RACE 4: PHANTOM SMOKE (#6)
Saratoga | Race 8 | Post Time 5:05 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
Since the world feels like it’s literally melting this summer, maybe cashing some bets provides cold comfort. But hey, in the face of potential global calamity, one takes what satisfaction life offers, right? Weekend GamePlan got hot the last two Saturdays. Let’s hope for some respite from the brutal heat outside while keeping things warm in this space.
United Nations
Saratoga | Race 2 | Post Time 1:39 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
A few questions that will be asked when the 2022 summer meet at Del Mar begins Friday include: Will Flightline stay 1 1/4 miles in the Pacific Classic? Will Juan Hernandez remain the circuit’s top rider, or will Florent Geroux make a run riding his first full meet in California? How many turf races will trainer Phil D’Amato win, and how many 2-year-old races will Bob Baffert win? Crystal ball, anyone? Del Mar is the focus of this week’s notebook. Time to dive in.
Denman’s call
Saratoga | Race 9 | Post Time 5:39 p.m. (ET) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs | Not already a TimeformUS member? Sign up
This New York-bred stakes event came up much tougher than the Stallion Series stakes run last month at Belmont, won by #6 Dream Central, so I want to focus on horses coming out of different races.
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