Fields shaping up for inaugural Saratoga Showcase for NY-breds

Stakes winners Empire Dreams and Captain Serious head the probable candidates

for the $250,000 Albany for three-year-olds, one of six stakes races for

New York-breds scheduled

for the inaugural

Saratoga Showcase Day on Sunday.

Empire Dreams, a son of Patriot Act owned by West Point Thoroughbreds and

trained by Tom Albertrani, is 3-4-1 in nine starts and enters the 1 1/8-mile

Albany off a 2 1/4-length win the New York Derby on July 12 at Finger Lakes.

Prior to that, he was second to Captain Serious in the seven-furlong Mike Lee on

May 31 at Belmont.

Captain Serious, trained by Mike Hushion for Barry Schwartz, has been no

worse than third in five career starts, including a second-place finish in the

Dwyer and a third in the Amsterdam on July 16 at Saratoga.

Rounding out the probables for the Albany are Effinex, Eye Luv Lulu, Free

Mugatu, Little Daddy, and possibly Iced Over, according to NYRA Stakes

Coordinator Andrew Byrnes.

Listed as probable for the $200,000 Fleet Indian for three-year-old fillies,

also at 1 1/8 miles, are multiple stakes winner Flipcup, most recently second in

the Eternal Search at Woodbine; Canal Six, fifth in the mud facing her elders on

July 27; and Alwaysinstilettos, Storied Lady and Jcs American Dream, second,

third and fourth, respectively, behind winner Flipcup in the New York Oaks on

July 12 at Finger Lakes. Saythreehailmary's and Star Grazing are possible.

The $150,000 West Point at 1 1/16 miles on the turf is expected to attract

last year's winner, Hangover Kid, winner of the Bowling Green Handicap last time

out; Lubash, winner of the 2012 edition of the West Point; recent allowance

winner Notacatbutallama; Abilio, making his first start since being claimed by

David Jacobson for Drawing Away Stable; Awesome Vision, fourth in the Evan

Shipman last time out; Barrel of Love, most recently second in an allowance on

August 3; multiple stakes winner King Kreesa, making his first start of 2014;

and Street Game, who took a claiming race on July 12 Monmouth Park.

The $150,000 Yaddo for fillies and mares on the turf will be headed by a pair

of Grade 1 winners -- last year's heroine, Dayatthespa, who was second in the De

La Rose last time out, and Discreet Marq, most recently third in the Diana. Also

expected are Effie Trinket, seeking her first win in 2014; Invading Humor,

making her stakes debut; Palace Dreams, who took an optional claimer at the

Yaddo distance of 1 1/16 miles on July 26; and Unbelievable Dream.

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