Stanco gets his shot in starting gate [Times Union, Albany, N.Y.]
By Tim Wilkin, Times Union, Albany, N.Y. | |
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At the end of last summer,
And now, here is another local man ready to join the fraternity of successful
He grew up in
He is back home this weekend and hoping to find Grade I gold at Saratoga Race Course. Stanco is the owner of a 3-year-old filly named Princess of Sylmar. A couple of months ago, she shocked a crowd of more than 100,000 at Churchill Downs in
Princess of Sylmar's odds that day were an eye-popping 38-1.
The Princess hasn't run since, but she will be out to show it was not a fluke when she takes her place in the starting gate Saturday for the
"It has always been the long-term goal, the life dream," Stanco said this past week. "If we can pull it off ... it would just be so great."
"It," of course, is winning a big, big race at
Dreams like this have been with Stanco ever since he was a kid, when he and his younger brother, Roger, would tag along with their Uncle Phil for trips to the harness track.
Stanco got interested in buying racehorses in 1995, and he has run some at
"We all went to Longfellow's to celebrate," Stanco said. "We had quite a party. I think we spent all the purse money."
"Ed was really excited about her long before the Oaks," trainer
Win or lose this race, there will be some kind of celebration for Stanco and his 120 friends, some from Jersey, some from up here. Stanco said he has rented a house in
"You really can't script this," said Stanco, who hasn't slept much in the past few weeks as the Spa excitement got to him. "Sometimes, I just have to pinch myself."
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