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SARATOGA Race #4

August 12, 2011
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Premium Pick

Top pick: #6 (HOOKSHOT) - Debuting filly by Hook and Ladder has a series of stamina building drills on view, but the lates a sahrp breeze from the gate August 5th should have her "on her toes" for this. Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin is having a quiet meet so far, but John Velazquez is aboard, and he wins at a 28% clip when riding for McLaughlin. The top choice.

2nd pick: #3 (Senora Dubai) - She showed good early speed last out at Belmont and finished third despite having some traffic issues. Home-bred has a pair of good local drills and is a win candidate.

3rd pick: #5 (Stray Bullet) - The field's most experience runner goes turf-to-dirt and shortens-up in distance for this attempt. She's been competitive in most of her starts and she's only one of two entered who has raced here before (she finished third when debuting here Sept. 5 of 2010). Stretch threat.

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