Travers Stakes AUGUST 26, 2017 SARATOGA XPRESS ( ) National Gambling Support Line

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1 Travers Stakes AUGUST 6, 07 SARATOGA XPRESS ( ) National Gambling Support Line

2 SPLIT MILLION POINTS TRAVERS STAKES DAY M GUAR. ALL GRADE PICK M POINT SPLIT PICK M POINT SPLIT HIT EXACTAS M POINT SPLIT HIT A TRAVERS WIN BET M POINT SPLIT REGISTER TO PLAY AT XPRESSBET.COM rewards Must be 8 or older ( in AL, AZ, IA, KS, NH, ND, WA) to open an account with Xpressbet, LLC and reside in a state where such activity is legal. Void where prohibited. National Gambling Support Line XPRESS ( )

3 6 GIRVIN (0/) Owner: Brady Grady Trainer: Joe Sharp Jockey: Robby Albarado 7 ALWAYS DREAMING (6/) Owner: Brooklyn Boyz Stables, Teresa Viola Racing Stables, et al Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: John Velazquez CLOUD COMPUTING (8/) Owner: Klaravich Stables, Inc. & William H. Lawrence Trainer: Chad Brown Jockey: Javier Castellano 8 LOOKIN AT LEE (0/) Owner: L and N Racing Trainer: Steve Asmussen Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr. GIUSEPPE THE GREAT (0/) Owner: Mossarosa Trainer: Nick Zito Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione 9 MCCRAKEN (/) Owner: Whitham Thoroughbreds Trainer: Ian Wilkes Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr. WEST COAST (/) Owner: Gary & Mary West Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Mike Smith 0 IRAP (8/) Owner: Reddam Racing Trainer: Doug O Neill Jockey: Mario Gutierrez TAPWRIT (7/) Owner: Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, et al Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: Jose Ortiz GUNNEVERA (0/) Owner: Margoth Trainer: Antonio Sano Jockey: Edgard Zayas GOOD SAMARITAN (/) Owner: WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, et al Trainer: Bill Mott Jockey: Joel Rosario FAYEQ (0/) Owner: Shadwell Stable Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin Jockey: Luis Saez Watch Us on YouTube

4 Personal Ensign Stakes 700,000 Grade Post Time: : PM ET YO+ Fillies & Mares /8 Miles Checkmate Analysis: Look at this year s Personal Ensign Stakes as a highstakes chess match. At one side of the table, you have the Grandmaster, Mike Smith, aboard SONGBIRD. Together they re for, the lone blemish a narrow defeat to Beholder in last year s Breeders Cup Distaff. On the other side, you have Joel Rosario and FOREVER UNBRIDLED. They teamed to finish a close third in this race last year and have won of6 races since uniting, including the Grade Beldame last October. How you bet the Personal Ensign should come down to the respective talents of both SONGBIRD and FOREVER UNBRIDLED, but also and perhaps just as importantly the catandmouse game between Mike Smith and Joel Rosario. Main Contenders: SONGBIRD is a surefire Hall of Famer with a penchant for going to the front and never looking back. That takes the guesswork out of Smith s tactics. He s going to play catch me if you can from Post Position #. On the other hand, Rosario s tactics aren t as clear. He has the advantage of having drawn outside (Post Position #), which will allow him to track what Smith is doing to his inside and react accordingly. If Smith goes out too fast, or if someone else goes for the lead, he can take FOREVER UNBRIDLED back. If Smith slows the pace too much, Rosario can really ratchet up the pressure. It s well documented that the 07 version of SONGBIRD hasn t looked quite as explosive as last year s and, with a formidable force like FOREVER UNBRIDLED glued to her flank, this will be her biggest test yet. If she s not at her best, the result probably won t be favorable. Veteran trainer, Dallas Stewart, has targeted this race for FOREVER UNBRIDLED all year and she has just enough versatility and talent to spring a minor upset. Value Plays: Chad Brown s GOING FOR BROKE was far behind SONGBIRD in last year s Alabama and even further behind FOREVER UNBRIDLED in the Beldame. And since she s the best of the rest, it s very difficult to envision anyone even getting close to knocking off the top two. 0 Exacta: FOREVER UNBRIDLED over SONGBIRD (0) Last Personal Ensign Winners: 06 Cavorting J. Castellano 0 Sheer Drama J. Bravo 0 Close Hatches J. Rosario 0 Royal Delta M. Smith 0 Love and Pride J. Velazquez Longshot Personal Ensign Winners: (Since 000) Year Horse Payout 0 Love and Pride Persistently Shadow Cast Passing Shot.60 Trust the Chalk: Extraordinarily, the favorite has finished in the Exacta in of the last 6 editions of the Personal Ensign ( wins, seconds). Last year s favorite, Curalina, finished nd, beaten just ½length by Cavorting. Since 006, the average Exacta payout in the Personal Ensign is.70 with none paying more than 9. Beware the Del Cap: Since 996, Delaware Handicap winners have won the Personal Ensign five times, with an overall record of 7 (.0 Win ROI). Two of the last four Del Cap winners to race in the Personal Ensign, Sheer Drama ( ) and Royal Delta ( ), won it. Personal Ensign. FOREVER UNBRIDLED. SONGBIRD. GOING FOR BROKE. ESKENFORMONEY

