SARATOGA
SPOT PLAYS
Race 2
#6 Good
Long Cry
Debuted in a
Gulfstream key stakes spot and then was second in NY turf sprint debut for one
of the best turf sprint barns. Lost a
route last time but is back in a sprint today and ready to graduate.
Race 11
#6 Steady
On
Plus
exacta box with #7 Talking Candy
#6 Steady
On finished fourth when needing a race off a year+ layoff but will benefit from
the return outings. Owns back class and looks good in this spot for Pletcher
and has been in the exacta in six of his 10 career races so far. Owns a similar
kind of stakes win in the 2023 Appleton Stakes at Gulfstream and may finally be
ready to round into form today in the third race of the form cycle.
Play in
exacta box with #7 Talking Candy, who has run three turf races at Saratoga
dating back to last summer and has been no worse than second in any of those
races including two wins and a second behind none other than Carl Spackler in
last year’s G3 Saranac Stakes. He can set the pace if necessary or sit a length
or two behind, and figures to be sitting on a career-best effort here in his
second start as a 4-year-old since coming back from a 10-month layoff with a
solid win last time.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER
1
SARATOGA
RACE 1
6 Escondido 15-1
8 Hurricane
Nelson 7-5
4 Cuando 3-1
RACE 2
6 Good Long Cry 4-1
2 Love Tempo 5-2
9 Opulent Restraint 2-1
RACE 3
7 Spirit’s
Mischief 15-1
9 Final Verdict 10-1
3 Yarrow 5-2
RACE 4
7 Waitlist 5-2
10 Ice Time 6-1
5 Cloud Forest 3-1
RACE 5
5 Critical Threat 6-1
12 Nolo Contesto 9-2
13 Gangly 6-1
RACE 6
11 Adventurous
Spirit 8-5
4 El Alacran 8-1
2 Fattoush 15-1
RACE 7
7 Endless Vow 10-1
8 Going Steady 6-1
2 Scottish Lassie 9-2
RACE 8
2 Tidal Forces 3-1
3 Paros 7-2
10 Capture the
Flag 4-1
RACE 9
1 St Benedicts
Prep 3-1
6 Cupid’s Heart 5-2
2 Mighty Madison 3-1
RACE 10
9 Big Prankster 12-1
5 Russi 12-1
4 Seaver 3-1
RACE 11
6 Steady On 8-1
7 Talking Candy 5-2
3 Rebel Red 8-1
RACE 12
7 Arthur’s Ride 4-5 Best Bet
6 Highland Falls 5-1
5 Pyrenees 8-1
RACE 13
8 Mama’s Middie 2-1
5 Irie Man 4-1
11 Ragazzo
Diabolico 15-1
10 Burn Rubber 6-1
