Today's Best Bets

Saratoga Race Course Sunday, July 24, 2022 Meet Total ... 24-82 [$194.90]

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2022 Best Bets Picks/Plays archive.

Yesterday

3-11. Winners in R2 [3.00], R4 [9.00] and R9 [3.30]. Also, R2 ... ABC 3.00 x 9.00 t 37.40 D scr; R3 ... DBA x 64.00 t 211.50; R5 ... BAx x 5.00; R6 ... CAx x 65.00; R7 ... CBx x 83.50.

Attendance 29505. Weather continued sunny, hot and humid.

Today

FIRST RACE
Upgrade...Expensive yearling pruchase with a little bit of breeding and from win-early connections. Sib A Mo Reay was 3,3,2,1 to start career.
Bat Flip...Also an expensive auction purchase and sire off to a good start with debuters.
Faithful and True..Another by Good Magic. Worked 9.4 before OBS sale.
Blazing Sevens.

SECOND RACE
Ampersand...Seems to have an edgeo n the Beyers.
Once a Giant...Class dropper.
Amedeus Music...Also moving down the class ladder.
Icon.

THIRD RACE
Taco Bean...Interesting off the claim.
Power Agenda...Serious class relief.
Storm Shooter/Got the Gold...Both seems capable but Storm Shooter preferred. Drops second off the claim.
Doctor Love.

FOURTH RACE
Phantom Smoke...Hard to fault the record so far.
Swashbuckle...Third start back. Jock off to a slow start at the meet however (did grab a longshot win on Saturday).
King Angelo... Should benefit from seasoinal debut.
Shiraz.
Call Me Harry.
Dirt: 7-9-10.

FIFTH RACE - G2 $200K Shuvee
Clairiere...Have to admit - I'm a fan so I tend in this direction if it's close -- and it's very close here.
Malathaat...Behind the top pick last time -- but likely the one to beat.
Crazy Beautiful.

SIXTH RACE
Randomized...Potent first-out team.
Vahva...Sire does very well with firsters.
Key of Life...Beaten chalky fave in debut is eligible to live up to that confidence today.
Watch This Munny.
Kaling.

SEVENTH RACE
Idea Generation...Tattersalls auction purchases have done well for this outfit.
Born Dapper...Has shown some ability in first two.
Treasured Gem...Might prove to be an interesting fitrster.
Hola Gata.
Love Tankj.
Dirt: 13-5-7-10-11-3.

EIGHTH RACE
Kinetic Sky...Drops in for a tag in seasonal debut.
Swiftsure...In for a tag.
Bold Victory...Nice win for a tag.
Emerald Express.

NINTH RACE
Osiria...Much improved effort.
Boxing Day...Seems better than the record indicates.
Tuscan Queen...Lone in was at Saratoga last year.
A Little Faith.
Nota Bene.
Dirt: 10-9-511.

TENTH RACE
Pivotal Mission...In for a tag in second start back.
Smoke and Heat...MSW to mdn clm.
Street Vendor...Also makes the potent move.
Floki's Flight.
Dirt: Dirt: 8-10-4.

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