Full Result 10.03 Saratoga (USA) | 31 July 2021

Alfred G Vanderbilt Handicap (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 6f Fast

1st £140,510.95 2nd £51,094.89 3rd £30,656.93 4th £15,328.47 5th £10,218.98 6th £1,916.06 7th £1,916.06 8th £1,916.06 9th £1,916.06

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. Lexitonian (USA) 34/1 Jose Lezcano Jack Sisterson	Jose Lezcano Jack Sisterson	5	86	–	–	118	–
ch h Speightstown (USA) - Riviera Romper (USA) (Tapit)
Led, narrowly headed 2 1/2f out, remained prominent on inside until hard driven to regain lead final 50yds

2⁽⁹⁾ ½	9. Special Reserve (USA) 67/20 Joel Rosario Michael J Maker	Joel Rosario Michael J Maker	5	87	–	–	117	–
b g Midshipman (USA) - Love Spun (USA) (Hard Spun)
Raced in 3rd, headway on outside to lead narrowly 2 1/2f out, remained strongly pressed by winner until headed and no extra final 50yds

3⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	6. Whitmore (USA) 43/10 Ricardo Santana Jr Ronald Moquett	Ricardo Santana Jr Ronald Moquett	8	811 b	–	–	117	–
ch g Pleasantly Perfect (USA) - Melody's Spirit (USA) (Scat Daddy)
Towards rear, headway on inside from over 2f out, switched outside inside final furlong, stayed on, nearest finish

4⁽⁸⁾ 2¼ [4]	8. Montauk Traffic (USA) 137/10 Eric Cancel Linda Rice	Eric Cancel Linda Rice	4	85	–	–	104	–
rg c Cross Traffic (USA) - Taittinger Rose (USA) (Menifee)
Outpaced in last to 3f out, kept on down wide outside final 2f, never near leaders

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [4¾]	3. Firenze Fire (USA) 51/10 Jose L Ortiz Kelly J Breen	Jose L Ortiz Kelly J Breen	6	810	–	–	106	–
b h Poseidon's Warrior (USA) - My Every Wish (USA) (Langfuhr)
Raced in 5th, pushed along over 3f out, plugged on at one pace

6⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [7¼]	4. Strike Power (USA) 34/1 Tyler Gaffalione Steven Asmussen	Tyler Gaffalione Steven Asmussen	6	86	–	–	94	–
ch h Speightstown (USA) - Gold D'Oro (USA) (Medaglia d'Oro)
Pressed leader until weakened 2f out

7⁽⁵⁾ 2¾ [10]	5. Three Technique (USA) 211/10 Manuel Franco Jeremiah C Englehart	Manuel Franco Jeremiah C Englehart	4	85 b¹	–	–	85	–
b c Mr Speaker (USA) - Nite In Rome (CAN) (Harlan's Holiday)
Never a factor

8⁽²⁾ 1 [11]	2. Mischevious Alex (USA) 7/5F Irad Ortiz Jr Saffie A Joseph Jr	Irad Ortiz Jr Saffie A Joseph Jr	4	812 b	–	–	88	–
b c Into Mischief (USA) - White Pants Night (USA) (Speightstown)
Raced in 4th, weakened 1 1/2f out

9⁽⁷⁾ 5 [16]	7. Miles Ahead (USA) 29/1 Luis Saez George R Arnold II	Luis Saez George R Arnold II	4	86 b	–	–	66	–
bb g Competitive Edge (USA) - Jennie R. (USA) (Awesome Again)
Always in rear

9 ran Winning time: 1m 9.38s Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Calumet Farm (Lexitonian) 1st breeder: Calumet Farm
2nd owner: Paradise Farms Corp & David Staudacher (Special Reserve)
3rd owner: Robert V LaPenta, Ron Moquett & Head Of Plains Partners LLC (Whitmore)

10:03 Saratoga (USA) 31 Jul 2021

Alfred G Vanderbilt Handicap (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Main Track) (Dirt)