Sar-a-tooo-GAAAA!!!

[Gandolf]

40 days of world class racing in under 7 weeks during the 2nd half of summer.

Friday's pick four looks promising. The 7th is fairly wide open, I see about half the field 1,2,3,5,10,12 with a realistic shot, and Cumbria is barely luke warm as the 4-1 favorite. Watch out for the 13 if she draws in, a must use.

The 8th, 9th and 10th feature a handful of contenders with in each with some potential spots to single. In the 8th 1,2,4,9 look like the big players, but a stand can be taken with Pletcher's Nonna Madeline, who broke slow in her debut at Monmouth then ran them off their feet.

In the 9th, I see three strong choices, 1,3,7. Daddy is a Legend is a reasonable favorite, but the other two are in Chad's barn and I can't ignore him in the first turf race of the meet.

The 10th looks like a three horse race, 8,11,12. 12 is another Chad horse coming off a long layoff and showing good works heading in.

I'll play a pair pick 4s around the two singles: 1,2,3,5,10,12 / 2 / 1,3,7 / 8,11,12 and 1,2,3,5,10,12 / 1,2,4,9 / 1,3,7 / 12

CHEERS TO A FUN SUMMER AT THE SPA!!

 

[ProV1Colt]

Weather gonna be ok?

 

[Lloyd Braun]

Good luck Gandolf!

Race 7 I can't really disagree with any of the 5 you like. I'll be looking for speed on the turf early in the meet, especially on the inner, I expect speed to hold up early on as my understanding is it has been dry there and the course should be quite firm and speed tends to do better on the inner. I am kind of leaning on keying 3,5,10

Race 8 Agree 2 should be tough here, also interested in 3,5,9

Race 9 Think 3 can sit the perfect trip just sitting off the lead, but also like 1 and 5 who might be able to steal it on the front end without alot of other speed here

Race 10 8 and 12 are most logical but think 8 might want a little more ground and 12 might revert back to hanging in the stretch. I think 11,5,9 are others with a chance

 

[Gandolf]

Good luck Gandolf!

Race 7 I can't really disagree with any of the 5 you like. I'll be looking for speed on the turf early in the meet, especially on the inner, I expect speed to hold up early on as my understanding is it has been dry there and the course should be quite firm and speed tends to do better on the inner. I am kind of leaning on keying 3,5,10

Race 8 Agree 2 should be tough here, also interested in 3,5,9

Race 9 Think 3 can sit the perfect trip just sitting off the lead, but also like 1 and 5 who might be able to steal it on the front end without alot of other speed here

Race 10 8 and 12 are most logical but think 8 might want a little more ground and 12 might revert back to hanging in the stretch. I think 11,5,9 are others with a chance

Best of luck to you as well Lloyd! :cheers3:

 

[Gandolf]

Weather gonna be ok?

Looking solid until Sunday.

 

[Gandolf]

Big scratch of #12 in the finale, will add 2 & 7 in that race and have just the one single:

1,2,3,5,10,12 / 2 / 1,3,7 / 2,7,8,11

 

[Timh]

BOL Gandolf.

 

[Play2win]

Not much rain lately in Saratoga and turf is rock hard and speed favoring...in R7 #10 appears to be controlling speed

 

[Gandolf]

12 by a flared nostril ahead of Chad's filly.

 

[Gandolf]

Pletcher wins these Schuylervilles about every other year. Getting bet hard early.

 

[Play2win]

R8 Win #8

 

[thedegenerate]

Watching tvg. My buddy is losing his ass lol

 

[Play2win]

R9 H2H (BetUS) #5 Goodthingstaketime +100 vs #7 Altea 0.5u

 

[Gandolf]

Well #1 lived up to her last speed figure on the slop. She was 5 lengths the best if that number held, looks like it did. JV had #2 much closer to the pace this time and she was empty late.

 

[Gandolf]

Finale won by a “Saratoga special”, a mystery horse moving up in class off a ten month layoff. Always seem to miss ‘this type.

 

[Gandolf]

Saturday late Pick 4

Race 8 - Speed should do well in this turf sprint as the course is firm. 1,3 & 6 all with recent efforts that can win this, nice price on #1. #2 is also reasonable but probably pace compromised.

Race 9 - Sanford Stakes has a wide open field of seven. Early pace numbers favor 6 & 7, Todd has #1 coming off a sharp work, and #8 also shows nice works coming off his wire win.

Race #10 - Tough to get past the top 3 here, 1, 2, 6, the two Chads and Proctor's Ledge who is 2 for 2 at the Spa.

