Top Pick: #4 Works for Me (6-1) - Works for Me comes off a 5 1/2 furlong victory in an allowance at Keeneland at 9-2. Flavien Prat will ride this experienced horse that has two wins and one second-place finish in the last three races at this distance.
2nd Pick: #8 John the Beer Man (10-1) - This 5-year-old gelding has won three straight, showcasing improved speed in 2026. That includes two allowances at 6 and 5 1/2 furlongs, with (9-4) John the Beer Man besting favored Murdock at the Fair Grounds.
3rd Pick: #6 Ag Bullet (3-1) - Ag Bullet is the defending champ, winning the 2025 Jaipur Stakes, which was the last time she raced at Saratoga. In the last two races, Ag Bullet was second in the one-mile Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at 4-1 in a tight battle with 6-1 Shisospicy. That was followed by a third-place finish in the five-furlong Matriarch Stakes from the No. 8 position in a nine-horse field.