There is plenty of great horse racing across America on Thursday, including at Saratoga race track. We have been in form with our picks for a long time, making a profit of +299.09 units with our race selections to our recommended stakes dating back to August 5, 2021. Let’s keep it rolling!
Here are our best bets for today’s action at Saratoga.
2:15 pm ET Saratoga (Race 3) – Dame Cinco 6/5 (2-star play)
Dame Cinco appeared to appreciate the drop to a $40,000 claiming contest when finishing half-a-length 2nd in a 6-furlong contest at Keeneland at the end of April.
She gets a further ease in grade today and with the step back up to a mile no issue having broken her maiden over that trip at Ellis Park in July last year, the Cinco Charlie filly looks capable of registering a second career win with Luis Saez in the saddle once more.
2:49 pm ET Saratoga (Race 4) – Barrage 5/2 (2-star play)
Barrage has demonstrated good form since joining the Raymond Handal barn, winning a mile and 1/16th allowance event at Belmont Park at the end of May and following up with a length 2nd in an allowance optional claimer over the same trip at this venue last month.
He recorded a career-best figure in defeat last time and has since delivered an impressive 47.22 4-furlong work on the main track earlier this month. He is taken to provide jockey Flavien Prat with a winner.
5:39 pm ET Saratoga (Race 9) – Empress Tigress 5/2 (2-star play)
Trained by Jonathan Thomas, this daughter of Classic Empire is unbeaten in 2 starts since her purchase for $410,000 as a 2-year-old at Ocala Bloodstock Sale. The selection started out with an impressive 6-length victory over 5 1/2 furlongs in a maiden special weight contest on synthetics at Woodbine in May.
She followed up with a half-length triumph in a Listed stakes over the same trip at Saratoga last month and is taken to maintain her unbeaten record with John Velazquez up.
Exotic
Early Pick 3
Race 1: 4, 5
Race 2: 2, 3
Race 3: 4, 5
Stake: $2
Total stake: $16
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