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‘Better And Better': Ozara Wins Ballston Spa For ‘Red-Hot' Miguel Clement Barn
'Better And Better': Ozara Wins Ballston Spa For 'Red-Hot' Miguel Clement Barn originally appeared on Paulick Report. Cheyenne Stable LLC's Ozara secured her first graded stakes win in the Grade 2 Ballston Spa Stakes for 4-year-old and older fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles on the turf at Saratoga on Aug. 8.'It's nice to be hanging with the red-hot Miguel Clement stable,' Cheyenne Stable's owner Everett Dobson, elected the chairman of The Jockey Club on July 30, told Saratoga Live. 'This filly's just gotten better and better. I don't know what her upside is, but every race she just gets a little better.' Ozara broke the quickest of the seven-horse field from post 3, but was taken back behind the pacesetters under jockey Dylan Davis. The 4-year-old daughter of Lope De Vega sat in a joint-third to the inside of Ocean Club throughout the first turn and backstretch. Race leader Edict set fractions of :23 flat, and :46.69, under outside pressure from No Mo Candy. Ozara bided her time on the rail behind the leaders.'She likes to break well, but you kinda let her get to where she likes to get in a good rhythm with her head, and she gets a little keen, but I allow her to let her think she's going to be in control,' Davis told Saratoga Live. 'She kinda creeps up into the backside, but that actually helps me get a better position.''She switches off nicely and then she's just waiting for me to give her her cue,' Davis added. In the stretch, Davis slightly bumped rival Deep Satin while muscling Ozara to clear racing room outside of tiring leader Edict. Once Ozara had a path, she ran down Saffie Joseph-trained No Mo Candy and won by 1 ½ lengths.'Johnny (Velazquez, rider of Edict) ended up not having as much horse as I thought turning for home, so I was able to just move myself out into a clear spot,' Davis told Saratoga Live. 'I gave her one tap on the left hand, and she just responded really well. She took me nicely to the wire.'Ozara paid $9.20 to win. No Mo Candy was second, and Deep Satin was third. The final time was 1:39.65 on firm turf. The bay filly now has seven wins, two seconds, and two thirds from 13 career starts. She has won three stakes this year, with the G2 score joining the De La Rose Stakes on July 10 at Saratoga and the Monroe Stakes at Gulfstream in Miguel Clement told NYRA Communications that Ozara could soon end up in Grade 1 company, with the G1 First Lady on Oct. 4 at Keeneland or G1 Matriarch in November at Del Mar as potential was bred in Ireland by the Fleche D'Or Partnership and purchased for $416,346 at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in 2022 by Mike Ryan, agent. This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Aug 8, 2025, where it first appeared.
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03-08-2025
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Hey Nay Nay Takes Tyro In Front End Romp
Hey Nay Nay Takes Tyro In Front End Romp originally appeared on Paulick Report. Trainer John Sadler has had so few hiccups along the way with Hey Nay Nay (IRE) after two career starts that he's already targeting the Breeders' Cup for the 2-year-old colt. Nothing that happened in Saturday's $100,000 Tyro Stakes at Monmouth Park did anything to change those plans, with Hey Nay Nay crushing a reduced field of freshman turf sprinters to win by seven lengths. The winning time for the five furlongs over a firm turf course was :56.87. Shipped in from California after winning his career debut at Santa Anita in June 1, Hey Nay Nay ran like he had a plane to catch to the West Coast, bolting to the lead and never facing a threat. Win N Juice was second, one length better than Red Lad. 'This is a mature 2-year-old,' said the California-based Sadler. 'I didn't want to keep him in the barn and I thought he had the personality to ship cross country so we landed on this spot. 'Even winning as easily as he did I thought he got more experience out of this. He looked straighter and stronger in his second start compared to his first, so he showed improvement to me. It was a good race for him. This horse I'm hoping ends up in the Breeders' Cup.' The complexion of the race changed dramatically when the original field of 10 was reduced to five, including the late withdrawal of Monster, who looked to be the early speed after blazing fractions of :20.4 and :43.1 in his five-furlong turf win at Gulfstream Park on May 23. So Paco Lopez took matters into his own hands, sending Hey Nay Nay, the 3-10 favorite, to the lead through fractions of :22.50 and:45.56. 'We originally talked about laying second (before Monster scratched) and then when that horse scratched I thought he would probably be in front the way he was,' said Sadler. Lopez was effusive in his praise for Hey Nay Nay. 'This is s a very good horse,' said Lopez. 'He won the first time in California while being pressed on the lead and then he shipped from in and did the same thing here. I think he is a very good horse.' Sadler has ambitious plans for the Irish-bred son of No Nay Never, who is owned by Hronis Racing LLC and Iapetus Racing LLC. He has listed the Grade 3 Del Mar Juvenile Turf on Sept. 7 or a pair of Kentucky Downs races – the $1 million Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile on Sept. 7 or the $1 million Juvenile Sprint on Aug. 31 – for Hey Nay Nay's next start. Sadler also said there might be a prep race at Santa Anita to consider. 'Once we get our turf schedule in California there isn't as much of a need to ship,' said Sadler, who started a horse at Monmouth Park for the first time since the 2007 Breeders' Cup. 'He was a little of an outlier in that he won his first race. He's obviously ready to run as he showed again.' Lopez' only disappointment seemed to be that Hey Nay Nay was never tested. He wanted to see the horse respond to competition. 'The scratches changed the race,' he said. 'It's less competitive. I wanted to see the competition and how he would run against that competition today. The pace was not all that fast for a horse of this caliber of horse. He won like a good one.' This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Aug 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
