Subtle Aly scores in Schuylerville

Subtle Aly (middle) was the winner of a three-horse photo in the Schuylerville (Joseph DiOrio/Horsephotos.com)

IEAH Stables and Alan Pesch's SUBTLE ALY (French Envoy) just got her nose

down on the line to take Wednesday's opening day feature at Saratoga, the

$111,000

Schuylerville S. (G3), with jockey Edgar Prado aboard. The Richard Dutrow

Jr.-trained chestnut broke her maiden for conditioner Steve Asmussen on June 23

at Churchill Downs by five lengths, setting a new track record of :50 2/5 for 4

1/2 furlongs in the process. She was then privately purchased by her current

connections and transferred to Dutrow.

I Promise (Hook and Ladder) quickly moved up to take the lead, setting early

splits of :22 and :45 2/5 while tracked by first Lady Chace (Tiznow) and then

Blitzing (Montbrook). Subtle Aly, in the meantime, was recovering from stumbling

out of the gate and being bumped early in the race. She moved up along the

inside around the turn, then circled I Promise in the stretch, getting up by a

half-length through five furlongs in :57 3/5. I Promise wasn't done, though,

coming back along the rail to challenge for it all. It took a photo to determine

the winner, with Subtle Aly getting the bob on the line to stop the clock in

1:11 on the fast dirt.

Blitzing closed well to be just a neck back third and was followed by 2-1

favorite According to Plan (Out of Place), Dicey D J (Milwaukee Brew), Lady

Chace, Dreabons Legacy (Proud Citizen) and Yes By West (Yes It's True). New York

City Girl (Forest Camp) was scratched.