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 AielloTed BlackEric RubinDerby Bill WatsonJohn PiassekGary QuillNick HahnMackenzie Pfeiffer
2. Think Big2. Think Big8. Alogon2. Think Big2. Think Big5. Arzak2. Think Big2. Think Big
3. Our Shot9. Ag Bullet9. Ag Bullet10. Coppola7. Bold Journey2. Think Big9. Ag Bullet9. Ag Bullet
9. Ag Bullet5. Arzak2. Think Big4. My Boy Prince8. Alogon3. Our Shot6. Vinsanity7. 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 AielloTed BlackEric RubinDerby Bill WatsonJohn PiassekGary QuillNick HahnMackenzie Pfeiffer
5. Deterministic6. Spirit of St Louis5. Deterministic5. Deterministic3. Highway Robber2. Integration2. Integration6. Spirit of St Louis
9. Far Bridge9. Far Bridge4. Carson’s Run4. Carson’s Run5. Deterministic6. Spirit of St Louis5. Deterministic4. Carson’s Run
6. Spirit of St Louis5. Deterministic2. Integration6. Spirit of St Louis6. Spirit of St Louis9. Far Bridge9. Far Bridge9. Far Bridge

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