John the Beer Man (g, 5, More Than Ready–Trophy Wife, by Giant's Causeway), who set the pace in the GI Jaipur Stakes to finish third in his first stakes attempt June 6, returned in Sunday's GII Troy Stakes at Saratoga. After a smooth break for the whole field, John the Beer Man blazed through :21.28 and :43.50 fractions before Waralo (War Dancer) got the advantage in the lane. Simultaneously, Doncho (Mo Town) dove for the hole between them and the trio engaged in a significant amount of bumping. John the Beer Man regained the edge to cross the line first by a head while the stewards took a long look at the stretch drive as both an inquiry and objection were lodged. John the Beer Man retained his win, while Waralo was disqualified from second to third and Doncho was moved up to the runner-up spot.The lightly raced John the Beer Man, who returned to the races in March after nearly two years away, has three wins and the Jaipur third since his return. He got the Troy's 5 1/2 furlongs in 100.97.Sunday, SaratogaTROY S.-GII, $300,000, Saratoga, 8-9, 3yo/up, 5 1/2fT, 1:00.97, fm.1–JOHN THE BEER MAN, 124, g, 5, by More Than Ready 1st Dam: Trophy Wife, by Giant's Causeway 2nd Dam: Pleasant Home, by Seeking the Gold 3rd Dam: Our Country Place, by Pleasant Colony 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($160,000Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Michael Caruso & Michael Dubb; B-PhippsStable (KY); T-Rob Atras; J-Kendrick Carmouche. $165,000.Lifetime Record: 7-4-1-1, $373,750. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.2–Doncho, 124, g, 5, Mo Town–Sassy Redhead, by HennyHughes. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($12,000 RNA Ylg '22KEEJAN; $32,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $72,000 2yo '23 OBSOPN).O-JAL Racing; B-Susan Young (KY); T-Michelle Lovell. $60,000.3–Waralo, 124, g, 7, War Dancer–I Drink Alone, by Intidab.1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($40,000 Ylg '20 OBSWIN). O-MyPurple Haze Stables; B-Casey Newick LLC (NY); T-Chris J.Englehart. $36,000.Margins: HD, 1 1/4, HD. Odds: 3.46, 6.88, 14.48.Also Ran: Twenty Six Black, Coppola, Dancing Buck, Works for Me, Rezasrolex. Scratched: Determined Kingdom.Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.JOHN THE BEER MAN gets his first stakes win in the Grade 2 Troy Stakes under @KendrickToto for trainer Rob Atras. pic.twitter.com/paVEqn98Yp— NYRA () (@TheNYRA) August 9, 2026The post John the Beer Man Re-rallies, Overcomes Objection to Win Troy appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.