SARATOGA ENTRIES -- 9/4/21

 

First off -- Happy Labor Day Weekend to you! However you decide to spend it, enjoy it. 

I had originally suggested I would handicap Kentucky Downs today. Well, guess what? They don't start until tomorrow (Sunday), so we'll go back to Saratoga for a strong card that had three stakes races and three on the grass. 

Here we go: 

RACE 8 -- SARANAC STAKES -- GIII -- $200K -- 1-1/16TH MILE -- (TURF) 

1 -- PUBLIC SECTOR

2 -- LIKE THE KING

4 -- NEVER SURRENDER

5 -- FOUNDER

RACE 9 -- ALLOWANCE -- $90K -- 1-1/16TH MILE -- (TURF) 

2 -- ELECTRIC YOUTH

1A -- CARA'S DREAMER

6 -- JUST OK IS NOT OK

5 -- GOLDEN OLDIE

RACE 10 -- ALLOWANCE -- $103K -- 6-1/2 FURLONGS

3 -- DUCALE

6 -- OLYMPIAD

8 -- BABY YODA

10 -- HOMETOWN

RACE 11 -- FLOWER BOWL STAKES -- GI -- $600K -- 1-3/8TH MILE -- (TURF) 

3 -- WAR LIKE GODDESS

4 -- MY SISTER NAT

6 -- GREAT ISLAND

7 -- COASTANA

RACE 12 -- JOCKEY CLUB GOLD STAKES -- GI -- $1 MILLION -- 1-14TH MILE

2 -- MAX PLAYER

1 -- FORZA DI ORO

4 -- HAPPY SAVER

5 -- NIGHT OPS

THE PLAY: 

There are several ways to go after this five race sequence, including a .50 cent Pick 5. There is also a Grand Slam from races 8-11 and I used to love to play those. So, let's go with the Pick 5 first. I'll single War Like goddess in the Flower Bowl, go three deep in Races 8-10 and go four deep in the Jockey Club Gold Stakes.

1,2,4/1A,2,6/3,6,8/3/1,2,4,5 -- cost $54

In the Grand Slam, which costs a $1...I'll go four deep in Races 8-10 and single War Like Goddess in the final 

1,2,4,5/1A,2,5,6/3,6,8,10/3 -- cost $64

I'll try to get back in here with any scratches...Good luck ! 

paulie