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Saratoga Saturday Picks — Prioress Stakes Day (August 31, 2024) | Best Bets & Analysis

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Another Friday at Saratoga that causes the Conductor to lay awake at night staring at his ceiling fan. No excuses, cap harder. Skip.

Race 10: 6 Furlongs. F. G3 Prioress Stakes

*Gullet Shot of the Day #9 Brightwork (9/2) – The heavy favorite in here, #7 Two Sharp (7/5), is exiting a blowout win vs maidens. She ran a very fast figure that day, but had an easy trip vs weak competition. Brightwork was undefeated in four starts sprinting last year, and only faltered when they stretched her out vs Grade 1 company. She finally returns to the track in 2024 and has been working her eyeballs out at Saratoga. Trainer John Ortiz is a ridiculous 5/8 at the Saratoga meet and is ready to unleash his best filly. Brightwork is going to blow by Two Sharp like she is standing still.

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Race 11: 7 Furlongs. F.G1 Spinaway Stakes

#3 Sherbini (8/1) – This filly looks like she regressed last time, but she showed a serious turn of foot against a speed favoring track. She was too far back early, but made a eye-catching move entering the stretch and sustained her run for 2nd. Sherbini was still green that day and has plenty of room for improvement making just her 3rd career start. The Conductor sees her getting a nice stalking trip behind a hot pace and finishing best in the stretch. She’ll appreciate the added distance today, while the others in here will be fading late.

Race 12: 1 3/8 Mile. (Inner Turf) F.G2 Flower Bowl Stakes

#4 Eternal Hope (5/1) – This filly got one of the few poor rides by Prat this meet. She chased the Chad Brown rabbit in the Glenn Falls Stakes and set the race up for #7 McKulik (3/1). There is no entry mate for Chad Brown today, or any other horse with an ounce of early speed. Eternal Hope will be able to dictate the pace of this race and have the jump on the favorites as they turn for home. Hope is the most important thing a passenger can have.

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Two more racing days left at Saratoga. Bitter sweet, Let’s Ride.

Race 1: 5½ Furlongs. (Turf) Mdn 75k

#4 Bahamian Prince (6/1) – 1st off the claim for George Weaver, he moves to turf where this gelding is bred to improve. He was favored in his debut on dirt and ran decent, pressing a hot pace.

Race 2: 7 Furlongs. F.MC 30000

#2 Elegant Rose (7/5) – Chalk

Race 3: 6 Furlongs. Clm 25000n2L

#6 Laughing Manners (6/1) – His early pace figures give him an advantage over this group.

Race 4: 5 ½ Furlongs. (Turf) F.Alw 92000n1x

#9 Honey I’m Good (8/1) – Returning to the races off a long layoff, she ran competitive figures for this level on dirt as a two-year-old. With natural progression she is very dangerous, and she has turf in her pedigree.

Race 5: 5 ½ Furlongs. MC 50000

#10 Bobbyfromthepalm (4/1) – This colt is working well for strong connections and this race is wide open. The Conductor likes that he was only 50k at auction, so he can be well spotted.

Race 6: 7 Furlongs. Clm 32000

#6 Always Forgiven (8/5) – The Conductor never forgives.

Race 7: 1 1/16 Mile. (Turf) F.Mdn 90k

#3 Bridal Path (6/1) – She lunged at the start in her debut and made a middle move before flattening out late. The Conductor sees her taking a big step forward today.

Race 8: 7 Furlongs. F.Mdn 90k

#2 Orsay (3/1) – This daughter of American Pharoah was 1.2 million at auction and is working well for Chad.

Race 9: 1 Mile. (Inner Turf) F.Clm 75000

#3 Connectivity (5/2) – She looks to get a perfect trip, with a hot pace up front to close into.

Race 10: 6 Furlongs. F.Alw 50000s

*Gullet Shot of the Day #4 Olive Kat (6/1) – She set a blistering pace in the mud at this level last time and posted a bullet last work. She’ll appreciate the shorter distance today.

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Race 11: 7 Furlongs. F. G1 Spinaway Stakes

#7 Shippy (9/2) – Drawn well to the outside, the Conductor liked this girl’s grit last time at Saratoga. 9/2 would be an absolute joke.

Race 12: 1 1/16 Mile. (Inner Turf) S.Alw 80000n1x

#5 Opt (7/2) – He ran a good 2nd behind a next out winner this last start. This is a very weak field and the Conductor is against the Chad Brown runner in this spot.