Experts’ Jaipur, Manhattan Stakes picks
With the rains that came early and often to Saratoga, the track pulled all of their Saturday grass races off to the main track – except the two Grade 1 events, the Jaipur and the Manhattan.
Those two races were rescheduled for today and – racing gods willing – will be run as the final two events on a 13-race card. Our experts have their say here:
RACE 12: GRADE 1 JAIPUR STAKES
- $500,000, 3yo and up
- 5 ½ furlongs on the turf
- Think Big is the 6-5 morning line favorite and rides a three-race win streak for trainer Michael Stidham and jockey Ben Curtis… Last year’s show horse from the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, Ag Bullet (7-2) is here, while Midlantic trainers Mike Trombetta and Ned Allard counter with Arzak (8-1) and Alogon (10-1), respectively. Oddly enough, their runners will be ridden by brothers, with Irad Ortiz, Jr. aboard Arzak and Jose Ortiz on Alogon…
Joseph Aiello | Ted Black | Eric Rubin | Derby Bill Watson | John Piassek | Gary Quill | Nick Hahn | Mackenzie Pfeiffer |
2. Think Big | 2. Think Big | 8. Alogon | 2. Think Big | 2. Think Big | 5. Arzak | 2. Think Big | 2. Think Big |
3. Our Shot | 9. Ag Bullet | 9. Ag Bullet | 10. Coppola | 7. Bold Journey | 2. Think Big | 9. Ag Bullet | 9. Ag Bullet |
9. Ag Bullet | 5. Arzak | 2. Think Big | 4. My Boy Prince | 8. Alogon | 3. Our Shot | 6. Vinsanity | 7. Bold Journey |
RACE 13: GRADE 1 MANHATTAN STAKES
- $1 million, 4yo and up
- 1 3/16 miles on the turf
- Chad Brown sends out the favorite, Spirit of St. Louis (5-2), a two-time Grade 1 winner this year who scored last out in the Turf Classic on Derby day… Miguel Clement, taking over for his recently deceased father Christophe, counters with a pair in Far Bridge (3-1), a two-time Grade 1 winner last season, and last year’s Virginia Derby winner, Deterministic (9-2)… Also here is 2023 Virginia Derby winner Integration (9-2), looking for his first Grade 1 triumph for Shug McGaughey….
Joseph Aiello | Ted Black | Eric Rubin | Derby Bill Watson | John Piassek | Gary Quill | Nick Hahn | Mackenzie Pfeiffer |
5. Deterministic | 6. Spirit of St Louis | 5. Deterministic | 5. Deterministic | 3. Highway Robber | 2. Integration | 2. Integration | 6. Spirit of St Louis |
9. Far Bridge | 9. Far Bridge | 4. Carson’s Run | 4. Carson’s Run | 5. Deterministic | 6. Spirit of St Louis | 5. Deterministic | 4. Carson’s Run |
6. Spirit of St Louis | 5. Deterministic | 2. Integration | 6. Spirit of St Louis | 6. Spirit of St Louis | 9. Far Bridge | 9. Far Bridge | 9. Far Bridge |
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