Nadeau: Saratoga Play of the Day Wed 7.13.23
| “PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau | |
| Date: | 7/13/2023 |
| Featured Track/Race: | Saratoga – Race 5 |
| Race overview: | A full, albeit a relatively watered down, field of veteran 20k claimers going 1 1/8 miles on the main. |
| Pace: | It actually appears relatively honest, though it’s 2023 in NY, so expect things to be painfully slow early, with little initiative taken. |
| Trends: | It’s obviously Opening Day, so there’s nothing current to gleam, though as a general rule of thumb, you want to be close early going two turns on the main, as races rarely fall apart late. |
| Best Play: | #6 PORTOS (5-2): Huge class dropper has never been in against a group like this, plus he’s a true router, while several in here ae coming off a slew of one-turn Belmont races, which means there’s a good chance they won’t be able to see out this much more demanding trip, while this dude will just be getting revved up late. |
| Bet Types: | Aggressive WP bet and single to end the early Pk5/Pk4 as well. |
| POD/Meet Stats: | Sar POD:
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