McKulick

Trainer Chad Brown will have two chances--led by even-money morning-line favorite McKulick (GB) (Frankel {GB})--for his ninth GII Miss Grillo S. victory Saturday. McKulick, named for the late Mary McKulick, a longtime office manager and bookkeeper for Brown, kicked home nicely from fifth to graduate over three next-out winners, including runner-up stablemate Consumer Spending (More Than Ready), at the Spa on debut Aug. 8. She is drawn widest of all in post six for the Miss Grillo. Brown will also saddle Kinchen (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), who finished an...

Chad Brown has won so many big races with so many good horses that he can be forgiven if sometimes they all start to run together. But, for Brown, Sunday's second race at Saratoga will never be just another victory. The winner of the maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies was named McKulick (GB) (Frankel {GB}). She was named after Brown's first-ever employee, bookkeeper Mary McKulick. McKulick passed away last October at the age of 67, losing a battle with cancer. "When I decided to go out on my own,...