8/4: Saratoga (Day 16; NYSS)

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SARATOGA RACE COURSE


POST-SCRATCHES


1st: NY-ALW/N1X, 3+, 9f (P5, P3, DD)

Best Value: #2 Salisbury Knight 5-1 3rd
Next Best: #7 Onecats Chance 2-1 WON ($4.60)
Exotics Use: #1 Beyond Empire 4-1 2nd
Super Add: #3 Do a Legger 3-1 4th


2nd: NY-MCLM/$40k, 3+, 6f (P4, P3, DD)

Three late-starting firsters complicate this already murky NYB seller. Greg's Intuition (5-1) is competitive on figs, returns to the Empire State, finds friends dropping from open MSW at PRX to NY-MCLM and gets services of top pilot..

Best Value: #6 Greg's Intuition 5-1 WON ($7.40)
Next Best: #3 King Gettigan 3-1 4th
Exotics Use: #2 Bryce Bryce Baby 9-2 3rd
Super Add: #5 Mineral Water 8-1 5th


3rd: NY Stallion Series-R, 3yo, 1m-IT (P3, DD)

Specialized condition stake based on qualified NY sires quite a fun gathering. Pace picture far from clear which could make it tricky on the obvious, but later-running, favorites..

Most Likely: #4 Mental Iceberg 4-1 5th
Next Best: #7 Mark My Way 8-5 WON ($5.20)
Best Value: #6 Forever Utopia 10-1 4th
Exotics Use: #5 Free Mugatu 3-1 2nd


4th: NY-MSW, 3+, 9f-T (P6, P3, DD)

Best Value: #3 Iced Over 4-1 WON ($9.00)
Next Best: #2 A Marked Man 7-2 4th
Exotics Use: #4 Dreamboat 5-1 6th
Super Add: #5 Blue Shark 3-1 3rd


5th: CLM, 3+, 6f (G/S, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #5 Doubledown Again 2-1 2nd
Next Best: #7 Frazil 4-1 6th
Exotics Use: #4 Back Forty 7-2 7th
Super Add: #2 Metaurus 20-1 5th


P5 Grid:

1: 2-7 (A), 1-3 (B), - (C)
2: 3-6 (A), 2-5 (B), 4-9 (C)
3: 4 (A), 7 (B), 5-6 (C)
4: 3 (A), 2-4 (B), 5 (C)
5: 5 (A), 7 (B), 4 (C)


6th: NY Stallion Series-R, 3yo-F, 1m-IT (P4, P3, DD)[

Most Likely: #6 Old Harbor 3-1 2nd
Best Value: #9 Selenite 8-1 WON ($22.60)
Next Best: #8 Missy Bay 6-1 -
Exotics Use: #2 Takeoff Your Hat 5-1 -


7th: CLM/N2L, F&M-3+, 5.5f-T (P3, DD)

Most Likely: #9 Thundering Gale 5-2 3rd
Best Value: #3 Saratoga Karaoke 6-1 6th
Next Best: #8 Dattts Da Boss 8-1 2nd
Exotics Use: #1 Rumble Doll 12-1 WON ($35.60)


8th: NY-ALW, F&M-3+, 1m-IT (DD)

Will cover Unbelievable Dream in multis but play against within race..

Best Value: #1 Dreaming of Cara 10-1 9th
Next Best: #3 Invading Humor 5-1 WON ($16.20)
Exotics Use: #8 Frosty Bay 6-1 4th
Super Add: #4 Vicki's Dancer 7-2 6th


9th: CLM, 3+, 6f

Good old fashioned $20k claimer with 7-8 win candidates..

Most Likely: #4 Cast a Doubt 5-1 6th
Best Value: #2 Ancient Rome 12-1 3rd
Next Best: #9 Reserved Quality 6-1 4th
Exotics Use: #11 Sense of Peace 4-1 2nd


P4 Grid:

6: 6 (A), 8-9 (B), 2-7-10 (C)
7: 9 (A), 3 (B), 1-8 (C)
8: 1-3 (A), 4-8 (B), 2 (C)
9: 4 (A), 2-9-11 (B), 1-3-10 (C)


Good luck!
Steve