Hersh: Pick four play for Saratoga for Saturday, July 26

Using two horses only in leg 3, race 10 of the late pick four – TONALIST and WICKED STRONG – keeps this pretty much in the manageable range, though I would prefer a less-expensive play.

COUP DE GRACE (#4), TIZNOWFORAMERICA (#5), and CAPTAIN SERIOUS (#8) all get equal weight from me in the Amsterdam., race 8. C ZEE (#1) has a sharp local work and enough surprise appeal to sneak in as a C.

I like long-layoff comebacker PALACE DREAMS (#2) quite a bit in race 9, a New York-bred N2X turf allowance that some might view as a major spread. I’m saving the spread for race 11 and will use Saratoga turf specialist LADY’S LUNAR LUCK (#6) as a backup and try to get by with just two Bs, both from dangerous barns.

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Only Legend scares me in the Jim Dandy, but this ticket is living without him, mainly because the cashing leg is so nightmarish. No strong opinions whatsoever, and the numbers are constrained mainly to fit a budget: Those with deeper pockets are well advised to include as many as their bankroll can afford.