Race 1
6 Shadow Surprise 5 Bar None 3 Helluva Choice Secondary (1, 4, 7)
Race 2
6 Love Your Buttons 4 Admirals Cove 10 Culture Carrier Secondary (2, 3, 8)
Race 3
4 St. Augustine 1 Prolific 3 Debating
Race 4
1A/1 – Doinwhatshelikes/Ritzy Lass 6 Littlemissbusiness 3 Josephine’s Moment
Race 5
4 History Supreme 8 Wild and Funny 5 Rushing Fall Secondary (1, 6)
Race 6
9 Fiscal Discipline 8 Weekend Hottie 5 Silly Numbers Secondary (2, 3)
Race 7
9 Gio’s Calling 3 Mannerin Aamer 10 Black Tide 2 Cerise’s Princess
Race 8
2 Meantime 1 Harlan Punch 9 Clubman 11 Spieth Secondary (6, 3, 4)
Race 9
6 Uni 3 La Coronel 8 Vue Fantastique Secondary (2, 4, 10)
Race 10
11 Cloud Control 12 Performance Bonus 8 Carribean 4 Cordero Secondary (1)
Race 1
7 Kentucky Dancer 5 Call Her Karma 3 Making Havoc Secondary (1, 2)
Race 2
10 Voting Control 11 Ambassador Jim 2 Power Boss Preferred first time starters – 6 Raise Em Up and 8 Arch Value
Race 3
1 Dwizard 7 Givetheman a Cigar 3 Zonic Secondary (6)
Race 4
5 Air Vice Marshal 8 Homewood Field 7 Lucullan Secondary (3, 6)
Race 5
8 Reconsider It 1 Prima Attrice 5 Wish Upon [11 Kat O Mine] Secondary (3, 7, 10)
Race 6
7 Gotta Curlin 2 Copper Town 5 Fuel the Bern Secondary (1, 4, 6)
Race 7
7 Tiznoble 5 Polar Axis 1 Rapscallion Secondary (3, 10, 12)
Race 8
6 White Flag 7 Big Handsome 5 Proforma Secondary (1, 2, 3)
Race 9
3 Parade 7 Knarsdale 6 Jamyson ‘n Ginger Secondary (5)
Race 10
9 Sly Ranger 1 Crazy About Jazz 7 Veil Dance Secondary (11, 8)
Race 1
2 My Golden Rose 7 Nisha 6 Claivoyant Lady 4 Gobi
Race 2
10 Devine Entry 7 Factor This 9 Triangulate Secondary (6)
Race 3
1 Portfolio Manager 3 Carlino 6 Cinderela El Crome Secondary (ALL)
Race 4
5 Coal Truth 6 Super Sermon 1 Allured Secondary (2)
Race 5
1 Kahrumana 7 Scheme 10 Fancy Kitten 5 Vagabond Secondary (2, 4, 8)
Race 6
1 Wake Island 5 Length 3 Speighgal Secondary (6, 8)
Race 7
3 Itsinthestars 11 Treatherlikestar 12 High Jingo Secondary (4, 6, 7, 9)
Race 8
6 Far From Over 1 Backsideofthemoon 3 Conquest Windy city 2 Doyouknowsomething Secondary (4)
Race 9
3 Blacktype 4 Camelot Kitten 9 Night Prowler 8 Revved Up Secondary (2, 6, 7)
Race 10
11 Tu Exageres 6 Minerology 7 Asphalt Paving Secondary (2, 4, 5, 8)
We’re going into the last weekend of the Saratoga meet with a good 12-race Saturday Card. I was there on Travers weekend and had a great time. On to the Saturday card.
