Today's Best Bets

Saratoga Race Course Sunday, August 4, 2024 Meet Total ... 39-184

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2024 Best Bets Picks/Plays archive.

Yesterday

4-11 .[pending]

Today

FIRST RACE
~~Ragtime~~.
Limes Don't Lie...Sure is getting interesting with firsters.
First Class Lady...Expensive auction purchase with some intriguing breeding.
Ivory and Ebony.

SECOND RACE - $150K Birdstone
Next... Impressive marathoner.
Masqueparade... Perhaps - but top pick has a decided edge.
Time for Trouble.

THIRD RACE
Colloquy...Should fit class-wise.
~~Pit Boss~~.
Bossmakinbossmoves...Also should fit.
~~Higher Quality~~.

FOURTH RACE
Kick a Buck... MSW to mdn clm.
Vincita...Off the claim and likely to contend with this bunch.
Sugar Hook...First time on turf for a tag.
Il Sicliano.
Dirt: 16.9.14.10.

FIFTH RACE
In Our Time...Improving Beyers.
Tiffany Gold...OK stakes try last time.
Boss of All...Makes a tougher class move -- but seems likely to be in the mix.
Hurricane Debbie.
Dirt: 1e-12-8-3.

SIXTH RACE
Saratoga Snow... Win-early sire and sib Caldwell Luvs Gold won first two, including a stake.
Boston's Phinest...Trainer has them ready and has win-early sibs.
Twirling Lulu...Interesting in debut.
Aranciata.

SEVENTH RACE
Chantico...Sib Freeburn started career 3,1,2,2,1,1,2.
~~Dr Glick~~.
Ballerina d'Oro...Lone racing sib won debut -- albeit going 6F on dirt.
She's a Swede.
Love Tempo.
Dirt: 5-12-9-10-4.

EIGHTH RACE
Chattalot...Last seen at CD and likely to be a nice fit with this field.,br> Implementation...Lone Spa start was a nice win.
Billal...Steps out of stakes company.
Cape Trafalgar.

NINTH RACE - G3 $200K Adirondack
~~White Sands~~.
Dare to Breeze...Impressed in maiden breaker.
The Queens MG...Crazy odds in stakes victory last time after troubled trip as the fave before that.
Whatintheliteral.

TENTH RACE
Beary Funny...Good try here earlier in the meet.
Nostalgic One...Nice win in seasonal debut.
St Joe Louis...Fits here.
Skellig Island.
King Freud.
Dirt: 15-14-8-2.

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