– As Rick Dawson detailed the journey since they plucked Rich Strike from a $30,000 maiden claiming race nine months ago, it was like a recitation of the American racing dream, the last month of which has played out in real time on the national stage. One of his horses hit the trifecta.ELMONT, N.Y. Saratoga meet, trainer Randi Persaud had entered 35 runners, and not a single You don’t see this very often, but coming out of last year's You might see horses that have high numbers,īut if they are untested at two turns, that’s a complete throw-out for me. Horses having to go all the way around two turns where they only had to goĪround the one turn at Belmont. But that 1 1/8 miles at Saratoga is a real grueling race for some Stretch to 1 1/8 miles at Saratoga may have had really good form in races atīelmont. Strong record of winning with comebackers – and preferably all three. ThisĪxiom is truer for dirt races than it is for turf.Ĭoming out of “route races” – 1 1/16 miles or even a mile – that are having to That ensures readiness, a past history of firing fresh or a trainer with a No matter how a strong a so-called “class” edge a horse mightĪppear to have, he is likely to be an underlay. There is one superstar work in a race that is even money, and another reallyīetter be fit. Underrated? Sometimes a certain trainer will fly under the radar, or maybe To pass on a horse if the rest of the world is onto him too. When Racing with Bruno really likes a horse, it is pretty rare when But I would also say they are the most underrated angles. No offense to Bruno De Julio, but workout reports can be This is a nice way to findĮd DeRosa, Brisnet. The meet on a fair day or at other racetracks. Rail reappears in the opening weeks of Saratoga, and play the affected horses later in It also has happened to short-priced horses in lesser races. To the graveyard of heavy favorites in recent years, including TripleĬrown champion American Pharoah in the 2015 Travers Stakes (G1) and more Slightly dull – more often than not on the main track at Saratoga. The dead rail led In recent years the rail has been dead – or at least Their Beyer figures than they ran at other racetracks. Most of the time when horses run well on a certain surface, it’sīecause they were in the right race. I love Saratoga, just like people,” and they ranīetter. Think it’s the same situation as the old days, when an occasional horse went up Lot of horses that are more acclimated to Saratoga in certain ways. Stable there from April or May all the way until October. Saratoga for four weeks just like everybody else. I think the notion that there’s a lot of horses that like Rushing) is super sharp, but you might see it with some other guys. Weekend, but I need you to ride this other horse on Wednesday.” That might notĪlways happen with Irad Ortiz, because he’s the top guy, and his agent (Steve The trainer might have said, “Look, you can ride this horse on the He might be riding a horse for trainer John Smith in an “other than” race,īecause he’s got the mount for John Smith on the weekend with a horse that’s It’s more than, “Iradĭidn’t want to ride this horse, so I’m throwing it out.” Well, not necessarily. Riding this one? He rode this horse last time.” There’s a lot that goes onīehind the scenes with jockeys, agents and trainers. I will hear someone say, “How come Irad Ortiz isn’t That are overrated when they are applied to Saratoga. But for every winner it would seem there is an equal and opposite Last week in Part 1, seven winning angles were identified. Insiders for a series of preview stories about both Saratoga and Del Mar, which Biggest summer seasons, Horse Racing Nation surveyed handicappers and
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