TimeformUS Saratoga Horses in Focus for Thursday, August 22, 2019

Race 4: Grit and Glory (#5)
Has a right to improve off a two-month break after racing three times in quick succession at the Churchill Downs meet.
Appears to be training forwardly for this Saratoga start.
DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past 5 years, Stanley Hough is 8 for 24 (33%, $3.54 ROI) in dirt routes.
7-2 on ML

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Race 8: Shamrock Kid (#4)
There isn’t much speed in this race, and the Pace Projector is predicting that he’ll be vying for early command.
It’s conceivable that this nine-furlong distance may be in his wheelhouse since he’s previously run his best races going a mile.
Earned a competitive 113 TimeformUS Speed Figure in his first start off the claim for Rick Schosberg.
8-1 on ML

Race 9: Hotsy Totsy (#10)
Encountered traffic trouble when closing well to be third amongst a crowded field in the Sandringham Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Looked like she had adapted nicely in her recent workout in company with older stakes mare Homeland Security.
Shouldn’t mind a bit of give in the ground after substantial rain on Wednesday.
3-1 on ML