Sage Hall

The journey back to upstate New York tuned out to be a particularly sweet one for owner-breeder Brant Laue, who got his first debut winner Sunday with homebred Sage Hall (Cape Blanco {Ire}). The 11-1 shot, who is trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, graduated by four lengths Sunday afternoon. "Sometimes lightning just strikes," Laue said of the filly. "She has been training very well and we were looking for a good effort. I don't know that we were necessarily looking for that good of an effort, but we...