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SARATOGA Race #5

July 13, 2019
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Premium Pick

Bet this race at Diamond SportsTop pick: #7 (TURF WAR) (5-2) - A $425,000 daughter of 'War Front', she's racing for the first time since Oct. 29 and will me making her No. American debut. She went 6-1-2-1 racing in France last year, with her final four starts there coming against males. She runs of a private trainer change to Chad Brown (29% with new arrivals), has been working fast at Monmouth Park, and Brown has Javier Castellano aboard. When teamed up. the pair have won 95-of-342 (28%) in 2018-19. I give her a slight edge.

2nd pick: #2 (Paper Clip) (7-2) - She broke her maiden going 5 furlongs on the Churchill Downs turf May 16 in her first start since Oct. 12. Filly earned a huge figure in her win and has been training fast for her first facing winners. She has the rail and I could have easily made her the top selection.

3rd pick: #5 (I'llhandlethecash) (12-1) - Longshot rallied from close range to win by a 1/2 length going 6 furlongs at Belmont May 18. Only her second start, it was her first since debuting 8 months earlier and she enters off a quick half-mile breeze June 30 at Belmont.

4th pick: #10 (Helen's Tiger) (10-1) - Grey filly raced evenly when finishing fourth at this level going 6 furlongs April 26 at Belmont. One of several older fillies, most all of her success has been on the grass 10-2-4-1. Cal bred has a stalking style and may grab a share at a big price with a late rally if able to avoid a wide trip from her outside post in this turf sprint.

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