SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Nobiz Like Shobiz won his turf
debut by half a length over Marcavelly on Monday in the $150,000
National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes at Saratoga Race
Course.
Running just behind Sahara Heat's pace for most of the 1 1-8
mile race on the inner turf, jockey Cornelio Velazquez launched a
bid at the head of the stretch to take the Grade 2 race for
3-year-olds.
"He seems to be versatile, now he's won graded stakes races on
both surfaces," trainer Barclay Tagg said. "I don't know for sure
what his best distance on the turf will be, but he trained very
well on it. If he hadn't, I wouldn't have run him in this race."
Nobiz Like Shobiz was coming off a second-place effort in the
July 4 Dwyer at Belmont park. Previously, he finished 10th in the
Kentucky Derby after running to an impressive win in the April 7
Wood Memorial at Aqueduct. He has five wins from nine career
starts.
Nobiz Like Shobiz finished in 1:49.29, returning $5.20, $3.30,
and $2.30. Marcavelly paid $2.70 and $2.20 to place, while
Distorted Reality returned $2.40.