Currency Swap romps into NY Watch profile

For trainer Teresa Pompay, CURRENCY SWAP (High Cotton) made the trek

from the Jersey Shore to Saratoga Race Course worthwhile. 

Currency Swap had caught the eye of the clockers while training at

Monmouth Park, and Pompay elected to send the unraced juvenile to

Saratoga for his debut.

"The clockers told me he's probably the best 2-year-old they've seen

work down there," Pompay said. "That gave me a little more confidence."

He justified that confidence in Saturday's 3RD race, and in the

process, added his name to the New York Watch roster. Click

here to visit his page.

Quickest out of the chute in the 6 1/2-furlong race, Currency Swap

dropped back to fourth while racing extremely wide up the backstretch,

ranged up to contend for the lead on the far turn, quickly put away

favored Takes the Gold (Corinthian), and ran clear to a six-length

victory. Africanist (Johannesburg) got up by a head over Takes the Gold

for second.