Spa traffic no problem as Malathaat works sharply | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 SARATOGA SPRINGS — Wait, the race isn’t until next week. Malathaat and jockey John Velazquez were working in company with stablemate Zaajel on Saturday morning in preparation for the Coaching Club American Oaks. The Saratoga Race Course main track is always a beehive of activity for the first set of gallops and breezes following the 8 a.m. renovation break, since the track is in pristine condition and everybody wants to take advantage of that. So it’s not unusual to encounter some traffic trouble when you’re trying to get your work done. Malathaat and Zaajel did just that, coming around the turn for a half-mile breeze and running up behind two horses from John Terranova’s barn.