The Spa kicks off Week 2 of its summer meet. Here's where I'll be focused on a card that includes the Suzie O'Cain Stakes.
Saratoga | Race 4 | 2:58 pm ET
#3 Hello Beauty (5-1 morning line odds) seems best-equipped for the 1-1/8 miles journey in this field despite having raced exclusively on turf to this point. She should save ground and rally under Joel Rosario for trainer Jack Sisterson. This barn has run just 2 maidens over this rare dirt distance at Saratoga, an 11-1 winner and a 10-1 third-place finisher. The winner, like Hello Beauty, was coming out of turf races.
Saratoga | Race 9 | 5:42 pm ET
#5 Charlotte’s Heart (9-2 morning line odds) not only gets back to the turf for the first time since a debut win at Saratoga last summer, but stretches out in distance off a pair of sprint races this year. Expect this one to show a bit more tactical speed around 2 turns and the reunion with Javier Castellano, her debut-winning rider, only helps the cause.
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