Lake George Top Two Rematch in Lake Placid

After finishing first and second of an all-Chad Brown trio in the GIII Lake George S. July 19 at Saratoga, Paul Pompa's Regal Glory (Animal Kingdom) and Peter Brant's Blowout (GB) (Dansili {GB}) will re-oppose Saturday at the Spa, with six others signed on this time, in the GII Lake Placid S..

Graduating powerfully on debut to become a 'TDN Rising Star' last October at Belmont, Regal Glory repeated in the Stewart Manor S. at Aqueduct before finishing second in her first two sophomore starts, the GIII Sweetest Chant S. at Gulfstream and GII Appalachian S. at Keeneland. Back in the winner's circle after an easy triumph in the Penn Oaks June 1 at Penn National, the chestnut was the longest price of the three Brown runners in the Lake George and wore down Blowout late to prevail.

Blowout, like her stablemate, has yet to finish out of the exacta. A first-out victress Jan. 23 at Tampa, the bay was runner-up in the GIII Florida Oaks Mar. 9 in Oldsmar and the Memories of Silver S. Apr. 19 at Aqueduct. She picked up her first stakes score in the Wild Applause S. June 22 at Belmont and just wilted late after setting the pace in the Lake George.

The two main challenges outside of the Brown barn come from Augustin Stable's Varenka (Ghostzapper) and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and Tango Uniform Racing's Feel Glorious (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}). The former, who was second in both the GII Miss Grillo S. and P.G. Johnson S. last year as a maiden, closed her juvenile season with a good fifth at 40-1 in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. Getting her maiden win out of the way May 11 at Belmont, she closed into a slow pace to be third in the GIII Regret S. and annexed a local optional claimer July 14. The latter, who edged Blowout in the aforementioned Memories of Silver, was second with traffic trouble in the GIII Soaring Softly S. May 18 at Big Sandy before running fourth when last seen in the Wild Applause.