Winter Dawn

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. - The first-time trainer Tom Amoss sent 2-year-old filly Kimchi Cat (Twirling Candy) to the races, he was expecting something good to happen. "We were very excited," Amoss said. "She had been doing very, very well in the mornings." That was June 14, a Friday, at Churchill Downs. The optimism waned a bit when they got to the paddock. "There was a very mature, good (Steve) Asmussen in there, and I was like, 'oh, God, we're in trouble," Amoss said. He was right. Viggiedal (Vekoma), the...