Rinaldi holds off late charge to win Forbidden Apple | The Daily Gazette
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SARATOGA SPRINGS Trainer Jim Bond didn’t mind this phone call.
“Kiaran McLaughlin [jockey Luis Saez’s agent] called me and said, ‘We’ve got a big scratch, ” Bond said on Friday.
The big scratch made Bond’s horse tough to catch, as Saez got Rinaldi to the front and held off a hard charge from several horses to win the Grade III Forbidden Apple by a half-length over Value Proposition at Saratoga Race Course.
On paper, Flying Scotsman appeared to be the only other speed horse with the potential to tax Rinaldi early in the race, but Flying Scotsman was scratched by trainer Jack Sisterson in the morning, leaving it up to Saez to measure Rinaldi’s speed on the front end without any serious pressure.