Prat, Franco each win four races on card

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Jockeys Manny Franco and Flavien Prat had four-win days at Saratoga on Thursday, accounting for eight of the 11 races.

Franco, 31, won the fifth race on Medici Road ($23.58), the sixth race on Careless Whisper ($4.62), the seventh on Right to Vote ($7.34), and the ninth on Magnanimous Max ($7.90).

Thursday’s program was the third time this year he has won at least four races in a day. He won four races at Aqueduct on March 20 and six races there on Feb. 12.

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The $1 pick three encompassing the fifth through seventh races paid $195.35.

Prat, 33, won the first race on Luminous Beauty ($10.62), the second on Goodall ($10.26), the fourth on Directive ($2.86) and the 10th on Tawny Port ($6.90).

Thursday’s races marked the fifth time that Prat has won at least four races on a day this year. He had four-win days at Aqueduct on Jan. 10 and May 10, and five-win days at Colonial Downs on March 14 and at Aqueduct on April 26.

Both riders will have busy weekends through Sunday, the completion of the five-day Belmont at Saratoga racing week.

Franco is booked to ride 10 races on Friday, 13 on Saturday and all 11 on Sunday.

Prat has 13 rides on Friday. He is scheduled to ride all 14 races on Saturday and all 11 on Sunday.

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