Month: July 2021

Spa selections 2021: Saratoga picks August 1

In Spa selections, our on-site correspondent provides his Saratoga picks for key races on today’s Saratoga card!

Hell0 Beautiful’s facile Alma North win gave jockey Sheldon Russell his 1,500th win, netted her groom a big bonus, and led to smiles all around.

Leader of the Band – the “other” John Servis trainee in the G3 Monmouth Oaks – pulled the upset in the fixture for fillies.

Harpers First Ride made his return to stakes company a winning one as he scored for the second straight year in the Deputed Testamony Stakes.

We asked a couple of our experts for their picks in Saturday’s three MATCH Series stakes taking place at Pimlico Race Course.