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Lengths Ahead of the FieldFor two generations Engel Law Offices has represented owners, trainers,breeders and jockeys in Saratoga and elsewhere.7Partnership Agreements7Limited LiabilityCompany Formation7Licensing matters beforethe Gaming Commision7Litigation7Liens7Syndication7Stable leases7Or other legal mattersPlease visit our new Saratoga office at120 West Avewhere we serve the legal needs of the Thoroughbred industry518-490-1770 • www.engelatty.comAlso in Syracuse (315) 373-0181Still in control late, Miss Frost reaches the finish with a stakes win.Riskaverse –Continued from page 36fold on the inner turf course could seeas clear as the sky was blue for yetanother day at Saratoga that Pradoand the quirky daughter of Curlin area good match. They made quick workof seven other 3-year-old fillies in the1-mile stakes that seemed pretty analogousto her victory in the similarTenski Stakes 18 days ago. Miss Frostdid beat a completely different groupthis time, defeating Fashion Fund by4 3/4 lengths in slightly faster time.Prado rode her to both victoriesand those are his lone wins of themeet, a far cry from his meet-leading46 wins when he collected his thirdSaratoga riding title in 2006.“The only thing you can be thankfulfor is your health,” Prado said,putting a proud face on a tough meetwhere he’s ridden just 38 of the 379races through Friday. “As long as Ihave my health and my family is ingood order I’m OK. What I’ve doneand what I’ve accomplished here,don’t get me wrong, I like to win, butit is what it is. I’ve been blessed withmy career and I’ve had a great careerthrough the years and it is what it isnow. It doesn’t mean I’m happy, butI’ll take it.”Prado and Miss Frost took the earlyinitiative in the Riskaverse, settingthe pace going into the first turn andclicking off a fairly quick openingquarter-mile in :23.41.Miss Frost opened up by 5 lengthsup the backstretch but did it willinglyas Prado kept her four or five pathsoff the inside. She didn’t have a targetlike she did in the Tenski and wasnearly a full second quicker to thehalf-mile split in :47.20 in the Riskaverse.“No target, but she relaxed on thebackside,” Prado said. “You could seeshe pricked her ears and was waitingfor competition and when the competitioncome she picked it up and finishedgood.”Given just enough of a breather upthe backstretch before she reached thefar turn, Miss Frost accelerated againaround the final bend and maintainedher lead. The immediate chasers ScandalousAct and Nisharora were doneby that point as closers Prayed For,Latique, 8/5 favorite Granny Mc’sKitten and Fashion Fund started tounwind.Miss Frost was still 4 ½ in frontpast the quarter-pole in 1:11.12 andPrado had yet to ask anything remotelyconsequential to the filly.She flew past the furlong marker,opened up by a little more and theonly serious race was to see who’d fillout the exacta. Fashion Fund, whowas third to Granny Mc’s Kitten inSee RISKAVERSE page 4038 The Saratoga SpecialSaturday, August 30, 2014Tod Marks