As Peter Bradley walked into the paddock on a damp Sunday morning, the security guard staffing the gate wished him a good afternoon.

“We’ll see about that after the first race,” Bradley responded with his trademark grin. 

About an hour later, Bradley was indeed having a good afternoon, when his 2-year-old filly Briland won at first asking over a muddy Saratoga Race Course. 

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