Coach Rob Atras is likely to be the last word New York Yankees fan.
Hardly ever seen on the racetrack with out his ubiquitous Yankees cap, Atras went to the bullpen through the Yankees current stoop and donned a brand new TravisMathew cap with no baseball affiliation.Neat, ch, 3/c
Structure — Orabella, by Extra Than Prepared
Proprietor: Pink White and Blue Racing
Breeder: Hidden Brook Farm & Spruce Lane Farm (KY)
Coach: Rob Atras
Jockey: Junior Alvarado
Info supplied by Equibase at time of entry.
Pedigree Notes
Structure stands at WinStar Farm LLC for $110,000 (2024).
Sale Historical past
KEESEP2022 • $200,000 • Consignor: Lisa and Tim Turney • Purchaser: Pink, White & Blue.
KEENOV2021 • $200,000 • Consignor: Hidden Brook • Purchaser: Andrew N. Warren.
Rapidly, the Yankees gained 5 straight video games.
“However my horses began dropping,” Atras stated.
So, for the Aug. 2 Nationwide Museum of Racing Corridor of Fame Stakes (G2T), Atras had to decide on between serving to the Yankees or Neat , his starter within the $500,000 turf stakes for 3-year-olds.Join BloodHorse Day by day
He determined to not jinx the Yankees and wore the TravisMathew cap.
Fortuitously, Atras was sending his equine model of Aaron Choose to the plate and Pink White and Blue Racing’s Neat as soon as once more hit it out of the park, closing from sixth in a subject of eight to take the Corridor of Fame by a neck in a decent three-horse battle to the wire at Saratoga Race Course.
“We’re right here at Saratoga and all of the homeowners got here out,” Atras stated. “He is a pleasant colt and has gained a number of stakes however that is the highest one. Profitable at Saratoga means rather a lot.”
The victory within the mile take a look at was the sixth in 9 profession begins for the son of Structure  who added grade 2 laurels to a résumé that already included a pair of grade 3 wins, topped by a victory within the June 29 Manila Stakes (G3T) in his final begin.
“He would not have 100 (Beyer Pace Figures) however he exhibits up each time,” Atras stated. “I believe he is enhancing. I believe mentally he is getting higher. He appears extra dialed in each race and runs extra professionally.”
Neat sometimes races near the tempo however he didn’t break shortly and jockey Junior Alvarado determined to bide his time as they had been sixth after a half-mile in :49.38 on agency turf.
“Positively they had been farther again than anticipated however he and Junior had a plan. Junior stated he did not break actual sharp however he was comfy and felt like he had loads of horse beneath him,” Atras stated. “He let him chill after which what a pleasant kick.”
Longshot Barksdale set the early tempo within the Corridor of Fame with 2-1 favourite Military Officer chasing in second. However regardless of average fractions, they dropped again within the stretch and completed eighth and seventh, respectively.
Up entrance, HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud’s Lagynos cast to the entrance in midstretch solely to be challenged by the filly Buttercream Babe , who was closing 4 huge, and Neat, who was charging exterior of her.
The three hit the wire along with Neat prevailing by a neck over Lagynos, a son of Kantharos  educated by Steve Asmussen. Buttercream Babe, a daughter of Twirling Sweet  educated by Mike Maker, was one other neck again in third.
“You like that form of battle,” Atras stated.Â
Neat ($9), the 7-2 second selection, was timed in 1:36.38.
“I like this horse,” Alvarado stated. “He’s my form of horse. You may really feel he has the hearth to win.”
Bred by Hidden Brook Farm and Spruce Lane Farm, Neat is a half brother to the stakes-winning Louder Than Bombs and the fifth of seven foals from the Extra Than Prepared mare Orabella and one in every of her 4 winners. She additionally has a yearling Medaglia d’Oro  filly.
Neat, who has earned $765,630, was purchased for $200,000 from the Lisa and Tim Turney consignment on the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
Video: Nationwide Museum of Racing Corridor of Fame S. (G2T)
