Today's Best Bets

Saratoga Race Course Sunday, August 14, 2022 Meet Total ... 69-235 [$448.40]

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Yesterday

1-11. Winner in R8 [3.80]. Also, R2 ... DBx x 114.50; R4 ... BAC x 7.10 no tri only four ran; R10 .. BAC x 17.80 t 32.40.

Attendance: 38629. Weather was very nice. Sunny and comfortable.

Today

FIRST RACE
Closethegame Sugar. AE. Sire good with precocious runners. Sib Bourbon Frontier 10,1,1 to start career.
Rock Chalk...Cairo Prince is a win-early sire. A couple sibs won in their thrid career starts.
Kbcya Later...Improving Beyers.
Deccan Prince.

SECOND RACE
Root Cause... Sib Vertical Oak 4,1,2,1 to start. Payne 3,2,1 to start.
Astrila... Sire OK with firsters. Sib Dyandrive 2,1 to start and won the Lure here on 8/6.
Momas...Eligible to come out running.
Conseillante.
Towhead.
Dirt: 1-10-8-7-5-11.

THIRD RACE
Prairie Fire...Tepid nod in a confusing field.
Big Q...Notable class move.
Cadeau de Paix...Drops second off thd claim.
Shadolamo.

FOURTH RACE
Cost Basis...Gets class relief for potent outfit.
Fire Sword...Drops in second start back.
Lafitte's Fleet...In good form when last seen.
Swiftsure.
American Power.

FIFTH RACE
Mrs Green...Improving.
Yamas...Perhaps interesting at a price with a start under the belt.
Glitter Up...Lone turf start was promising.
She's Stormy.
Dirt: 2-7-4-3-10.

SIXTH RACE
Chocolate Gelato...Expensive 2YO purchase should benefit from debut.
Interpolate...Might come out running for very good first-out connections.
Twin Mischief...Good debut sire. Sib American Monarch won debut here in 2020 -- albeit two turn on turf.
Implicated.AE.
Socially Selective.AE.
Firing Bullets.

SEVENTH RACE
Out of Sight...Trainer going well at the meet -- and, obviously, so is the jock. Seems a good fit.
Home for Christmas...In good form.
Spungie...Lightly-raced 5YO makes seasonal debut.
My Lips Are Sealed.

Palace Gossip.
Dirt: 11-5-10-3.

EIGHTH RACE
Brattle House...Expensive yearling purchase here in 2019 has run well - hitting the exacta in all starts. Vies for $120 in N2X today.
Sweet Wilemina...Won last two -- at Parx.
Betsy Blue...Just missed on move here last time.
Forever Dreaming.

NINTH RACE - $150K Mahony
Big Invasion... Hard to fault so far.
That's Right...Impressive since moving to turf.
Surprise Boss...Behind top pick in latest.
Sky and Sand.

TENTH RACE
Reckless Spirit...Third start back and perhaps primed.
War Strategy...Also third start back.
Relate...Ran well with move to turf. Into Pletcher barn. Irad rides.
Brazillionaire.
Dirt: 13-14-10-12-6.

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