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Race 4: Grit and Glory (#5)

• Has a right to improve off a 2-month break after racing 3 times in quick succession at the Churchill Downs meet.
• Appears to be training forwardly for this Saratoga start.
• DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past 5 years, Stanley Hough is 8 for 24 (33%, $3.54 ROI) in dirt routes.

7-2 on ML

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Race 8: Shamrock Kid (#4)

• There isn’t much speed in this race, and the Pace Projector is predicting that he’ll be vying for early command.
• It’s conceivable that this 9-furlong distance may be in his wheelhouse since he’s previously run his best races going a mile.
• Earned a competitive 113 TimeformUS Speed Figure in his first start off the claim for Rick Schosberg.

8-1 on ML

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Race 9: Hotsy Totsy (#10)

• Encountered traffic trouble when closing well to be third amongst a crowded field in the Sandringham Stakes at Royal Ascot.
• Looked like she had adapted nicely in her recent workout in company with older stakes mare Homeland Security.
• Shouldn’t mind a bit of give in the ground after substantial rain on Wednesday.

3-1 on ML