Spa selections 2023: Saratoga picks JULY 19
In Spa Selections, Saratoga correspondent Joseph Aiello provides Saratoga picks for a handful of key races at Saratoga, including all of the exciting stakes action!
Follow along all meet with all the exciting action (and good betting opportunities)!
- Laurel Park cancels all weekend racingLaurel Park will cancel all three days of live racing this weekend, and its three Saturday stakes will return as extras for Friday, Nov. 29.
Race 1 – Grade I A.P. Smithwick Memorial Handicap
1. #7 Gordon’s Jet (8-1) – Won two back off a layoff, and gets another chance to take down Welshman after narrowly losing last time around
2. #8 Welshman (9-2) – Has been particularly sharp over the last year, recently winning a grade II where he took the field all the way around
3. #1 Freddy Flintshire (3-1) – Since switching to the fences, this gelding by Flintshire has never finished worse than third, with some good efforts and a win here last year
4. #6 West Newton (8-1) – A winner of two straight, this gelding may end up being the best value of the field as he continues to step up in class
Race 8 – OC 80000b
1. #6 Favor (6-1) – Comes off over a half year layoff, but has run her best when positioned near the lead and gets Luis Saez back in the irons who should have this filly close early
2. #4 Sixtythreecaliber (8-5) – Probably wants to go further than eight furlongs, but has good class and is consistently in the mix so should be competitive here
3. #5 Movie Moxy (7-2) – Jose Ortiz and Linda Rice have been off to a torrid start together this meet, and have a good chance with this mare by Street Sense who is strong at this distance
4. #2 Gerrymander (3-1) – This Klaravich filly seems just a tad better than Nostalgic and broke her maiden here two years ago, plus could have the lead even if she may prefer shorter
Race 9 – Alw 149500n1x
1. #8 Fleetfooted (5-1) – This filly has won both times off the bench and gets a third here for Castellano and Sharp who have a near fifty percent clip together in fourteen tries the past year
2. #3 Cadencia (3-1) – Will likely be stalking Fleetfooted and Gun Boat, and this is one that should enjoy the shorter distance and might get the perfect set up here
3. #4 Anne Karenine (5-2) – Five and a half is probably the right distance for this Brown trainee who has the talent to be a threat among this group
4. #5 Gun Boat (9-2) – Has some good early speed even if she ends up fading in most stretch runs, and should at least have a chance to hold in the money with the right break
Race 10 – New York Stallion Series Stakes
1. #9 Orange Freeze (6-1) – Should be better value coming out of a maiden claimer, but has been improving and may be one to take advantage of tiring fillies with Joel Rosario in the irons
2. #1 Red Moon (2-1) – Made a nice move coming from dead last to finish third by two and three quarters last time, and gets another furlong to run into here
3. #3 Mz Big Bucks (5-2) – Got an ideal trip last time out facing a few of these, but now adds a furlong with a few more viable challengers than her last race
4. #6 Little Linzee (5-1) – This gray filly could benefit by sitting off of Mz Big Bucks with solid upset chances if the pace is slow as she has plenty of experience in similar company
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