5 Ballerina Stakes 00,000 Grade Post Time: :9 PM ET YO+ Fillies & Mares 7 Furlongs Dirt The Beat Goes On Analysis: New York and Florida form clashes in the Grade Ballerina, as the finishers in last month s Grade Princess Rooney CURLIN S APPROVAL and DISTINTA ship north from Gulfstream Park to square off against a venerable group of New York sprinters, including PAULASSILVERLINING, BY THE MOON and HIGHWAY STAR. Can Florida form hold up in New York? According to our in the right pane no. Not historically, at least. But 07 is a different year. Will the results be different? Main Contenders: PAULASSILVERLINING is arguably the best female sprinter in the country, boasting a perfect for record in 07 with victories in the Grade Madison (Keeneland), Grade Humana Distaff (Churchill) and Grade Honorable Miss (Saratoga). BY THE MOON was second in this race last year and continues to show solid form wherever she runs. The finishers from the Princess Rooney both emerge in New York for new barns. CURLIN S APPROVAL is now trained by Happy Alter and DISTINTA is now a member of Todd Pletcher s vaunted barn. CURLIN S APPROVAL ran great last out and is 6for in her career, but has missed the board both times she traveled away from Gulfstream Park. Proceed with caution on her. Value Plays: HIGHWAY STAR has developed into one of the most underrated fillies on the NYRA circuit. She has never missed the board in a oneturn maintrack race, and that includes her win two back in the Grade Ruffian and her third place finish behind Songbird last out in the Grade Ogden Phipps on Belmont Stakes Day. She s also a perfect for at this distance. At 0/ on the morning line she s an incredible value. Exacta: PAULASSILVERLINING over HIGHWAY STAR, BY THE MOON (0) 0 Win, Place: HIGHWAY STAR (0) Last Ballerina Winners: 06 Haveyougoneaway J. Velazquez 0 Unbridled Forever J. Velazquez 0 Artemis Agrotera R. Maragh 0 Dance to Bristol X. Perez 0 Turbulent Descent J. Velazquez SubEven Money Ballerina Starters: (Since 99, Odds to ) Year Horse Odds Finish 0 Turbulent Descent 0. st 00 Lady Tak 0.8 st 00 Dream Supreme 0.0 rd 998 Colonial Minstrel 0.6 th 997 Flat Fleet Feet 0.6 th 996 Capote Belle 0.80 nd 99 Inside Information 0.0 nd Go (Price) Shopping: Since 99, Ballerina favorites are just for6 with a paltry 0.66 Win ROI. They have, however, finished in the Trifecta in 9of6 years. The average Win payout in that span is.8. Crowned Later: Since 998, winners Florida s Princess Rooney are 0for0 in the Ballerina with no finishes in the Exacta. However, three fillies Maryfield (007), Happy Ticket (00) and Lady Tak (00), all went on to win the Ballerina after losing in the Rooney. Bet Johnny V.: John Velazquez is 6 in the Ballerina, with a career Win ROI of.6. He has finished in the Trifecta with his last six mounts in the race. Ballerina Stakes. PAULASSILVERLINING. HIGHWAY STAR. BY THE MOON. CURLIN S APPROVAL