Race 1
5 Lookin at Blessing 9 Borse Vento 1 Driven by Thunder Secondary (6)
Race 2
[12 Voting Control] 9 Telecommunication 4 A I Initiative 2 Let’s Go Mick Secondary (3, 6)
Race 3
3 Bluegrass Jamboree 9 Frosty Gal 6 Quick on the Draw 7 Never Hungover Secondary (4)
Race 4
2 Shalako 11 Turbo Street 7 Dancetrack Secondary (1, 5)
Race 5
3 Funtastic 1 Lunaire 8 J. S. Choice Secondary (2, 4, 5, 6)
Race 6
9 Lionite 6 Bourbon Resolution 5 Slot Secondary (2, 7)
Race 7
6 Gift Box 3 Warrior’s Club 1 Still Krz Secondary (2, 4, 8)
Race 8
4 Create a Dream 6 Thais 2 Wild About Harry Secondary (1, 5, 12)
Race 9
4 Bricks and Mortar 9 Rocketry 8 Makarios 2 Yoshida
Race 10
4 Pure Silver 1 Separationofpowers 3 Lady Ivanka
Race 11
2 Gun Runner 1 Neolithic 3 Rally Cry Secondary (4)
Race 12
7 Sarandia 8 Harmonize 4 War Flag Secondary (2, 3)
Race 1
8 Good Magic 2 Hazit 6 High North Secondary (5)
Race 2
3 Surprise Twist 8 Holiday Bonus 5 Kabang Secondary (7, 9)
Race 3
10 Neepawa 9 Another 6 Fortune Cookie Secondary (5)
Race 4
9 Sticksstatelydude 4 Threefiveindia 6 Shaft of light Secondary (2, 3)
Race 5
10 Cerise’s Prince 8 Ray’s the Bar 4 Cloontia Secondary (2, 1)
Race 6
2 Songbird 3 Going for Broke 4 Forever Unbridled
Race 7
3 Paulassilverlining 4 By the Moon 7 Highway Star Secondary (2, 5)
Race 8
5 AnnArbor Eddie 2 Takaful 1 Practical Joke Secondary (7, 9)
Race 9
6 Mind Your Biscuits 10 Defrong 4 Divining Rod Secondary (5, 7)
Race 10
5 Money Multiplier 7 Idaho 2 Bigger Picture Secondary (3, 6)
Race 11
10 Irap 5 Good Samaritan 4 Tapwrit 6 Girvin This is a very competitive Travers, with 9 or 10 horses having a legitimate chance. I went with Irap because the horse really seems to have blossomed over the summer. Throw out the Derby where he all sorts of trouble and he’s never really run a bad race. Should be close to his morning line odds at post time. Good Samaritan was very strong in the jim Dandy. That gives him a win over the track, something none of the other horses can say. Girvin is another one that looks great except for his Derby. Tapwrit has rested since the Belmont, and I’m not sure I like that, but his trainer Todd Pletcher is a solid 20% with layoff horses.
Race 12
1 Lady Eli 6 Dickinson 5 Antonoe
Race 13
8 All About Voodoo 4 Prognostication 10 Nile Prince Secondary (11, 12)
Race 1
7 Northernstreetgal 5 Silverado Mist 2 Codrington Secondary (1, 4)
Race 2
7 Samadi Sky 2 Build to Suit 3 Eye Luv Lulu Secondary (4, 5, 6)
Race 3
2 Sunset Ridge 3 Danielle’s Pride 5 Bonita Blanca
Race 4
3 Barbarossa 6 Battle Station 9 Potomac Two Step Secondary (2, 4, 5)
Race 5
4 Smokin Platinum 8 What a Catch 3 Aveenu Malcainu 6 Morning Breez
Race 6
5 New Canaan 12 Hardly Mate 6 Grandpa’s Arianna Secondary (9, 1, 10)
Race 7
8 Fourstar Crook 7 Ack Naughty 2 Bar of Gold 10 Freudie Anne Secondary (3, 4)
Race 8
8 I Still Miss You 5 Cause We Are Loyal 7 Newport Breeze 9 Trouble for Skylar Secondary (2, 3, 6)
Race 9
2 King Kreesa 5 Kharafa 9 Offering Plan Secondary (3, 7, 4)
Race 10
5 Broken Engagement 4 Twisted Tom 3 Can You Diggit Secondary (6, 7)
Race 11
1 Mr. Cat 4 Atwitzend 10 Silky Way Secondary (2, 6, 11)
Race 1
1 Caniform 8 Lightning Buzz 6 Straightaway May Secondary (9, 10)
Race 2
8 Rapt 9 Kantune 7 Air Vice Marshal Secondary (3)
Race 3
9 Equityforall 5 Empressof the Nile 6 Complicit Secondary (1, 3, 8, 10)
Race 4
9 Swift One 2 Pirelione 5 Fortuitous Path Secondary (1, 3, 10)
Race 5
10 Wealth Effect 3 Layla Noor 1 Fools Gold Secondary (9)
Race 6
3 In Jail 7 Gibbet 10 Perfect Miss Secondary (2, 6)
