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Litfin: Saratoga Horses to Watch for week of Aug. 24

Dave Litfin|Aug 25, 2015

PARIS BIKINI
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Last race: Aug. 24, 3rd
Finish: 2nd by nose
Beyer: 77
Returned to form dropping from a stakes to a preliminary allowance, dueling favored Regent’s House into defeat and getting nailed in the final strides of her third start this season.

TRUE PLEASURE
Trainer: Bill Mott
Last race: Aug. 23, 8th
Finish: 2nd by 2 1/2
Beyer: 64
Second-time starter ran into a blind switch and was steadied in the stretch, settling for a second runner-up finish in as many starts. Should graduate with better racing luck.

HUNTER O’RILEY
Trainer: Joe Sharp
Last race: Aug. 22, 6th
Finish: 3rd by 1
Beyer: 70
First-time starter lagged far behind through the early stages, rallied extremely wide into the stretch and finished strongly in a promising effort.

PORTFOLIO MANAGER
Trainer: Chad Brown
Last race: Aug. 22, 8th
Finish: 2nd by 1 3/4
Beyer: 73
Two-year-old colt raced in mid-pack down the backstretch and finished with good energy in an auspicious debut sprinting on the main track.

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