6 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes 00,000 Grade Post Time: : PM ET YO 7 Furlongs Dirt Anthem Should Hit HOF Trainer Double Analysis: This year s H. Allen Jerkens Stakes (formerly the King s Bishop) attracted a strong field of nine threeyearold sprinters. When handicapping this race (as well as all others), one of the first factors bettors should account for is pace. How fast will they go early? The faster the pace, the more likely this race is to fall into the laps of the closers. In this race, we see a ton of early speed. TAKAFUL, PHI BETA EXPRESS, COAL FRONT and WILD SHOT should ensure quick fractions, which sets things up for the comefrombehind runners. Main Contenders: Bob Baffert s AMERICAN ANTHEM is a perfect for sprinting (as opposed to 0for routing) and won the Grade Woody Stephens last out on Belmont Stakes Day, meaning a win today would complete the inaugural Hall of Fame Trainer Double. His outside draw is perfect for him and he does his running from midpack, which should be to his advantage here. Look for Mike Smith to sit a few lengths behind the leaders before unleashing AMERICAN ANTHEM s powerful kick. COAL FRONT is undefeated in three career starts, but has never faced runners this good. He drew outside of the other speed a bonus but his margin for error is slim at best. PRACTICAL JOKE cuts back in distance after a solid rd in the Haskell and, like AMERICAN ANTHEM, he is unbeaten ( for) in oneturn races. Value Plays: We ve spent a lot of time analyzing oneturn versus twoturn resumes, and that trend continues with TALE OF SILENCE, who has finished st or nd in of7 oneturn races, but has never finished better than th in a twoturn event. He s 0/ on the Morning Line and could close into a slot in your Trifecta or Superfecta. NO DOZING is / and he has finished in the Trifecta in 6of9 tries, including three graded stakes races. His trainer, Arnaud Delacour, is one of the most underrated conditioners in the nation. 0 Exacta Box: AMERICAN ANTHEM and PRACTICAL JOKE (0) Trifecta: AMERICAN ANTHEM over PRACTICAL JOKE over NO DOZING, COAL FRONT (0) Last H. Allen Jerkens S. Winners: 06 Drefong M. Smith 0 Runhappy E. Prado 0 The Big Beast J. Castellano 0 Capo Bastone I. Ortiz Jr. 0 Willy Beamin A. Garcia Largest H. Allen Jerkens S. Exactas: (Since 99, Payout) Year Horses Payout 0 Capo Bastone/Mentor Cane 79 0 Willy Beamin/Fort Loudon 76 0 Runhappy/Limousine Liberal 6 00 Valid Video/Great Notion Visionaire/Desert Key 6 Salute to a Legend: Formerly the King s Bishop, the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes was renamed in May 07 to honor the Hall of Fame trainer, who passed away in March 0. Three s Company: With his victory last year aboard Drefong, Mike Smith broke a threeway tie with John Velazquez and Edgar Prado to become the active rider with the most H. Allen Jerkens Stakes wins with four. Toteboard Fireworks: Three of the last four editions of the King s Bishop have been marked by massive payouts (see above chart). Even with favored Drefong winning last year, the Trifecta still returned,0! H. Allen Jerkens. AMERICAN ANTHEM. PRACTICAL JOKE. NO DOZING. COAL FRONT

