Saratoga Race Course Picks
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Let’s get Ready to Rumble
Whatever happens in the Pacific Classic and Jockey Club Gold Cup both these races along with last week’s Travers should give us a nice glimpse into what we will have to decipher to make a hard punch as I love to do every year in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. With replays and my own personal notes and observations such a vital part of my handicapping I’ll be glued to the TV. The Cool $1 Million
The Travers, Is it a One-Horse Race?
Well, is it? Not so fast, no pun intended. The Field: Magnitude (2-1, rail) – Speed from the rail; returning from injury with an Iowa Derby win.Bracket Buster (20-1) Some pace but overmatched.Strategic Focus (6-1) – Chad Brown’s late-developing colt, now with blinkers.Sovereignty (2-5) – Dominant Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner, plus Jim Dandy victor.McAfee (20-1) Maybe picks up some pieces and a big check.Sovereignty is the standout—having already captured the Kentucky Derby and Belmont
The Alabama 2025
I have seen so many Alabama’s in person since I was a kid it has just become a special race for me. Betting about $1000 on It’s in the Air to upset Davona Dale when I was a kid surely helped. Let’s look at this year’s running. This year’s Grade 1 Alabama at Saratoga has no shortage of intrigue, with the mile-and-a-quarter distance sure to test not only class, but stamina and surface preference. Nitrogen
East Coast West Coast Turf Fillies and Mares
We got the freight train home last week. Sierra Leone moved back up the ladder with a strong win as the second choice in The Whitney. Let’s see what we can do on both coasts with the turf fillies and mares this week. The Saratoga Oaks Invitational shapes up as a tactical battle, with the front-running Opulent Restraint looming as a potential wire-to-wire threat. The daughter of Dubawi has flashed serious early speed in her
Key Races & Bets for Saturday, August 9th, 2025
Race 8 at Saratoga – Post Time 4:31 PM Eastern Top win contenders in preference/probability order: Surveillance, Little Ni, Light the Way, Maximus Meridius This is a good betting race because the 2 to 1 starting favorite, Damon’s Mound, is vulnerable. He was away from the races for 13 months until January, won a restricted stakes in a field of five, and has run poorly since. There are horses in better form and as fast
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