Booked Makes the Grade in G3 Sanford

Booked makes the grade in G3 Sanford

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Booked led at every point of call under Ricardo Santana, Jr. to make his stakes debut a winning one in Saturday’s Grade 3, $225,000 Sanford, a six-furlong sprint for 2-year-olds, at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen for Jackpot Farm, Alvin Fults, Jason Itkin and Michael D. Smith, the Yaupon dark bay entered from a local second-out graduation where he broke inward and brushed with a rival befor…

Booked dominates Sanford at Saratoga on stakes debut

Booked led at every point of call under Ricardo Santana Jr. to make his stakes debut a winning one in Saturday's Grade 3, $225,000 Sanford, a six-furlong sprint for 2-year-olds, at Saratoga. Trained by National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee Steve Asmussen for Jackpot Farm, Alvin Fults, Jason Itkin and Michael D. Smith, the Yaupon dark bay entered from a local second-out graduation where he broke inward and brushed with a rival befor…

Yaupon's Booked Too Much for Sanford Rivals, Saratoga Special Next on Schedule

The 6-5 favorite in this scratched-down field, Booked (Yaupon) was untouchable late to claim his first black-type victory in the GIII Sanford Stakes at Saratoga. Booked debuted Apr. 28 beneath the Twin Spires, and gave himself a lot to do after breaking leftward at the jump. Racing in last early, he made up ground during the running to claim second behind long-gone winner Fanshell Beach (Corniche). He was last seen breaking his maiden at this ve…