Mo Strike wins, but future plans uncertain
Mo Strike won the 107th running of the Grade II Sanford Stakes at Saratoga. The contest for 2-year-olds drew a field 12, with most of them making their second career starts.
Mo Strike won the Grade II Sanford Stakes at Saratoga. His trainer, Brad Cox, is considering running him in the Saratsogian Special on August 13 and the $300,000 Hopeful on closing day on Sept. 5. He paid $18.40 to win, $8.60 to place and $6.10 to show.
Todd Pletcher's horse Mo Strike won the opening race of the new Wilson Chute. Chloe Rose won in the second race. The Gustavo Rodriguez-trained filly won for owners Andrew Gurdon and Anli Poyah.
Whatlovelookslike won the third race at the historic track. Cape Cod Causeway, a 38-1 shot, came second and paid $36.20 to place and $16.60 to show. Succulent came fourth and earned $12.80 for a bet. A $1 exacta wager on the 1-7 combination paid $181.75. Fifty cents bet on a trifecta of 1.7-2-10 returned $9,093.95.
Big Invasion and Nobals are going to race in the $175,000 Quick Call on Sunday. Christoph Clement took the Grade III Forbidden Apple on Friday with New York-bred City Man. Nobal has won four races in a row. One Timer is named for trainer Larry Ravelli's son Dominick. Dominik is studying at Miami of Ohio.
