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2006 Opening Weekend at Saratoga

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Angara in the winner's circle

Angara in the winner's circle after the 2006 Diana Handicap (G1) at Saratoga

Angara in the winner's circle after the 2006 Diana Handicap (G1) at Saratoga

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Winning trainer Bill Mott said, "I thought My Typhoon or Sweet Talker would be the pace of the race. My Typhoon was in there to win the race if she could; it just so happened that the other filly got there. I thought (Fernando Jara) did a good job. He was able to ride her last time, so he got to know her a little bit. I think he probably has a little confidence in her, so he waited for the proper time to make his run and he was able to wiggle his way through just outside the eighth-pole. She came running at the end when it counted. We had the right trip."

Winning jockey Fernando Jara added, "I learned a little about her last time. I was happy where I was early. There really wasn't a lot of pace the first part, and she was right up there. She always does her best running at the end."

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