Today's Best Bets

Saratoga Race Course Thursday, August 25, 2022 Meet Total ... 92-305 [$589.20]

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2022 Best Bets Picks/Plays archive.

Yesterday

2-9. Winners in R6 [3.30], R7 [4.40]. R1 steeplechase was canceled. Also, R6 ... ADBC 3.30 x 12.80 t 21.60 s 52.00; R8 ... DCBA x 30.20 t 94.00 s 179.40; R10 .. CAB x 108.50 t 265.00.

Attendance: 24448. Weather: A relatively brief but monsoonish storm hit the area Tuesday night with enough rain to cause cancellation of Wednesday's jump race and turf-to-dirt moves for all of the grass races. Otherwise we were back to more of the same, mostly sunny, warm and humid.

Today

FIRST RACE
Monterey Peninsula...Trainer very good with pertinent stats.
Supersonic...Sire good with firsters.
Necromancer...Experience counts.
Naked and Famous.

SECOND RACE
Rocket City...Win-early sire. Sib Basking won debut. Sib Diligent 3,1 to start career.
Lady Caraggio...Has popped a couple nice looking works.
Cant Keep Me Down...Trainer does well first out.
Playlist.
Reflexivity.
Dirt: 7-6-5-10-11-16.

THIRD RACE
St Joe Louis...On best effort.
Hard Rye Guy...Also capable on best effort.
Ancient Times...Interesting. Jumper returns to flat after showing some speed over the hurdles.
Royal Spirit.
Dirt: 11-10-12-1.

FOURTH RACE
Secret Thunder...Bolt d'Oro firsters this year: 42-9-6-4. Sib Secret Zar 2,1 to start. Sib Your Secret's Safe took nine to win but was 9-1-4-2 during that time.
Royal Mover...Might move forward on the class move.
Mr Bob...Sire is notable with debut runners.
Ee Yah.

FIFTH RACE
Dust Devil... Beyers over last couple have moved in the wrong direction - but might rebound to back numbers with class drop.
Direct Order...Moves up slightly off claim and win.
Kumar...Might return to a better Beyer on a fast track.
Locally Owned.

SIXTH RACE
Rocky Sky...Should be heard from in the lane.
Mia Martina...Better than latest.
Queen Bourbon...In the hunt more often than not.
ChampagneIvy.
Beside Herself.
Dirt: 8-5-3-1-2-4.

SEVENTH RACE
Dripping Gold...Third start back and blinker on. Might be interesting at 10-1 ML.
Impulsiveness...Appreciated move to grass.
James Jones...Rounding back to maiden-breaking performance?
The Grey Wizard.
Dirt: 16-12-14-10.

EIGHTH RACE
Lute Player...Win-early breeding. Sib Orchestration 2,1 to start.
Liquidity Provider...Just missed in debut and comes from potent team.
Precursory...Capable.
Tizzy in the Sky.

NINTH RACE - Riskaverse
Faith in Humanity...Won in debut for win-early team. Tested here.
Skims...Has run decently in stakes.
Customer List...Barn mate to top pick. Irad rides.
Canisy.
Dirt: 10-7-5-1.

TENTH RACE
Digital Future...Drops in for a tag.
Spettro...NY-bred alw into open clmr -- potent move.
Uncle George...On best effort.
Milano.
Napa Spirit.
Dirt: 16-15-10-13.

If we are interested in both halves of an entry -- in event of a scratch -- it is noted that way [in other words, both halves are named]. If only one-half of the entry is named, then we prefer that half and will move to our next pick listed [rather than the other half of the entry] in event of a scratch.

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