Today's Best Bets

Saratoga Race Course Monday, Septmeber 31, 2025 Meet Total ... 116- 409 [695.30]

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Yesteriday

5-14. Wiiners in R4 [16.20]; R7 [4.00]; R8 [6.30]; R10 [4.60] and R12 3.30]. Also, R1 ... CBx x 16.40; R3 ... BCA x 26.80 t 73.00; R7 ... ABC 4.00 x 20.20 t 72.00; R8 ... Ab-x-Bc 6.30 A scr; R12 .. AEBC 3.30 x 21.60 t 63.50 s 234.00.
R13 .. x-xentry-xentry-Ab-Bd A C scr

Today

Penny breakage starts today in NY.

FIRST RACE
Epic Quest...$1mil purchase is bred to win-early.
Oscar's Hope...Experience counts.
Winning Method...Nature/nurture: win-early breeding and trainer.
Grunge.

SECOND RACE
Duration...In good form.
Barb...Same.
Time to Win...Live firster.
Voulevous.

THIRD RACE
New York Scrappy...MSW to mdn clm.
Makeyourmoment... Absolutely fits.
Ragazzo d'Oro...In the mix at a price.
Alittlebitnaughty.

FOURTH RACE
Lachaise...Good-looking return.
Dreamlike...Interesting trying turf off the claim.
Ennis Town...Broke miaden on dirt but ran well on grass.
My Life Story/Willintoriskitall.

FIFTH RACE
Last Man Standing.
Volt.
Career Risk...Class move.
Cocktailsnkringle.

SIXTH RACE
Too B Wed.
Dancingwithdestiny.
Sassy Stats...Win-early sibs.
Island Charm.

SEVENTH RACE
Fully Subscribed...Solid debut win -- albeit in October.
Points Is Points...Big Beyer two back.
Meursault...Outside post is no bonus.
Soundbite.

EIGHTH RACE
Louise Proctor...Primed.
Big Beautiful...Sppedy and in good form.
Curlin's Angel...First two were solid.
Scarlett's Halo.

NINTH RACE - G1 $300K Hopeful
Buetane...In from SoCal off of a big debut.
Curtain Call...Solid maiden-breaker.
Romeo...Already a stakes winner.
Flyin Hawaiian.

TENTH RACE - $135K Sranac
Crudo...Sometimes these 3YOs move away from the big boys on dirt and have an edge if they take to the turf.
Ashbury Park...If he rebounds to performance from two back.
Stars and Strides...Contends.
Leon Blue.

ELEVENTH RACe
Every Vote Counts...How about ending the meet with a Chad Brown price horse?
Say Yes To Dreams...Completes the Chad-xacta?!?
Loveontheleftbank...Euro-transplant was OK in debut.
Divine Rose.

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