Race 7
4 Italian Syndicate 1 Wicked Macho 9 Gehrig Secondary (5, 7, 10)
Race 8
9 Magician’s Vanity 8 Lillie’s Answer 2 Winner’s Dream
Race 9
1 Verve’s Tale 2 Going for Broke 4 Romantic Vision Secondary (5, 7)
Race 10
7 Ventry Bay 3 Helluva Choice 4 Stormin Maclean Secondary (9)
Race 1
2 Turbo Street 5 Docs Legacy 8 Southside Warrior Secondary (7)
Race 2
10 Witch Doctor 7 Blockade 3 Hyndford [13 Another ] Secondary (4, 8, 9)
Race 3
5 Hexameter 4 Wildcat Belle 1 Aslan’s Way Secondary (2, 7)
Race 4
1 Hello Don Julio 6 Manitoulin 2 Black Sea Secondary (3, 4, 7)
Race 5
2 Super Sermon 6 Variant Perception 8 Avery Island Secondary (1, 7)
Race 6
1 Blame Us All 8 Meantime 5 Hookup Secondary (2, 6)
Race 7
4 Mom’s On Strike 1/1A La Sola Ranger/Giada Vegas 8 Glory to Kitten Secondary (2, 6, 9)
Race 8
6 Uni 2 Party Boat 4 Protor’s Ledge Secondary (1, 3)
Race 9
4 Lockdown 1 New Money Honey 2 Holy Helena Secondary (6, 7)
Race 10
4 Speighgal 1 Assertive 8 No Cats Allowed 10 Sweet Avery
Race 1
9 Tiz a Kitten 3 Pinchbeck 7 Ten Penny Princess [11 Bareeqa] Secondary (1, 6)
Race 2
7 Tug of War 6 Saltine Warrior 2 Nonna’s Boy Secondary (1)
Race 3
2 Sportscaster 8 Silver Dagger 6 Boss Man 5 Spin Cycle Secondary (1, 4)
Race 4
7 El Dulce 6 Dial One 1 Mentality Secondary (3)
Race 5
2 Missbigtimes 8 Tayler’s the Boss 1 Under Suspicion 5 Missimpazzi
Race 6
3 Surprise Twist 12 Convivial 6 Lucullan Secondary (1, 4)
Race 7
4 Tommy T 1/1A Fully Vested/Old Dubai 8 Malibu Action Secondary (6)
Race 8
7 Bluegrass Singer 8 Carve 6 Alex the Terror Secondary (2, 3, 5)
Race 9
4 Miss Katie Mae 9 Ella 6 Wild About Harry Secondary (1, 2, 10)
Race 10
4 Holy Week 2 Sanavi 3 Prize Fight
Best Bet: Gift Box, Race 9
Longshot: Sammy Wonder Stone, Race 1
Race 1
7 Sammy Wonder Stone 6 Set the Trappe 5 Scarly Charly Secondary (1, 2, 4)
Race 2
2 Airtouch 9 Base Command 8 Indimaaj
Race 3
2 Six Schillings 9 Space Mountain 4 Dr Edgar Secondary (3, 5)
Race 4
3 Sly Roxy 6 Limited View 1 Pure Silver Secondary (7)
Race 5
4 Azar 12 Blarp 9 Made in Detroit Secondary (2, 10)
Race 6
8 Sportswear 10 Double Bourbon 2 Machtree Secondary (3, 9)
Race 7
2 Coal Truth 1 Wyatt’s Town 9 Coltandmississippi Secondary (5, 7)
Race 8
5 Puca 8 Off Limits 2 Somethingelse Secondary (1, 3, 4, 6)
Race 9
1 Gift Box 5 Lewys Vaporizer 8 Still Krz Secondary (3)
Race 10
7 World Approval. 3 Time Test 2 American Patriot Secondary (1, 5, 6) This edition of the Fourstardave Handicap has a small but very competitive field. In fact you can make a case for any of the 6 turf horses scheduled to start . The horse with the most natural speed looks like Sassy Little Lila, and I have a feeling she could be out on an easy lead and hard to catch. However, she’s not proven against males and this is a strong field, but she does give some reason to pause. Time Test is the obvious favorite, but given he couldn’t win in a couple of five horse fields he may be vulnerable. American Patriot was no match for the horses in the Queen Anne Stakes at Ascot, but is a multiple graded race winner and has done well at the distance. The horse that has captured my attention is World Approval. He has been consistent and the cutback to a mile should be a big help. I expect him to track Sassy Little Lila and get the jump on the closers, and if he gets a good ride from Franco (an upgrade from Leparoux in my opinion) he can pull off the mild upset.
Race 11
1 Atwitzend 12 Mr. Cat 8 Dab Secondary (7)
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