7 Forego Stakes 600,000 Grade Post Time: : PM ET YO+ 7 Furlongs Dirt Upset Brewing Guest Handicapper: Stan Salter, Maryland Horse Analysis: Is DREFONG lone speed with Hall of Fame rider, Mike Smith, in the irons? That was my first observation of this race. Besides DREFONG, who goes out for Bob Baffert and won the King s Bishop last year, there s a severe lack of early speed. That said, Saratoga is the Graveyard of Favorites and I think the absence of early pace on paper is too good to be true. Someone will go with DREFONG early. Maybe that someone is DIVINING ROD, who just made his fiveyearold debut in the Polynesian Stakes at Laurel, where he stalked the early pacesetter and romped to a sixlength victory, earning a 0 Beyer Speed Figure. Main Contenders: DREFONG is the / morning line favorite and won a pair of Grade races last year, including the Breeders Cup Sprint. His fouryearold debut in the Bing Crosby at Del Mar was a disaster, as he ducked left leaving the chute and lost his rider in the process. He appears to be the main speed in the race, but what should we make of that inauspicious seasonal debut? MIND YOUR BISCUITS won the Dubai Golden Shaheen in March and took the Grade Belmont Sprint Championship last out going seven furlongs. The only issue I see is he s a closer, meaning he ll need a hotly contested early pace to set up for his late rally. DIVINING ROD was third in the 0 Preakness behind American Pharoah, second behind Connect in the 06 Cigar Mile and might be in the best form of his life as a fiveyearold. If his troubles are behind him, look out. He s a major player and my upset pick. Value Plays: TALE OF S AVALL is / and is conditioned by Barclay Tagg, who always does great at Saratoga. He s for in 07, and I think this closing sprinter is in top form right now. I think he can get a small piece at a big price. 0 Win: DIVINING ROD (0) Last Forego Winners: 06 A.P. Indian J. Bravo 0 Private Zone M. Pedroza 0 Palace C. Velasquez 0 Strapping Groom J. Alvarado 0 Emcee A. Garcia WiretoWire Forego Winners: (Since 99, Odds to ) Year Horse Payout 0 Private Zone.60 0 Strapping Groom Crafty Friend Affirmed Success. 99 Housebuster 0.60 Paging Mr. Pletcher: The Forego is the only of today s stakes races that Todd Pletcher has yet to win. He is 0for in the race, with his best finish coming with Left Bank (nd, 00). Back Into Focus: With A.P. Indian s score last year, favorites have now won three of the last five editions of the Forego. That s in stark contrast to the prior eight years, when the public s choice went 0for8 with just one Exacta finish. Don t Forget the Longshots: In each of the last five years, at least one horse has finished in the Forego Trifecta at odds of / or higher. The average Trifecta payout in that span is 8 for a bet! Forego Stakes. DIVINING ROD. MIND YOUR BISCUITS. DREFONG. TALE OF S AVALL

8 Sword Dancer Stakes,000,000 Grade Post Time: :9 PM ET YO+ / Miles Turf Defending the Home Turf Guest Handicapper: Anthony Stabile, Xpressbet Radio on Analysis: With Flintshire, the winner of the last two runnings of the Sword Dancer off making babies, seven runners will try to take down the 07 renewal, with European shippers ERUPT and IDAHO figuring to take the bulk of the action. It s not the first time they shared a plane ride across the Atlantic as the duo invaded Woodbine last season for the G Canadian International. IDAHO failed as the 7 favorite that day, trudging home fifth, while ERUPT upset the applecart at better than. Chad Brown will be looking for his second consecutive Sword Dancer victory, and third overall, as MONEY MULTIPLIER will look to improve on his runnerup finish in last year s event. The first three finishers from the G Bowling Green HUNTER O RILEY, BIGGER PICTURE and SADLER S JOY are all stakes winners this year. Main Contenders: IDAHO is looking for his first Grade score in this having faced two of the best in the world, Enable and Ulysses, when third last out in the Group King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot a little less than a month ago for worldclass trainer, Aidan O Brien. ERUPT and his connections have to be hoping a return to the U.S. will mean a return to the winners circle as his win at Woodbine last fall was his only win in the past two years. Overmatched in the G Japan Cup to close out 06, he missed by just a length in the G Prix Ganay in his 07 debut in May but was practically eased in the G Grand Prix SaintCloud in early July. SADLER S JOY made a big middle move to the lead in the aforementioned Bowling Green and looked like a good thing at the eighth pole but couldn t finish the job and settled for third. Julien Leparoux replaces Javier Castellano in the saddle. Will a better timed ride make the difference? Value Plays: BIGGER PICTURE is 8/ on the ML and has never missed the board at the distance and is reunited with New York s leading rider, Jose Ortiz. Don t be surprised if he s a bit more forwardly placed in the early running after lagging near the back of the pack in his last two starts. Last Sword Dancer Winners: 06 Flintshire (GB) J. Castellano 0 Flintshire (GB) V. Cheminaud 0 Main Sequence R. Maragh 0 Big Blue Kitten J. Bravo 0 Point of Entry J. Velazquez Repeat Sword Dancer Winners: (All Time) Years Horse 0, 06 Flintshire (GB) 009, 00 Telling 007, 008 Grand Couturier (GB) 00, 00 With Anticipation 989, 990 El Senor 98, 98 Majesty s Prince Is He Due? Bill Mott leads all current trainers with three Sword Dancer victories. He is winless with his last starters in the race though. His last win came in 996 with Broadway Flyer. Shaky Speed: Since 99, only two horses (With Anticipation, 00 & Kiri s Clown, 99) have won the Sword Dancer in wiretowire fashion. In that same span, seven horses, including Flintshire last year, won the race with lasttofirst moves. 0 Win: SADLER S JOY (0) Exacta Key Box: SADLER S JOY over IDAHO, MONEY MULTIPLIER, BIGGER PICTURE (0) Sword Dancer. SADLER S JOY. IDAHO (IRE). MONEY MULTIPLIER. BIGGER PICTURE

