Friday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Sinfully Sweet can handle stretch-out in current form

Saratoga | Race 10 | Post Time 6:13 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up

I can’t take a short price on likely favorite She’s a Mia (#11), who has finished second in four consecutive starts. She really had no excuse to lose last time when making a move that was seemingly timed well before getting passed from behind the eventual winner. She just seems like a difficult horse to ride, and I don’t trust her to negotiate a winning journey in this large field.

I’d rather take Classic Lynne (#6) from that stallion stakes. She seemed like one that may have needed her last race, even though Joe Sharp has solid statistics off layoffs. This is the right kind of spot for her and she picks up Luis Saez, but she does have to take a step forward off her 2-year-old form.

Waterville (#7) and Whatlovelookslike (#8) faced off in a maiden race here last summer. Both are still pretty lightly raced and come into this with a right to continue moving forward, so I’m not really against either one.

I just want to get a little more creative with SINFULLY SWEET (#4). She feels like one who could get a little overlooked in this spot despite registering an impressive maiden victory last time out, which earned her a competitive 105 TimeformUS Speed Figure. That came going 5 1/2 furlongs, but she strikes me as one that can get the added distance. She’s by versatile sire Twirling Candy out of a dam who wanted to go long on dirt. She has the tactical speed to work out the right trip and is drawn favorably toward the inside.

THE PLAY

WIN: #4 Sinfully Sweet, at 6-1 or greater

USE: 6, 7, 8