Today's Best Bets

Saratoga Race Course Thursday, July 14, 2022 Meet Total ...

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2022 Best Bets Picks/Plays archive.

Yesterday

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Today

FIRST RACE
Bear Alley... In good form and trainer is very good off the claim.
Giocare...Another good off-the-claim trainer.
Royal Tryset...Clunked in starter alw races but last few claiming starts were better.
Kershaw.

SECOND RACE
Thrity Thou Kelvin...Sire going well with firsters. Sib Chess Not Checkers took ten to win but was 10-1-5-4.
Half a Chance...Experience counts.
Chocolate Gelato...Worked 10.0 before attracting big $$ at 2YO auction. But - two racing sibs are combined 10-0-0-2.
Spelterini.

THIRD RACE
Be Here...Have always liked the Augustin runners coming in from Delaware going back to Sheppard days.
High Tide...Solid Beyers this season.
Grand Journey...In good form and off the claim for Rudy.
Attentive.
Dirt: 11-10-3-1e.

FOURTH RACE
Snow's Island...Seems perhaps interesting at a little bit of a price in a competitve race.
Remote...Might be on the improve.
Grand Cay...Wouldn't be shocked to see a step forward.
Timo.
9-7-8.

FIFTH RACE
Majority Partner...MSW to mdn clm and a bullet work.
Tommy Gun...Also making a potent class move.
Catching Cupid...Yet another that might benefit from move to claiming ranks.
Josie's Thunder.

SIXTH RACE
Just Say When...Lightly-raced and showing promise.
King Moonracer...Ran well in seasonal debut.
Dark Timber...Back on turf for only the second time but has plenty of speed and sports a bullet work.
Fast N Fearious.
Dirt: 14-2-7-12.

SEVENTH RACE - $135K Wilton
Goddess of Fire...Drawing a line through G1 Ky Oaks -- prior tries were good enough.
Tarabi...Solid so far.
Angitude...Latest was best yet.
Gina Romantica.

EIGHTH RACE
Wonka...Should benefit from stakes experience last time.
Candy Light...Interesting moving back to turf.
Canisy...Third start of career and might be primed to go well here.
Brave Kitten.
Dirt: 11-9-1-2-15.

NINTH RACE - G3 $175K Schuylerville
Me and My Shadow...Solid debut victory.
Adora...Barn mate to top pick also looked good in career kick-off.
Just Cindy...Yet another first-out winner.
Summer Promise.

TENTH RACE
Abuse of Power...Classes up nicely here.
Fast Corey...Drops into claimer.
Dame Time...Got the win when in for a tag and back in a claimer today.
Half Birthday.
Magniloquent.
Dirt: 10-12-9-3.

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