9 Travers AllTime Travers Stakes Record Today s Trainers Post Trainer Chad Brown Nick Zito Bob Baffert Todd Pletcher Bill Mott Joe Sharp Todd Pletcher Steve Asmussen Ian Wilkes Doug O Neill Antonio Sano Kiaran McLaughlin Horse Cloud Computing Giuseppe the Great West Coast Tapwrit Good Samaritan Girvin Always Dreaming Lookin At Lee McCraken Irap Gunnevera Fayeq Starts Win Place Show Win ROI AVG Odds 6.87/ 9.8/.09/ 6.8/.66/ 6.8/ 6.66/.6/ 8.0/ AllTime Travers Stakes Record Today s Jockeys Post Jockey Javier Castellano Tyler Gaffalione Mike Smith Jose Ortiz Joel Rosario Robby Albarado John Velazquez Ricardo Santana Jr. Brian Hernandez Jr. Mario Gutierrez Edgard Zayas Luis Saez Horse Cloud Computing Giuseppe the Great West Coast Tapwrit Good Samaritan Girvin Always Dreaming Lookin At Lee McCraken Irap Gunnevera Fayeq Starts 9 6 Win Place Show Win ROI AVG Odds.0/ 6.6/.8/.8/.0/.6/ 86./.9/ Winning Travers Post Positions Since 90 Post Wins

10 Travers Stakes,0,000 Grade Post Time: : PM ET YO / Miles Dirt Dirt Makes Difference for Good Samaritan Guest Handicapper: Aaron Vercruysse, Analysis: Saratoga is known as the Graveyard of Favorites, which strikes me as ironic considering I m not sure anyone knows who will be favored in the 8th Travers Stakes. Many of these threeyearolds have taken turns beating each other and that is fact considering for the first time since the 90 s we had a different top three across the wire in each Triple Crown race. Yet, here we are with the Derby, Preakness and Belmont winners all lining up to face off at the classic distance of ¼miles, making for a fantastic edition of the Summertime Derby. Main Contenders: Contention runs deep here with seven of the starters coming off wins from all over the country. Let s start our tour of the field with horses that ve had local success. Just three of these entrants have wins at Saratoga, which is very important at this true horse for course track in upstate New York. GOOD SAMARITAN was awesome in his dirt debut last out in the Grade Jim Dandy as he rolled past Kentucky Derby winner, ALWAYS DREAMING, and Preakness winner, CLOUD COMPUTING. He s bred to run all day and that Jim Dandy win came here at the Spa, meaning he checks many boxes. He has a long stride and while he doesn t have pushbutton acceleration, he s tough to stop once he gets rolling. That s probably why he took to the dirt so well. Additionally, Haskell winner, GIRVIN, Ohio Derby and Indiana Derby winner, IRAP, Los Alamitos Derby winner, WEST COAST, and of course the Belmont Stakes winner, TAPWRIT (has not run since), all have credentials to factor and even win if they bring their best. Value Plays: Think back a year. Do you remember a maiden winner from Gulfstream Park shipping up to face (and beat) much more heralded horses in the Grade Saratoga Special? That horse was GUNNEVERA, who is back to Saratoga and may be ready to take a step forward off a win in a minor stakes race at Gulfstream last out. He fired a bullet workout since that race and his jockey that day, Edgard Zayas, makes the trip up from Florida to ride him. Last Travers Winners 06 Arrogate M. Smith 0 Keen Ice J. Castellano 0 V.E. Day J. Castellano 0 Will Take Charge L. Saez 0 Alpha (DH) R. Dominguez 0 Golden Ticket (DH) D. Cohen Money s on Javy: Javier Castellano has won the Travers an unprecedented five times in just nine tries. His Win ROI in the race is a spectacular.7. A Dandy of a Prep: Since 99, of6 Travers winners prepped in Saratoga s Jim Dandy Stakes. On the other hand, just five horses in that span prepped in the Haskell. Last year s winner, Arrogate, was making his stakes debut in the Travers. Recency is Key: Since 960, 8of8 Travers winners had finished st ( times) or nd ( times) in their final prep. Just 0 horses had finished rd (7 times) or th ( times). No horse in that span won the Travers after finishing worse than th in its final prep. Not a Graveyard of Favorites : Since 90, favorites have won 9of editions of the Travers, a respectable.7% win clip. Favorites have lost four straight editions of the Travers, however, including Exaggerator s th place finish last year. Exacta Box: GOOD SAMARITAN, MCCRAKEN, IRAP, GUNNEVERA, FAYEQ (0) 0 Win: GUNNEVERA (0) Travers Stakes. GOOD SAMARITAN. GUNNEVERA. MCCRAKEN. IRAP

