7/26: Saratoga (Day 4-Whitney)

[Kasept]

Friday proved to be a memorable day as post-scratch revision of early P4 yielded a $4,300 result on $96 play thanks to Mr. Jerkens' So Glitzy ($38) in the 3rd. This was a fortuitous score as it does not come off without the departure of One Caroline from the race which left it wide open in my opinion. Rest of the fun twilight afternoon was OK in spots too, and ended the day well keying runner-up Sweet Bama Breeze ("Best Value") in the nightcap. Hope you did well...

Plenty to get you involved at the windows with Whitney Day the feature of today's 'BC Challenge' racing, a $500,000+ C/O at Del Mar, and the Sixty Minute Six looking like a fun and worthwhile series...


SARATOGA RACE COURSE


POST-SCRATCHES


1st: NYB-ALW/N1X, 3+, 6f (P3, DD, Super)

Most Likely: #5 Rollers 9-5 2nd
Next Best: #1 Borrowing Limit 4-1 3rd
Best Value: #3 Brendan's Warrior 20-1 6th
Super Add: #8 Benny the Waiter 7-2 WON


2nd: MSW, 2yo, 6f (P4, P3, DD, Super)

Another 'little to go on' Maiden affair.. Some top connected babies here including Great Crusade, a DWL-trained son of the nice Victory U.S.A. by Awesome Again..

Most Likely: #1e Mott-Live Oak entry 3-1 6th
Best Value: #8 Masked Man 8-1 5th
Next Best: #3 Munnings 2-1 WON
Super Add: #4 Great Crusade 6-1 8th


3rd: MSW, 3+, 8.5f-IT (P3, DD)

ML fave (Certifiably Royal) not remotely better than several here at far better prices..

Most Likely: #1 Oceanography 5-1 8th
Best Value: #4 Uncle Indy 8-1 5th
Next Best: #3 Baronial 9-2 WON
Exotics Add: #6 Certifiably Royal 3-1 3rd


4th: OC/C, 3+, 9f (P3, DD)

Best Value: #3 FULL CHARGE 8-1 7th
Most Likely: #7 August Rex 7-2 5th
Next Best: #5 Unbridled's Heart 2-1 2nd
Exotics Add: #1a (POE) Acai 6-1 WON


5th: NYB-ALW/N1X, 3+, 8.5f-IT (G/S, P3, DD, Super)

Top pair look to be slightly better to me than the rest here, but MANY at 10-1+ have potential top juice the exotics at the least.. Fun betting affair..

Most Likely: #8 Stepaside 7-2 WON
Best Value: #5 Cardinal Hill 8-1 4th
Next Best: #1 Minot Light 8-1 6th
Super Add: #6 Striking Rizzi 15-1 11th


<$75 P4 Play:

2: 1-3-4-8
3: 1-3-4
4: 3-5-7
5: 5-8

4x3x3x2 = $72


Sixty Minute P6

A SARATOGA 6 3:39
B MONMOUTH PARK 7 3:50
C DELAWARE PARK 8 3:56
D PHILADELPHIA PARK 9 4:01
E SARATOGA 7 4:12
F DELAWARE PARK 9 4:21


6th: MSW, 3+, 7f (Sixty Min. 6, P6, P3, DD, Super)

Rare 14 horse field and impossible way to start SAR and 60 Min. P6's..

Most Likely: #6 White Tie 4-1 11th
Best Value: #9 SCR
Next Best: #2 Tiz It 9-2 2nd
Super Adds: #14 Hi Daddy 12-1 4th


B MONMOUTH PARK 7 3:50

3-4-8


C DELAWARE PARK 8 3:56

7-2-11


D PHILADELPHIA PARK 9 4:01

8-9-3-4-6


7th: 70th Diana (Gr. I), F&M-3+, 9f-T (P4, P3, Super)

Best Value: #1 Bit of Whimsey 12-1 9th
Most Likely: #6 Criminologist 8-1 8th
Next Best: #2 Dynaforce 4-1 2nd
Super Add: #8 Forever Together 15-1 WON


F DELAWARE PARK 9 4:21

2-4-5-8


60 Min. P6 Play:

A: 6-9
B: 3-4-8
C: 2-7-11
D: 8
E. 1-2
F: 2-4-5-8

2x3x3x1x2x4 = $144


8th: 24th Vanderbilt H. (Gr. II), 3+, 6f (P3, DD)

Busin' Stones SCR'd..

Most Likely: #5 Abraaj 3-1 WON
Best Value: #1 Thor's Echo 6-1 4th
Next Best: #2 First Defense 4-1 2nd


9th: 55th Go for Wand (Gr. I), F&M-3+, 9f (P3, DD)

Most Likely: #1 Ginger Punch 1-2 WON
Best Value: #5 Copper State 10-1 2nd
Next Best: #4 Moon Catcher 5-1 4th


10th: 81st Whitney H. (Gr. I), 3+, 9f (DD, Super)

Fascinating version of this Spa standard and too many good prices to accept any in the assortment of vulnerable ML top choices..

Most Likely: #7 Rising Moon 10-1 5th
Best Value: #6 Tasteyville 12-1 10th
Next Best: #8 Grasshopper 10-1 3rd
Super Add: #10 Student Council 6-1 2nd


<$75 All Stakes P4 Play:

7: 1-6
8: 1-2-5-6
9: 1-4
10: 1-5-6-7-8

2x4x2x5 = $80


11th: CLM/N2L, 3+, 5.5f-T (Super)

Most Likely: #1 Shaami 4-1 6th
Best Value: #6 Ya Think 6-1 3rd
Next Best: #7 Friday Meeting 8-1 2nd
Super Add: #10 Body Blows 20-1 8th


Good luck!
Steve