Strong Mandate turned in a dominant performance in the $300,000 Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga Race Course, winning for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas on the renowned horseman's 78th birthday Sept. 2 at the Spa.
Corfu and Wired Bryan, who put on quite a performance in the Aug. 11 Saratoga Special Stakes (gr. II), are back for a rematch Sept. 2 in the $300,000 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (gr. I).
Todd Pletcher and former assistant Michael Dilger will tangle in the Aug. 11 Saratoga Special (gr. II) at Saratoga Race Course, when Pletcher sends two young starters and Dilger wheels back Sanford Stakes winner Wired Bryan.
| Trainer | Michael Yates |
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| Jockey | Juan C. Leyva |
| Owner | Michael Yates |
| Breeder | Shadybrook Farm Inc |
| Lunarwarfare View Five-Cross Pedigree | War Pass | Cherokee Run |
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| Lunar Star | Silver Ghost | |
| Rafael Luna |
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| Rachel Alexandra |
| California Chrome |
| Bodemeister |
| Upstart |
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| International Star |
| Buddy's Saint |
| Main Sequence |
| Dortmund |
