SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Pandagate remained perfect against New York-breds, rallying from last while having to go wide under Dylan Davis to take Sunday’s $250,000 Albany Stakes at Saratoga by one length over Doc Sullivan. It was 5 1/4 lengths back to Liberty Central in third. He was followed in the order of finish by Aggelos the Great and B D Saints. Skyler’s Starship scratched. The Albany was the richest of six stakes races and 11 races overall restricted to New York-breds. The victory was the fourth from six starts for Pandagate, all his wins coming in statebred competition, including a three-quarter-length victory over Doc Sullivan in New York Derby last month at Finger Lakes. Earlier this year, Pandagate finished third behind Forever Young in the $1 million UAE Derby in Dubai. Pandagate is a big son of Arrogate, who has a long stride, and Davis said the key is to not get the horse stopped. After saving ground down the backside, Davis swung Pandagate four wide around the turn. He made the lead straightening away for home and was able to fend off a late run from Doc Sullivan, who tried to cut the corner and split horses under Javier Castellano. :: Gain a competitive edge at Saratoga with DRF's premier handicapping data — purchase our meet packages today and bet with confidence. “He’s not a good-breaking horse, he’s just a big-striding horse, so I let him get into a good rhythm,” said Davis, who one race earlier won the $200,000 West Point on longshot Dakota Gold. “He’s run with these competitors before, so I’m able to take that wide trip after saving all the ground the first turn and keeping him going. He had a nice strong finish to the wire again. Once I get him running, I don’t want to get him stopped.” Pandagate, owned by Adelphi Racing, Madaket Stable, Corms Racing Stable and On the Rise Again Stable, and trained by Christophe Clement, covered the 1 1/8 miles in 1:51.11 and returned $3.40. “He won, that’s the main thing,” Clement said. “I’m not sure that was his most impressive race, but it doesn’t matter. He had to move a bit early, very wide, I was a little worried from the eighth pole to the wire if he’d have enough left when the other horse came back, but he did.” Castellano, on Doc Sullivan, said he tried different tactics to try and reverse the result from the New York Derby last month, but it didn’t matter. “I tried to be smart today, save all the ground, cut the corner turning for home and split horses and he finished,” Castellano said. “It worked out great, but it didn’t make any difference. [Pandagate], I give him credit, he was much the best.” It was the second straight year that Clement won the Albany. He did so last year with Drake’s Passage. Both Pandagate and Drake’s Passage could be candidates or the $250,000 Empire Classic on Oct. 27. Pandagate could also run in the $150,000 Discovery at Aqueduct on Nov. 3. Fleet Indian Landed cruised to the lead soon after the start, set a leisurely pace for the opening half-mile under John Velazquez and continued on to a 2 1/2-length victory over Dolomite in the $200,000 Fleet Indian Stakes for New York-bred 3-year-old fillies. Dolomite finished second by three lengths over My Shea D Lady. The victory was the third straight and fourth from six starts for Landed, a daughter of Omaha Beach owned by Lael Stables and trained by Wesley Ward. Velazquez said the only other speed he saw in the race was Sweet Brown Sugar, who had set the pace in the New York Oaks when finishing second. But that horse under Jose Lezcano got off slow and Landed was able to get to the front, running an opening quarter in 24.75 seconds. Dolomite, under Manny Franco, put some token pressure on Landed, but she was still able to get away with fractions of 50.46 seconds and 1:14.09 for six furlongs. Landed kept Dolomite at bay through the lane. Landed covered the 1 1/8 miles in 1:51.99 and returned $5.50 as the favorite. “I got to the first turn pretty easily and from then on it wasn’t a race,” Velazquez said. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.