Live blog for Thursday, August 19
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3:34 p.m.: Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito finally broke through with his first winner of the meet, sending Whitney homebred Mountain Town out to take the fifth, a maiden claimer. Unfortunately, as luck would have it, the colt was claimed by Rick Dutrow for trainer Paul Pompa.
Mountain Town, out of a half sister to Bird Town and Birdstone, prevailed under a nifty piece of riding from apprentice Freddie Lenclud, who found a seam on the rail inside the final sixteenth.
2:30 p.m.: Kentucky Oaks winner Blind Luck, prepping for Saturday's Alabama, drew a crowd when she schooled in the paddock prior to the third race.
12:35 p.m.: Coming up on the first race here on a sunny Thursday afternoon at the Spa. Track fast, turf firm.
Rajiv Maragh was released from the hospital following the scary spill he took yesterday when his mount, Pico Dinero, took a tumble on the turf course. The horse was uninjured. Maragh appears to have no serious injuries, but is off his mounts today.
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