Today's Best Bets

Saratoga Race Course Thursday, August 4, 2022 Meet Total ... 44-152 [$314.60]

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Yesterday

5-10. Winners in R1 [7.20], R3 [5.30], R6 [7.70], R7 [3.30], R8 [8.80]. Also, plenty of opportunites Wednesday playing with the picks: R1 ... A-Cd-x 7.20 x 41.40 C scr; R2 ... BEA x 38.40 t 191.50; R3 ... ACBD 5.30 x 13.80 t 24.80 s 92.40; R4 ... DBA x 26.60 t 81.00; R5 ... BAC x 15.20 t 73.00; R6 ... ABx 7.70 x 25.20; R7 ... ADx 3.30 x 25.00; R8 ... ACB 8.80 x 75.00 t 219.50; R10 .. Bc-Ab-Cd x 16.60 t 73.50 A scr.

Attendance: 25596. Weather was very nice in the morning, sunny and warm but comfortable. Got hot and humid as we marched into the afternoon - but moderated nicely to be more comfortable later in gthe day.

Today

FIRST RACE
Acqua Belle...Sire and trainer are win-early. But, some concern on the debut for lower than the purchase price.
Girl Afraid...Trainer's 2YOs are very potent sprinters. This one has looked OK so far and... experience counts.
Sicilian Grandma...MSW to mdn clm.
Lady Quinn.

SECOND RACE
Private Credit...Potent win-early team.
Illicit...Win-early sire and worked a zippy 9.4 before auction purchase.
Cowichan...Experience counts.
Strut.
Personal Pursuit.
Dirt: 2-9-5-12-10-13.

THIRD RACE
WW Fitzy... In good form.
Played Hard...Perhaps the one to catch.
Boston Post Road...Lightly raced and perhaps some upside.
Millefeuille.

FOURTH RACE
Raffinity...NY-bred alw into open claimer is a potent move and this one scroed with the move last time.
My Sweet Wife...Seems better than the dud last time - but that's a question mark -- as is the surface switch.
Vallarand...Class move could provide a move forward.
Alpine queen.

FIFTH RACE
Sensible Jim...Has shown enough ability to get a tepid nod here.
Nordic Light...Should appreciate the class level.
Mistical Curlin...Fits.
One More Baby.

SIXTH RACE
New York Panther...Improved with move to turf last time and might benefit from the two sprints to route move here.
Secretary of War...Trainer is solid in all pertinent categories.
Provision...Might be OK in debut.
Captain Party.
Fire King.
Dirt: 8-2-3-12-5.

SEVENTH RACE
Mail Order...Much improved performance in win last time.
Alwayz Late...Same trainer as top pick. Best effort fits.
Secret Time...Like top pick, good win in latest.
Spicy Marq.
Bye Bye.
10-11-3-5.

EIGHTH RACE - $135K Alydar
Art Collector...Solid win in this race last year.
Masqueparade...Put together two nice races so far in 2022.
Mystic Night...Last was best yet.
Bal Harbour.

NINTH RACE
Atone...Coming out of some OK stakes tries. Slight nod in a competitive race.
Emaraaty...Good seasonal debut to build on.
Floriform...Capable.
Big Everest.
Good Governance.
Dirt: 10-6-7.

TENTH RACE
Stuck on Kitten/Mispelled Mooon...Both halves seem like good fits on a best effort.
Miss Domina...Bullet work hopefully bodes well for imrpoved performance.
Fast Corey...Trainer good off the claim.
Freedomofthepress.
Mandy Green.
Dirt: 1e-7-8-4-2-10.

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