves to be in there.”

Jose Ortiz, up for his debut, gets the return call from post 1 in a field of seven at co-topweight of 122 pounds.

While McGaughey will be seeking his first victory in the With Anticipation, newly inducted Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher has captured a record six editions with Opry [2018], Made You Look [2016], Azar [2015], Bashart [2013], Interactif [2009] and Bittel Road [2008]. The only other trainers with more than one win are Patrick Biancone and Chad Brown [with two apiece].

This year, Pletcher will be represented by Donegal Racing's Gooch Go Bragh, a chestnut son of Distorted Humor that fetched $130,000 as a yearling last fall. The colt also debuted at Saratoga, running second behind Dripping Gold in a 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight August 7 on the inner turf course. Meet leader Luis Saez will ride from post 3 at 118 pounds.

Another son of Kitten's Joy with a debut win at the distance, albeit over Saratoga's inner turf, is Klaravich Stables' Portfolio Company. Sent off as the favorite over eight rivals July 17, he was rank early before settling down and taking a 2 ½-length lead into the stretch, holding on to win by three-quarters of a length. The victory was one of 30 the meet-leading Brown had trained through the first 31 days, including eight over a two-day span August 25 and 26.

“You've got to earn every win at Saratoga. I know we have [the] eight wins and it's starting to look easy, but it's anything but that,” Brown said. “You're going to have to work hard, you're going to need focus and get good rides from these jockeys, and we're going to have to do our part to bring over horses that are really healthy and ready to roll.”

Brown's previous With Anticipation wins came in 2014 with Startup Nation and in 2012 with Balance the Books, both owned or co-owned by Klaravich's Seth Klarman.

“It's cyclical, like any professional sport. When you're doing it long enough, you're going to realize that you can't get too high or too low. Right now, we're in a really good groove, in all different divisions – dirt, turf, long, short, young, old – and the horses are really ready. It's a testament to my staff and the patience of the owners to see it through week-to-week. And these jockeys. There's a handful of different jockeys who have participated in this streak,” Brown said. “It just goes to show you how hard everyone is trying in all areas of the game to get wins at Saratoga.”

Irad Ortiz, Jr. has been named on Portfolio Company from post 4 at 122 pounds.

D.J. Stable and Chester and Mary Broman's Coinage is entered to make his turf debut for Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse after breaking his maiden sprinting 5 ½ furlongs June 17 at Belmont Park and running third in the six-furlong Rick Violette July 21 at Saratoga, both against fellow New York-breds. He is by Tapit out of Grade 1-winning mare Bar of Gold, also bred and owned by the Bromans. Junior Alvarado gets the assignment from post 6 at 120 pounds.

Silipo will be stepping up, stretching out and switching surfaces following his 3 ½-length victory in a 5 ½-furlong maiden claimer August 15 over Saratoga's main track. Trainer Bruce Brown claimed the Candy Ride gelding for $40,000 on behalf of Buffalo-based White Owl Stable.

“He's a real good-looking horse. For a 2-year-old he's just a big, beautiful horse. We were just kind of taking a shot,” Brown said. “You almost kind of wish he wouldn't have won. It's a double-edged sword. You liked that he ran well enough to win but then that takes down your options. If he hadn't have won, we could have run him back in a maiden. But, it's good for him.”

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Based on what he has seen since the claim, Brown believes Silipo should handle the transition to grass. Ricardo Santana Jr. will be aboard from post 2 at 120 pounds.

“For 2-year-olds when they break their maiden, there's not a lot of options for them. This [race] was something that, right when we claimed him and he won, we thought about,” Brown said. “He's got a good turf foot and he's kind of a big, scopey horse. He looks like he could turf so we figured it might be a good opportunity to try it. He should like the distance and should appreciate the grass, hopefully.”

Completing the field are a pair of entrants from trainer and co-owner James Chapman in Kavod [blinkers off from post 5, Manny Franco] and Ready to March [post 7, Luis Rodriguez Castro]. Kavod has raced four times, all on dirt, breaking his maiden April 23 and running second in the June 4 Tremont at Belmont prior to a fifth in the Grade 3 Sanford July 17, his most recent outing. Ready to March graduated in his lone start sprinting five furlongs August 23 over Finger Lakes' main track.

The With Anticipation is slated as Race 9. Saratoga Live will present daily television coverage of the 40-day summer meet on FOX Sports. For the complete Saratoga Live broadcast schedule, and additional programming information, visit https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/racing/tv-schedule.

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Declaration of War Colt Graduates in Rained-Off With Anticipation

Three Diamonds Farm’s Fire At Will (Declaration of War) came from off the pace to win his main track debut in an off-turf renewal of the GIII With Anticipation S. at Saratoga Wednesday. Sent off the 3-1 second choice behind the Wesley Ward-trained Blame the Booze (Blame), Fire At Will was allowed to ease back to last of four, well behind the favorite, who carved out opening splits of :22.60 and :45.61 on the sloppy and sealed track. Kicking into another gear passing the five-sixteenths marker, the colt gained the advantage along the rail, and repelled Blame the Booze late en route to a half-length victory. Originally carded for 1 1/16 miles on the turf, the With Anticipation was cut back to seven furlongs once moved to the main track.

“I talked to the assistant [Nolan Ramsey] and we talked about staying close to the pace,” explained winning rider Irad Ortiz Jr., who was partnering the colt for the first time. “Speed is doing well so far, but I don’t like to rush the horses too much, so I just broke out of there with good intentions. He didn’t have the speed to stay close with them, so I just let him be him, let him settle and tried to save some ground. When I asked him, he responded really well from the half-mile all the way to the wire.”

In his career debut, Fire At Will, who was accompanied by Tyler Gaffalione, came home sixth going a mile and a sixteenth over the Saratoga turf Aug. 8.

“With a short field, it made sense [to stay in the race],” explained Ramsey, assistant to Mike Maker. “The horse really seemed to get a lot out of his first start and he’s been pretty sharp since. He worked a really nice half for us last time and we talked to Mr. [Kirk] Wycoff [owner, Three Diamonds Farm] and Mike and made the decision to stay in and we’re clearly happy we did.”

Wednesday, Saratoga
*WITH ANTICIPATION S., $93,000, Saratoga, 9-2, 2yo, 7f (off turf), 1:23.14, sy.
1–FIRE AT WILL, 118, c, 2, by Declaration of War
1st Dam: Flirt, by Kitten’s Joy
2nd Dam: Gamely Girl, by Arch
3rd Dam: Helstra, by Nureyev
($97,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Three
Diamonds Farm; B-Troy Rankin (KY); T-Michael J. Maker; J-Irad
Ortiz, Jr. $55,000. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $55,432.
2–Blame the Booze, 120, g, 2, Blame–Discreet Star, by Discreet
Cat. O/B-Mark Breen (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward. $20,000.
3–Zippy Baby, 122, g, 2, Cairo Prince–Zip Cash Back, by City Zip.
($25,000 Wlg ’18 KEENOV; $65,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP; $50,000
2yo ’20 OBSMAR). O-Glenn Del Russo; B-Fredrick Allor (KY);
T-Dermot Magner. $12,000.
Margins: HF, 5, 5HF. Odds: 3.10, 1.00, 4.00.
Also Ran: Winfromwithin. Scratched: American Monarch, Nathan Detroit. *Automatically downgraded from Grade III due to surface switch.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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