Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan, who underwent colic surgery soon after winning the Turf Classic on the Kentucky Derby undercard, returns to the races in the Grade 2, $250,000 Bernard Baruch, which is race 5 and the first of four graded stakes on a 12-race program, along with the Prioress (8th), Forego (10th), and Woodward (11th).
DRF Plus graded stakes analysis for the Washington Park from Arlington.
Some good-sized, competitive fields in the middle of the card make the pick three for races 5-7 intriguing and potentially profitable.
It’s taken a while for Rafael Bejarano to re-establish himself at the top of the riding heap here after being sidelined a few months after suffering injuries in a spill at Santa Anita. However, the guy who perennially has been atop the jockey pecking order surely is all the way back and leading the way again.
Since my strongest opinion on Friday's card at Saratoga is Lady Kreesa in race 5, I will simply approach the early pick four as an attempt to improve on her 2-1 morning-line odds, and single her in the anchor leg
Here’s a race by race look at Friday's program at Saratoga by DRF handicapper Marcus Hersh.
DRF handicapper Dan Illman takes a closer look at juveniles running at Saratoga.
Friday’s seven-race card kicks off with a good horse to key in the early daily double: Missing Groom (#4, 2-1).
DRF handicapper Matt Bernier takes a closer look at juveniles running at Del Mar.
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, August 30 by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore,
