Tim Wilkin
@tjwilkin
Freelance horse racing writer
Here is my Q&A with @trainerMMaker for @theTDN
🗣️Trainer Mike Maker is a man of few words yet he has a favorite horse he has trained, a favorite sports team, and a definitive answer on what actor would play him in a movie on his life. Don’t miss @tjwilkin’s Saratoga Q & A with @trainerMMaker ⬇️ thoroughbreddailynews.com/saratoga-q-a-w…
My Sunday Saratoga Notebook for @theTDN
🗣️“You just have to laugh.” Saratoga Notebook, pres. by @NYRABets: @tjwilkin checks in with @markecasse who keeps it all in perspective after La Cara (Street Sense) was denied a spot in the CCA Oaks after Barn 28 placed under quarantine. thoroughbreddailynews.com/saratoga-noteb…
Day 9 of the 40-day Saratoga Meet: Paid Attendance: 24,655 All-Sources Handle: $17,625,890 On-Track Handle: $2,385,230
The field for Saturday’s G2, $500,000 Jim Dandy at Saratoga: 1. Baeza (Hector Berrios, John Shirreffs). 2. Sandman (Jose Ortiz, Mark Casse). 3. Mo Plex (Manny Franco, Jeremiah Englehart). 4. Hill Road (Irad Ortiz Jr., Chad Brown). 5. Sovereignty (Junior Alvarado, Bill Mott).
Halina’s Forte (24-1) upsets G2 Honorable Miss for @iradortiz and give trainer Phil Bauer his first win of the meet. Won by a half length over R Disaster. 1-2-4-9
“I’d keep playing… don’t think the heavy stuff’s gonna come down for quite awhile.”
Book ‘em Danno looking fresh on Sunday, day after he won G2 Vanderbilt at Saratoga. Trainer Derek Ryan, who headed back to his Jersey base at Monmouth Park at 3:15 AM Sunday said Danno will stay in Saratoga for a bit. Could go back to NJ before coming back for Forego Aug. 23.
Day 8 of the 40-day Saratoga Meet: Paid Attendance: 32,919 All-Sources Handle: $27,864,510 On-Track Handle: $4,238,903
My Saturday Saratoga Notebook for @theTDN
🗣️ "If she runs the way she breezed this morning, we'll be in good shape." Saratoga Notebook, presented by @NYRABets: From GII Jim Dandy contender Sovereignty, to looking ahead to the GI Alabama with Good Cheer, @tjwilkin has the latest from the Spa. thoroughbreddailynews.com/saratoga-noteb…
The beat goes on for Book ‘em Danno (7-5), who wins G2 A.G. Vanderbilt by 2 1/2 lengths for Derek Ryan and Paco Lopez. Danno has won 9 of 15 career starts and is 3-for-4 at Saratoga. 5-4-8-3
Scottish Lassie (2-1) in a blowout in the CCA Oaks for @JAbreuRacing and @JRosarioJockey. Wins by 15 lengths. First Saratoga G1 for trainer Abreu. Last year’s 2-year-old filly champ Immersive distant second as 3-5 favorite 3-1-5-4
.@KentuckyDerby and @BelmontStakes winner Sovereignty at Saratoga Saturday morning.
Sovereignty and assistant trainer Neil Poznansky have final workout before next week’s Jim Dandy. The @KentuckyDerby and @BelmontStakes winner went 4F in 49.82 Saturday morning on the Oklahoma Training Track for HOF trainer Bill Mott.
.@markecasse-trained La Cara, the 2-1 ML second choice in Saturday’s G1 CCA Oaks at Saratoga has been scratched due to a suspected case of strangles in another horse stabled in Barn 28 (trained by Mike Maker) and the barn is now under quarantine.