Race #11 - #9 is another who's 2 for 2 at Saratoga, #11 won at this level last month at Belmont, and #8 fits the level, gets a break on the distance and shows a sharp work heading in, all for 5-1.

1,3,6 / 1,6,7,8 / 1,2,6 / 8,9,11

 

[Gandolf]

Sunday late Pick 4

Race 7 - Demanding 7f distance for maidens, like the 5 on the cutback and the sharp drill for Mott. #9 a logical choice for Chad, has closed OK in his two starts. 3 and 7 are the mystery horses, both moving from turf to dirt, 3 is a little better prospect from the Weaver barn who loves to fire their best here.

Race 8 - 3 and 5 are a couple of Irish breds that make sense here. 6 and 9 figure to battle for the lead but I like the 6 better on the distance cutback. Intrigued by #4 trying turf for the first time, gets a patient Leparoux on board.

Race 9 - Its Monomoy Girl vs Midnight Bisou, great matchup of the premier fillies running today. Could they wear each other out and let Eskimo Kisses run by? Doubt it. Sit back and enjoy what should be a Blind Luck/Havre de Grace type battle.

Race 10 - Chad with a couple in 2 and 9 that are lightly raced; 9 just missed last time and 2 had traffic issues but closed well. Value choice look like #3, with four seconds but coming off a break and working well. Also interested in #4, new to the Toner barn, stretching out.

5,9 / 3,4,5,6 / 2,4 / 2,3,4,9

 

[Gandolf]

Ugh, running cold

 

[KJ]

Whoa Midnight Bisou now the 1/2 favorite??

Ummm

 

[Gandolf]

Just a small Pick 3 in the slop today. Race 7: 2,7,11 / 7 / 3,10,12

 

[KJ]

Any horse play today? Early weekend, too hot to do anything else.

 

[aplous]

Heading to San Diego tomorrow for a week....got tickets for Sunday at Del Mar pretty excited.

 

[KJ]

I've been playing Saratoga and Del Mar

Have a blast, all the times there and never been to the track. Downtown Del Mar is pretty awesome especially during race season

 

[KJ]

Another horse just took a tumble at Del Mar, seems like it happens a ton at that track

 

[Lloyd Braun]

Saratoga Race 8 Pick 4: 1,4/2,7,9/1,2,4/5,6,7,9,11,12

 

[KJ]

Trying to beat Vino Rosso eh, I like it!

 

[Lloyd Braun]

Taking a shot, not really a fan. hopefully can catch a price

 

[KJ]

Buddy's fraternity brother owns Winchell Farms, got 2 runners here...pulling for Tenfold

 

[Lloyd Braun]

Buddy's fraternity brother owns Winchell Farms, got 2 runners here...pulling for Tenfold

:cheers3:

 

[KJ]

Gun Runner seemed to do ok for them

 

[Lloyd Braun]

They have had some good horses

 

[Lloyd Braun]

Tapiture and Untapable I think were their's as well

 

[KJ]

Yep that was their break. Thought Tenfold was gonna give it up there in the stretch but pretty great jock work from Santana

Get that p4

 

[Lloyd Braun]

I thought Tenfold was going to give it up for sure, would have taken the 1, hopefully I could get this home

 

[KJ]

At least I had the 2/1 EX, not been doing so hot today

 

[Lloyd Braun]

Find a couple of prices in the finale here.

 

[Lloyd Braun]

Del Mar Race 7 Pick 4: 1,2,3,4,8/3/2,3,8/2,3,7,12,14

 

[Play2win]

Spa R7 Win #2
Spa R9 Win #4

 

[Play2win]

R9 and R10 canceled today

 

[Play2win]

R2 Win #15

 

[Play2win]

R3 Win #9

 

[B.A.R.]

:cheers3:

 

[Play2win]

R4
Exacta 9/3,6
DD 9/5

 

[Play2win]

R5 Win #5

 

[RBTrojan]

Brutal beat. She ran her race though..

 

[Play2win]

R6 Win #8

 

[Play2win]

Brutal beat. She ran her race though..

UNI was able to just make one run and #5 ran wide and moved too soon

 

[Play2win]

R7 pk3 #1,2,3,4,6,9/3,6,7,8,9/2

 

[RBTrojan]

Uni looked wider than the 5... I had a little bet on the 4 so I was watching the front more than the back.

 

[Play2win]

Uni looked wider than the 5... I had a little bet on the 4 so I was watching the front more than the back.

Correct and came from last but #5 came from 2nd to last and made wide pre move on backside and entering stretch...uni had better trip