Alydar –Continued from page 35through a quarter mile in :23.29. Noble Moon ledthe vanguard as Palace Malice struggled to find aposition, losing ground three wide in mid-pack.Last year’s Preakness runner-up Mylute missed thebreak, slid to the rail and waited in last.Bay Of Plenty loped down the backstretchthrough a half-mile in :46.84, opened up as hebent into the turn and posted three quarters in1:10.94. Bay Of Plenty rolled into the stretch, incomplete control as seven horses lined up acrossthe course. Rosario waited until the eighth polebefore turning the key, smacking Bay Of Plentyonce right-handed and switching to his left hand.Mylute separated from the scrum, but it had longbeen decided. Bay Of Plenty galloped to the wire,2 ½ lengths in front of Mylute. Neck ’N Neckfinished third after 9 furlongs in 1:48.92.“He’s just a nice, galloping horse, an easyhorse to ride,” Rosario said. “I tried to get offthe fence a little bit, because he’s a big horse andI just tried to make it nice and easy for him, he’ssteady, just keep on going, keep on going, keepon going. I was really happy. And he was reallyhappy.”Earning his first stakes victory and erasing, orat least minimizing, a 24-length drubbing in theMet Mile in June, Bay Of Plenty won his fifth careerrace and increased his earnings to $294,200.McLaughlin put a line through the Met andaimed at sales week in Saratoga.“He broke and got wiped out, it was over early.We were in tough that day, but it’s such a keyrace to make a stallion we thought it was worth atry,” McLaughlin said. “We even thought aboutturf, because of his pedigree, but we pointed here.We dropped back to an easier spot and hookedPalace Malice.”McLaughlin entered for the Alydar, read theovernight and began to feel confident.“It was a great feeling,” McLaughlin said ofseeing the inside post position. “He’s been therebefore, he has speed, and I think he’s better withoutthe kickback in his face. Especially here, fromthe 1 hole, if we could beat them into the first turnit’s a big advantage. I thought he was going to go alittle slower to the half, 46 and change, but he wasin a good rhythm the whole way today.”With his first stakes win notched, Bay Of Plentywon’t try the turf and will be aimed at a gradedstakes somewhere. The big one at the end of themeet, the Grade 1 Woodward, will be monitored.“It was a great effort today and we’ll see wherewe go from here,” McLaughlin said. “We’rehappy, he’s a beautiful horse, we’d like to makehim a stallion, maybe we’ve got him where wewant him now. We’ll look at a nice dirt race, theWoodward comes up too tough, maybe, but we’llsee where everybody goes. We’ll probably shoparound.”Tod MarksJoel Rosario and Bay Of Plenty after front-running win.Securing the Finest Equine Assets and Farms for25 yearsA FULL SERVICE EQUINE INSURANCE AGENCYContact: Michael Levy or Bryce Burton1019 Majestic Drive, Lexington, KY 40513(859) 253-111436 The Saratoga SpecialMonday, August 10, 2015
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