Lake George

Ready's Gal and John Velazquez used a perfect rail trip to score (Joseph DiOrio/Horsephotos.com)

Rating just off a contested pace between Who's Cozy (Cozzene) and Beaugeste

(Military) in Friday's $111,000

Lake George S. (G3), James Scatuorchio's READY'S

GAL (More Than Ready) settled into a good stalking position under John Velazquez

before finding room on the rail in the Saratoga stretch to just get up at the

wire. The Todd Pletcher-trained chestnut, sent off the 5-2 second choice in the

eight-horse field, stopped the clock in 1:41 4/5 for the 1 1/16-mile firm

turf event.

Tracking in third for the majority of the race, Ready's Gal was kept in good

position while in hand along the backstretch as Who's Cozy got the opening

quarter in :23 3/5 and the half-mile in :47 3/5. Beaugeste stuck her head in

front after six furlongs in 1:12, but the bay had done too much running on the

front end and began to shuffle back. Who's Cozy regained the lead after a mile

in 1:36, but Dream Lady (Old Trieste) and Ready's Gal, second and third, respectively, had begun to put in their closing runs. In midstretch, Dream Lady

impressively moved to even terms on the outside of the tiring Who's Cozy, but

Velazquez and his mount found a seam on the rail and moved to the fore, drawing

clear in the final sixteenth. Dream Lady finished another 1 1/4 lengths back in

second, a neck in front of Who's Cozy.

The winning lass returned $7.20, $4.50 and $3.50 while keying exotics of

$58.50 (exacta), $212 (trifecta) and $730 (1-7-3-6 superfecta). Dream Lady gave

back $8.30 and $5.80 at 10-1, and Who's Cozy paid $5.50 for the show. Connie

Belle (Storm Cat) completed the superfecta and was followed by Wait It Out

(Swain [Ire]), 8-5 post-time favorite Laurafina (Cozzene), If It's Meant To B

(David) and Beaugeste.