“IT’S unbelievable for her to go and win the two stakes here.”

Believe it, Brendan.

Corkman Brendan Walsh uttered that comment last Saturday after Proctor’s Ledge added the Grade 2 Lake Placid Stakes to her victory in the opening day co-featured Grade 3 Lake George, giving Walsh a respite from the pain left from a broken collarbone suffered when a filly fell down galloping out after a work at Churchill Downs.

Walsh (44) started the Saratoga season searching for his first win at the coveted meet. He’s now won three, including two graded stakes by the ever-improving Proctor’s Ledge.

Owned and bred by Patricia Moseley, the daughter of Ghostzapper held off a late run from 9/5 favorite Uni to win by three-quarters of a length.

Javier Castellano, inducted into the Hall of Fame this summer, rode Proctor’s Ledge in both victories and she finished the nine furlongs of the Lake Placid in 1m 47.74secs.

“I don’t think it happens too often, I don’t know exactly but I don’t think it happens often. It takes a good one to do it,” Walsh said.

“I’m delighted for the people that own her, they’ve been great supporters of mine.

“The guys that work for me, everybody’s put in a great effort with this and it’s a collection of all that together to bring her to here.”

SENSATIONAL

Walsh continues to add to his best season since going out on his own six years ago. Proctor’s Ledge has been a big part of the sensation.

“It’s great to watch her stretch out, prick her ears and hold them off,” said Moseley. “Brendan was very confident, but I’m never confident. I’ve been in this game too long and know things can happen. She’s amazing and in my heart she can’t get any better.”

Walsh said he felt more confident bringing Proctor’s Ledge to the Lake Placid than he did before the Lake George.

“She’s a good horse and I was more confident in her today than the last time,” said Walsh. “I worked her two works back and she just went around there real good. They’re just maintenance works but it’s her whole demeanour. That’s how I knew.

“She’s been eating good, doing good. I got here the other day and I hadn’t seen her in seven, eight days, you look at her and see she’s doing well again. I actually think she put on weight since the last race. That’s always a good sign. It’s amazing really, she hasn’t missed a beat since the spring really.”

Walsh splits his summer between his divisions at Churchill, Keeneland and Saratoga and was quick to credit his team in New York and Kentucky for the stable’s fifth graded stakes success of 2017.

“The guys that work for me, everybody’s put in a great effort with this and it’s a collection of all that together to bring her to here,” he said. “Tom Molloy, Paul Madden, Amanda (Olds), who’s been helping us out of here, and Joe Herbert back at home. I’ve got three fantastic assistants and a great team of guys.

“There’s too many of them to mention but they’re the main ones and they’ve worked hard this year because we’re growing. Every day they’re under pressure and they’re working hard, it makes my job at a lot easier.”