8/17: Saratoga (Sword Dancer; Alydar)
 

SARATOGA RACE COURSE


POST-SCRATCHES


1st: MSW, F&M-3+, 11f-IT (P5, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #9 Queen's Parade 8-5 3rd
Best Value: #7 Sky Bird 10-1 2nd
Next Best: #2 Antrim Collen 3-1 4th
Exotics Use: #5 Quarla 5-1 7th


2nd: CLM, F&M-3+, 6.5f (P4, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #3 Matching Skies 2-1 3rd
Next Best: #2 Go Olivia Go 5-2 WON ($8.40)
Exotics Use: #4 Love to Score 4-1 4th


3rd: MSW, 2yo-F, 8.5f-T (P3, DD)

Most Likely: #5 Eskenformoney 4-1 2nd
Best Value: #1 Sweet Maya 6-1 5th
Next Best: #7 Cool Comfort 3-1 4th
Exotics Use: #9 Tammy the Torpedo 6-1 WON ($6.20)


4th: ALW/N1X, F&M-3+,

Most Likely: #4 House Rules 8-5 WON ($3.50)
Next Best: #1 Unbridledexplosion 3-1 2nd
Exotics Use: #3 Madaket Millie 5-2 6th
Super Add: #2 She's Justified 15-1 4th


5th: MSW, 2yo-F, 6.5f (P3, DD)

Most Likely: #7 Back Flip 3-1 8th
Best Value: #3 Top Decile 8-1 WON ($8.20)
Next Best: #2 Ring Knocker 5-2 2nd
Exotics Use: #4 Divine Praises 6-1 3rd


P5 Grid:

1: 9 (A), 2-7 (B), 3-5-8 (C)
2: 3 (A), 2-4 (B), - (C)
3: 5 (A), 1-7 (B), 2-3-8-9 (C)
4: 4 (A), 1 (B), 2-3-7 (C)
5: 7 (A), 2-3 (B), 4-8 (C)

Simple main (A/B): 3x3x3x2x3 = $81
Full multis (A/B/C): $60


P4 Grid:

2: 3 (A), 2-4 (B), - (C)
3: 5 (A), 1-7 (B), 2-3-8-9 (C)
4: 4 (A), 1 (B), 2-3-7 (C)
5: 7 (A), 2-3 (B), 4-8 (C)

Simple main (A/B): 3x3x2x3 = $27
Full multis (A/B/C): $17.50


6th: NY-ALW/N1X, 3+, 5.5f-T (P6, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #5 Hooked Forever 7-2 4th
Best Value: #1 Raglin River 15-1 6th
Next Best: #2 Vecino 5-2 5th
Exotics Use: #9 Billy the Bull 6-1 WON ($14.00)


7th: CLM/N3L, F&M-3+, 1m-IT (G/S, P3, DD)

Terrific betting race with ML faves (2-3-8) not appreciably stronger than numbers (4-5-9)..

Best Value: #4 Lemon Song 15-1 WON ($13.00)
Next Best: #3 Ready's Legend 3-1 5th
Exotics Use: #5 Tacones 10-1 7th
Super Add: #2 Aunty Pearl 5-2 2nd


8th: OC/N2X, F&M-3+, 6f (P4, P3, DD)

Most Likely: #6 Evening Show 4-1 3rd
Best Value: #4 Dulcedumbre 12-1 WON ($27.40)
Next Best: #1 Discreetly Elusive 3-1 2nd
Exotics Use: #8 Our Amazing Rose 8-1 9th


9th: 2nd Alydar, 4+, 9f (P3, DD)

Odd assembly. Think you'll need to cover all 6 to one degree or another to guarantee passage to the 2nd half of the P4..

Best Value: #3 Farhaan 15-1 WON ($17.80)
Next Best: #2 Dawly 3-1 4th
Exotics Use: #5 Easter Gift 5-1 6th


10th: 40th Sword Dancer (G1), 3+, 12f-IT (DD)

Most Likely: #5 Imagining 7-2 2nd
Best Value: #3 Amira's Prince 6-1 5th
Next Best: #4 Main Sequence 2-1 WON ($6.10)
Exotics Use: #7 Twilight Eclipse 5-2 3rd


11th: MSW, 3+, 8.5f-T

Best Value: #8 Mambo At the Gym 12-1 5th
Next Best: #9 Hines 2-1 4th
Exotics Use: #3 Breakeven Analysis 4-1 WON ($7.60)
Super Add: #10 Day Six 10-1 3rd


P4 Grid:

8: 4-6 (A), 1-8 (B), 3-7-10 (C)
9: 2-3 (A), 4-6 (B), 1-5 (C)
10: 5 (A), 3-4 (B), 7 (C)
11: 8-9 (A), 3 (B), 2-7-10 (C)

Simple main (A/B): 4x4x3x3 = $72
Full multis (A/B/C): $70

$0.50 Pick 4 (4/3/4/3) Paid $972.75


Good luck!
Steve

Winners everywhere today Steve. Hope you are cashing away.

Tearing up the track today Steve. Great to watch. Congrats.

Steve, nice work again. Congrats!!!

Nice work Steve...as always, much gratitude to you for providing your thoughts and opinions. :tro::$:

Fantastic day Steve! Congrats!

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Hi STeve glad to see your still hot looking to see you Sat. Peter B.:$::$:

Great job yet again!

Congrats and thanks as always!!

That's one of those days where you walk out with bands.

Great job, Steve.

Coach, Larry, Peter, Kit, Billy, Gus, Tom, AD...

Thanks very much guys.. Was one of those sublime days, weekend really, where everything felt right and mostly went right. Great fun. Hope many benefited.