Lael Stable’s Arrest Me Red shrugged off an eight-month layoff and a fast-closing rival to capture the $116,400 Mahony Stakes Aug. 11 at Saratoga Race Course.
The 5 1/2-furlong turf test for 3-year-olds was the Pioneerof the Nile colt’s first start since moved to trainer Wesley Ward. Ridden by John Velazquez, he held off Fauci, a former Ward trainee now with Philip Antonacci, by a neck and his stablemate Into the Sunrise was another length back in third.
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