Spa Selections 2025: Saratoga Picks August 23 * The Racing Biz

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In SPA selections, Saratoga -correspondent Joseph Aiello offers Saratoga -picks for a handful of important races in Saratoga, including all the exciting Stakesactie!

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Race 7 – Grade II Lake Placid Stakes

1. #1 Play with fire (2-1) – Has a little more top than the others here, and can be a winner if she walks back to her last race or gets a little pace to focus

2. #6 Reining Flowers (4-1) – Ran well in her step in the Graded company last time in the Lake George, but still has to end up stronger to win

3. #2 Eponine (7-2) – In her first attempt in North America, this gets marefreen Irad Ortiz and compares it well with this group that stands out a real one

4. #5 Scarlet Sands (10-1) – could take the lead here against a field that is missing speed, but also came from Mid Pack to win, but has to improve in the step in the classroom

Race 8 – ALW 95000N1X

1. #2 Gallant Greta (7-2) – gets Flavian prat and has been the most consistent in this area on turf, where the board is hit on this surface in all four attempts

2. #10 Summer Whirl (5-1) -Get back to the grass after he is gambling in Back -To Back attempts and has to walk better with the cut -off in distance

3. #12 Tong twister (4-1) – This year is in the mix in its races and can be a factor despite the more difficult post with a late finish if there is a faster pace

4. #6 Dividend Summary (8-1) – Has a little more top than a sweet birthday despite the step of maiden who claims here with strong connections here

Race 9 – Grade I Personal Flags

1. #6 Leslie’s Rose (9-2) – Not a threat to a wet job, but even though it is not a party for Thordedo Anna last year, this marefreen has improved and could be on a great effort

2. #7 Thordedo Anna (6-5) – With her flawless record at nine Furlongs, this one who needs to be defeated if she runs her best, but the pace scenario can favor others

3. #3 Raging Sea (5-1) – Thordedo Anna surpassed three months ago, but has not been sharp, even if she has a winning chances here if the pace is as fast as it seems

4. #4 Dorth Father (6-1) – Ran enormously in the Ogden Phipps at the beginning of June, but perhaps still a small step among the top candidates on a dry job

Race 10 – Grade I H. Allen Jerks Memorial Stakes

1. #5 Verifire (4-1) – unbeaten in three attempts for Brad Cox and hopefully a slightly better value than this is because he is confronted with his stablemate that is strong in Sprint distances

2. #1 Patch Adams (3-1) – The most likely winner, especially when the track is softer, because this foal has been incredibly impressive due to disaster

3. #2 Midland Money (8-1) – The other Baffert -Hardloper has been very impressive in its two sprint attempts and has the early speed to make things difficult for this group

4. #3 Barnes (9-2) – disappointed in his last two, but was confronted with a better horse in journalism and may just need the distance to go back to winning

Race 11 – Grade I Ballerina Stakes

1. # 5 Claret Beret (6-1) – almost came up to beat Vahva at this distance last time, and has been her best at Seven Furlongs Plus picks up Irad Ortiz here

2. #7 Scylla (5-2) – the winner based on her class, but has not won for more than a year and seems to prefer other distances

3. #8 My Mane Squeeze (5-1) – This New York bred has been competitive at the performance, and although she is a notch below, she can hit the board in good shape

4. #1 Mystic Lake (10-1) – has kept good company and has a solid record at this distance with the chance to have the early lead, but has to fight Hope Road

Race 12 – Grade I apart from the deployment

1. #4 book’em damage (8-5) – has been incredibly sharp lately and wins when he runs his best from Mid Pack, but is certainly confronted with a heavy group where many can compete

2. #1 Most Wanted (5-1) – may prefer the reduction to seven furlongs even more than his stablemate bishops bay and should be nearby early

3. #7 Mulli (7-2) – Although it might be a step in its shape of last year, this horse is still too sharp to ignore and can enjoy the return to seven furlongs

4. #6 Crazy Mason (10-1) – can consider extra anejo as another longshot who likes the distance, but this foal should charge too late and would benefit from a fast pace

Race 13 – 156th class I Travers Stakes

1. #4 sovereignty (2-5) – De beste drie jaar oude kanshebbers op zijn pad omverwerpen sinds de lente, dit veulen in onheil wordt sinds 1994 geconfronteerd met het kleinste Travers -veld en lijkt op deze afstand de beste te zijn met alleen de omvang die de snelheid toont om hem problemen te geven, maar het is misschien niet genoeg als Bracket Buster hem drukt en hij loopt dicht bij zijn Belmont -overwinning twee maanden geleden twee maanden geleden twee maanden geleden

2. #1 Magnitude (2-1) -After a predominantly unfavorable start of his career, this Asmussen-Straagia has set two striking gate to thread victories through this time with a long resignation of a bone chip that loved him from the Derby pad and seems to be the clear challenger with real winning opportunities with real winning opportunities with really winning opportunities with really winning opportunities with real winning opportunities.

3. #3 Strategic Focus (6-1) – Entering a travers that has escaped him brings trainer Chad Brown by rifle -runner that he says he has lost interest in his earlier races in grabbing the leadership, and now adds Knifels, but should still improve and show that he can have shown the distance against two more experienced top volts that better top volts.

4. #5 McAfee (20-1) – A clear step among the best contenders, this foal has kept good company since spring and there may be one that prefers

Race 14 – MC 50000

1. #1 Dancin Jane (5-2) – Hopefully a little better value than this will be, but has been the most competition of the couple and Irad Ortiz will hold in the irons here

2. #3 Sky Low Low (12-1) – First time Lasix after her debut, and despite the longer dismissal, she could improve here in the classroom drop

3. #9 Catholic edition (5-1) – Adds Knipels for Linda Rice and Jose Ortiz and returns to a slightly better distance than the nine Furlong Try the last time

4. #10 Rad Llama (3-1) – can consider Argentiera that has improved and gets a jockey change, but this is in the class that may be enough to step ahead

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