Today's Best Bets

Saratoga Race Course Friday, August 2, 2024 Meet Total ... 31-163

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Yesterday

2-10. Winners in R1 [8.90] and R3 [3.60]. Also, R1 ... Ab-Bc-x 8.90 x 15.40 A scr; R3 ... Ab-Cd-Bc 3.60 only three ran A scr off/dirt; R4 ... CAx x 26.40; R5 ... BCx x 25.40 D scr; R7 ... BAx x 44.60 A won - Dqd; R10 .. BEx x 34.20.

Today

FIRST RACE
Two Sharp...Expensive yearling buy has a win-early sire and should benefit from nice try in debut.
Lady Pink...Another expensive buy with win-early breeding and a potent team.
Stellify...Lone racing sib won debut.
Patty BRown Eyes.

SECOND RACE
Marginal Cost...Sib to talented Randomized [started career 3,1] goes out for same team -- but, cost $410K and debut for $75K. Hmm.
Hurricane Express... Same trainer as top pick. Class move.
Six Kings...Should fit.
Sandborn.
Tiz Wicked Strong.
Dirt: 4-5-6-9-8-10.

THIRD RACE
Costa Terra...Third start back. Nice improvement through first two.
Perform...Logical player.
Harlocap...Back to dirt.
Power Seeker.

FOURTH RACE
Tricky Temper...Better than latest.
Gone and Forgotten...Hits the exacta far more often than not.
Athena Beach...In good form.
Jackson's Dixie.

FIFTH RACE
Pay the Bills...Maybe on the class dip.
Queen Rocket...Returns to claiming ranks.
Z Train...Yet another moving from MSW company.
American Kestrel.
Luna Love.

SIXTH RACE
Unleash the Power...CD shippers have been doing well.
Palace View...Good try in a similar event last time.
Gilded Cracken...Been right there recently.
Jhirsch.
Dirt: 13-15-9-1-3.

SEVENTH RACE
Five to Two...Slight edge in an evenly matched bunch.
Foxy Cara...Anthoer tepide pick.
Maggie T...Class move is a jump up.
/carol T.

EIGHTH RACE - G2 $400K Saratoga Oaks Invy
Segesta...Slight nod over the next pick. Looking to reverse most recent position iwth that one. Relatively lightly-raced and might be promed for the move forward.
Cinderella's Dream...Perhaps the one to beat.
Greenfinch...From top Euro trainer -- just not sure how this one will class up with these.
Dancing N Dixe.

Dirt: same.

NINTH RACE - G2 $50K Hall of Fame
Zverev... Trainer going well -- so is the horse!
Neat...Kind of an all-or-nothing record. We'll see...
Lagynos...Capable.
Army Officer.
Dirt: 7-3-4-5-8

TENTH RACE
Geopolitics...Just miseed twice since moving to turf.
Evaluation...Likely to be live from this team.
Posse Rocks...Trainer good with debuters.Gallant Greta.

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