HORSE RACING: So Many Ways earns win at Saratoga

So Many Ways and jockey Javier Castellano took control inside the sixteenth pole en route to a 1 1/2-length victory over Fully Living in the 94th running of the $150,000 Schuylerville Stakes for 2-year-old fillies on Friday, the traditional opening day feature at Saratoga Race Course.

The Tony Dutrow-trained filly ran six furlongs in 1:11.51 to win her second race in as many starts. She paid $7.60, $4.10 and $2.60. Fully Living returned $3.90 and $2.60 and Baby J, third of six, paid $3 to show. So Many Ways earned $90,000 for owner Maggie Moss.

Earlier on the card, Pacific Ocean, ridden by Joel Rosario, scored a 1 3/4-length victory over Golddigger’s Boy in the $100,000 James Marvin Stakes.

Heavily favored Jackson Bend finished fourth of six.

The 5-year-old, Rick Dutrow-trained Pacific Ocean ran seven furlongs in 1:22.53 and returned $14.20, $7.40 and $7.40. Golddigger’s Boy paid $9.40 and $5.40. Crossbow paid $6.10 to show. Pacific Ocean earned $60,000 for owner Dennis Narlinger.

FIRST RACE
5 Nine O Wonderful (Napravnik)    28.20 12.40   7.60
3 Followmyfootsteps (Dominguez)    8.00   5.50
2 Midnite Silver (Cohen)    5.60
Exacta (5-3)    189.50
Trifecta (5-3-2)    1,516.00

SECOND RACE
1 Alwaysinmycircle (Alvarado)    7.60   4.70   3.40
10 Kibosh (Cohen)    9.80   6.80
2 Fast and Strong (Lezcano)    6.10
Exacta (1-10)    72.00
Trifecta (1-10-2)    581.00

THIRD RACE
2 Lignite (Rosario)    5.60   2.90   2.40
3 Kimono (Castellano)    3.20   2.60
7 Sustained (Alvarado)    4.60
Exacta (2-3)    14.60
Trifecta (2-3-7)    76.00

FOURTH RACE
6 Book Review (Castellano)    3.70   2.30   2.10
8 Ullapool (Lezcano)    3.00   2.60
4 E Z Passer (Dominguez)    4.40
Exacta (6-8)    7.10
Trifecta (6-8-4)    40.60

FIFTH RACE
1 Kauai Katie (Napravnik)    5.60   3.30   2.50
5 Kansas (Rosario)    3.40   2.40
2 Lenderoflastresort (Garcia)    2.70
Exacta (1-5)    21.00
Trifecta (1-5-2)    40.40

SIXTH RACE
10 Presumptive (Ortiz)    75.50 25.00 14.20
8 Best Actor (Lezcano)    6.70   4.40
13 Versailles Road (Leparoux)    3.70
Exacta (10-8)    535.00
Trifecta (10-8-13)    3,014.00

SEVENTH RACE
2 Cosmic Energy (Dominguez)    8.20   4.00   3.10
7 Lily the Pink (Alvarado)    3.70   2.70
11 Conquesta (Garcia)    5.80
Exacta (2-7)    27.60
Trifecta (2-7-11)    196.50

EIGHTH RACE
5 Pacific Ocean (Rosario)    14.20   7.40   7.40
3 Golddigger’s Boy (Lezcano)    9.40   5.40
4 Crossbow (Dominguez)    6.10
Exacta (5-3)    101.50
Trifecta (5-3-4)    675.00

NINTH RACE
7 So Many Ways (Castellano)    7.60   4.10   2.90
4 Can’t Explain (Lezcano)    3.90   2.60
2 Baby J (Rosario)    3.00
Exacta (7-4)    30.00
Trifecta (7-4-2)    97.50

10TH RACE
10 To Dubai (Dominguez)    10.00   4.80   3.80
7 Spring Water (Cohen)    6.80   4.50
4 Way of the West (Rosario)    4.40
Exacta (10-7)    74.50
Trifecta (10-7-4)    497.00