It looks like there will be some speed on display today at the Spa. Today’s racing goes at 1:05 EST. The following picks were made pre-scratches.
Race 1 5-9-10-8 5 Boy Is She a Lady’s works suggest she will be forwardly placed.
Race 2 3-2-5-1 Let me be clear: the morning line favorite 9 Piece of My Heart is misplaced here. She is a dirt horse and an easy toss.
Race 3 1-3-6-2 6 Funding Gap adds blinkers for second career start and jets a jockey upgrade to Luis Saez.
Race 4 5-3-8-4 5 No Chalk has finished in the exacta in all five career starts and gets first time Lasix today. The question is whether she will take to the track.
Race 5 9-5-10-1 Not a lot of speed signed on here outside 9 Blue Times, who gets back to the grass after trying synthetic twice. Her career record on turf is 3-1-2-0.
Race 6 5-3-10-4 John Velazquez rides 3 Spinning Colors who has an excuse fading to third on debut. Dangerous if he can get her on the lead.
Race 7 10-5-3-9 Jockey Trevor McCarthy is back after a two-day suspension and gets the call on 10 Vive Bien who takes a major class drop today.
Race 8 2-3-5-4 Looking for forwardly placed runners in this 5.5 furlong turf sprint. 2 The Critical Way should jet out to an early lead and is a threat to wire the field under jockey Luis Saez.
Race 9 1-2-9-10 GAH Steve Asmussen with another Gun Runner offspring in a dirt sprint at the Saratoga meet. 1 Wicked Halo’s career record is 8-4-0-3.
Race 10 1-6-8-2 1 Nyshares makes his debut here for trainer Linda Rice, who tabs John Velazquez for the ride. Pedigree is tops in the field.
Best of luck!