Read the Contract added to New York Watch

Sometimes, there is nothing wrong with being a little sentimental.

When scouting talent at the OBS Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in

Training, trainer Rick Violette thought a colt by Read the Footnotes --

whom he trained to wins in the Nashua (G3), Remsen (G2) and Fountain of

Youth (G2) -- was a worthy purchase.

"The fact he was by Read the

Footnotes did play a small role in our decision to buy him, but

we try not to be too sentimental," Violette said. "He was a fast

two-year-old, and he looked the part. He was well balanced and had a

good hip and shoulder, and he didn't break the bank, either, as we

bought him for $70,000."

The colt, now named

READ THE CONTRACT (Read the Footnotes), delivered on the

potential he showed at the sale when he broke his maiden by six lengths

at Aqueduct on November 26 to join the New York Watch, which profiles

up-and-comers that have recently cleared the maiden ranks at Aqueduct,

Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course.

Read the Contract's career began

inauspiciously at Saratoga on August 8 as the colt got loose during warm

ups after dumping jockey Javier Castellano, dueled for the early lead,

and faltered badly to finish last of seven.