Horse Racing Saratoga - August 21

Race 1 - Starting things off at the Spa today with a pretty small field (5) of horses that have yet to win two races. Surfspun is the horse to beat here. Coming off a field high Beyer of 82 and racing down in class, I expect this horse to get to the front early and hold that position. Also with a bit of speed, coming off three consecutive races posting Beyer's in the 70s, Call Daddy will look to join Surfspun at the front of the pact. Call Daddy's lone win came in his last race where he won by a length and a half. In his race before that, he finished second by a nose. I see these two dualing it out for the win. Rounding out my top three is Zayat Stables own Swagner. I love the owner jockey combination with Ortiz aboard, but I'm not convinced this horse can hang. Likely to include in some exotics. Beware of Stone Soprano exiting from the 1 post. He's 1 for 1 in races which makes handicapping him a bit more difficult. Based on past workouts, he looks to have a bit of speed, although, in his lone 6F race, he finished in 1:12 which is a second or two worse than the previously mentioned speedsters.

$20 across the board on Surfspun (total bet $60)
$4 exacta box on Surfspun/Call Daddy (total bet $8)
$2 trifecta on Surfspun/Call Daddy/Swagner (total bet $2)
$2 trifecta on Call Daddy/Surfspun/Swagner (total bet $2)
Total Bet = $72

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