11 Ballston Spa Stakes 00,000 Grade Post Time: 6:0 PM ET YO+ Fillies & Mares /6 Miles Turf Brown s Formidable Punch Analysis: There s no greater turf trainer in the United States than Chad Brown, who wins with a remarkable 8% of his starters on the sod. Amazingly, he s even better at Saratoga, where he s hitting at a 9% strike rate this year, a sharp increase from his % rate last season. He sends out a formidable trio in the Grade Ballston Spa LADY ELI, ROCA ROJO and ANTONOE. Handicapping this year s Ballston Spa isn t so much a matter of figuring out which horse will win, but which of Chad Brown s three entrants will. Main Contenders: LADY ELI is the type of horse they ll make a movie about someday. She s won Grade races in four straight years and overcome a lifethreatening case of laminitis. She s never finished worse than nd in any of her career starts, including a harrowing attempt in this race last year on the heels of a month layoff. She won the Grade Diana Stakes here last time out by a head. If there s a knock against her, it s this race s distance, coupled with lack of pace. Two of her three losses came at this /6mile distance and Irad Ortiz Jr. will need to be cognizant not to drop too far out of it early, as there s minimal pace in this race. Her stablemate, ANTONOE, barreled down the lane to win the Grade Just a Game two back at Belmont and was beaten just length by LADY ELI in the Diana. She should fire again, but like her stablemate, she s a closer and can t be left with too much to do. ROCA ROJO has been freshened since finishing an uncharacteristic 7th as the / favorite in the Grade Just a Game on Belmont Stakes Day. Look for her to rebound here and run much better. DICKINSON, who beat LADY ELI at Keeneland in April, appears to be over the top and headed in the wrong direction. Value Plays: ON LEAVE went to the lead in last year s Grade Sands Point Stakes at Belmont and never looked back. We have to assume they ll employ similar tactics today as nobody here will apply more than token pressure if someone takes initiative and goes to the front. 0 Trifecta: LADY ELI over ANTONOE over ROCA ROJO, ON LEAVE, DICKINSON (0) Trifecta: ANTONOE over LADY ELI over ROCA ROJO, ON LEAVE, DICKINSON () Exacta: LADY ELI over ANTONOE () Last Ballston Spa Winners: 06 Strike Charmer J. Alvarado 0 Dacita (CHI) J. Castellano 0 Abaco J. Ortiz 0 Laughing (IRE) J. Lezcano 0 Zagora (FR) R. Dominguez WiretoWire Ballston Spa Winners: (Since 99, Odds to ) Year Horse Payout 0 Laughing (IRE) My Typhoon (IRE) License Fee Pleasant Temper One Dreamer Aurora Paris Opera 6.0 The Johnny & Javy Show: John Velazquez (for9) and Javier Castellano (for6) have combined to win the Ballston Spa six times. Velazquez s Win ROI in the race is.9, while Castellano s is a robust 9.6. Heating Up: Top turf trainer, Chad Brown, is 90 in the Ballston Spa, with a Win ROI of.. He finished second last year with Lady Eli and won the 0 edition with Dacita, who paid 7. Ballston Spa. LADY ELI. ANTONOE. ROCA ROJO (IRE). DICKINSON