ML Odds for Saratoga leading rider
 

Dominguez (4/5)
Velazquez (4/1)
Prado (5/1)
Desormeaux (6/1)
Garcia (12/1)
Coa (15/1)
Velasquez (20/1)
Lezcano (20/1)
Maragh (30/1)
Leparoux (40/1)
Alberado (50/1)
Castellano (60/1)
Borel (100/1)
Field (150/1)

Top 4:
Desormeaux (2/1)
Leparoux (5/2)
Garcia (4/1)
Dominguez (4/1)

I'll box Cornelio, Ramon D. and Johnny V. for the tri

Garcia and Maragh look like the overlays to me.

Dominguez is probably a cinch.

Back-to-back top 5 finishes in his only two years riding this meet full time - and both times - he came into the meet from Delaware instead of riding Belmont.. which put him at a tremendous disadvantage.

Not only is he coming in from riding Belmont this time - but he dominated the standings there. He came up 12 wins short last year .. and that only amounts to an extra win every 3 racing days. There is no way this year shouldn't be light years better for him.

I'll book any :$: for Prado at 5-1.

I think Leparoux could surprise this meet. Esp if he can pick up some mounts on the Assmu babies since SB is hurt.

Prado is riding 4 of the 5 Asmussen horses on opening day ... he seems to have landed that barn with SB injured.

I thought Robbie would.

There aren't enough two turn dirt routes or Graded Stakes for Borel at Saratoga.

2007 was the only other year he rode full time at Saratoga in his career - and he went 6-for-14 with a $4.32 ROI in dirt routes.

Problem was that he was 3-for-86 in all other races at that meet.


He's 16-5-3-2 with a $4.48 ROI in all Graded Stakes at Saratoga over the last 4 years. Including a 2nd beaten less than a length with Social Probation at 24/1 odds.

What clinches the riding title may be who gets to ride all of Eddie Kenneally's 2yos.

:tro:

where is Jason Lumpkins?

That's a very deep question.

His mortal flesh is in West Virgina.

Can we actually bet on this or is this just fantasyland odds

I hate the way Prado is riding right now, I'm not sure what is wrong with him but from what I have observed he is not the same rider he was a few yrs ago.

Ever since he went down on at Saratoga two years ago? Was that closing day?

I don't remember him falling recently, however I do remember him being injuried before and coming back strongly. I don't know maybe it's me but he looks passive out there, he was never a busy rider as a Gomez is, or even a Kent D is at times, he looks like he is riding in slow motion compared to those 2. Still if he ever gets it back he was a pretty reliable rider at one time.

No love for my man Castellano? *sniff*

Tough to win a riding title when all you do is scrape the paint. (From the outside rail, that is.)

lezcano is ultra bad..he will have a higher roi than any of these. and ramon d at 4/5 is a huge bet against. imo