The 4-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga gets underway with a series of New York-bred stakes on Wednesday. Here are my key plays on the program.
Saratoga | Race 3 | 1:46 pm ET
#8 Lady Delilah (15-1 morning line odds) ran a couple of solid turf sprints here last summer, and notably made a big improvement from the first start to the second. She’s in that all-important second start in her current form cycle after an even return from 6 months away. Adds Lasix for the first time. Win bet #8.
Saratoga | Race 5 | 2:51 pm ET
#2 Pay the Juice (4-1 morning line odds) ran very well here in 2 starts as a juvenile, rare for a Shug McGaughey trainee to come out popping like he did. Difficult post had him hung wide in his Aqueduct return but now benefits from the 2-hole and presence of Flavien Prat. Win bet #2. Exacta box 2-4.
Saratoga | Race 9 | Mount Vernon Stakes | 5:12 pm ET
#10 Whatlovelookslike (7-2 morning line odds) has the best finishing kick in a race that should cook pretty hot in terms of early pace pressure. She’s also the class of the race exiting 3 straight graded stakes against far tougher than these NY-breds. Win #10. Single in multi-race bets.
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