COLONIAL DOWNS · SATURDAY 1 AUGUST 2026

Race 8 — Van Clief S.

STAKES 5 1/2 Furlongs Turf 3 Year Olds And Up $150,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Alogon

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival · Allard Edward T (top US trainer) · Castellano J J (top jockey)

EACH-WAY

Had to Have Him

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite

DARK HORSE

Victory Achieved

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · Casse Mark (elite trainer)

How we score: composite rating of morning-line market position (60%) + trainer tier (20%) + jockey tier (12%) + elite combo bonus (5%) + equipment signals (3%). Picks are programmatic, not editorial — informational only. 21+ where applicable.

# Field of 14

1 post 1

Had to Have Him

Toledo J · John Salzman, Jr. · 122 lb

by Force the Pass out of Success At Sunup

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2 post 2

Alogon

Castellano J J ELITE · Allard Edward T TOP-25 · 122 lb

by California Chrome out of Scamper

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3 post 3

Louie the Sun King

Sanchez M J · O'Connell Kathleen · 122 lb

by Awesome Slew out of E Street Bourbon

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4 post 4

The Minkster

Loveberry J · Caio Caramori · 122 lb

by English Channel out of Cabriole

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5 post 5

Its Bourbon Thirty

Rosado J · Jeremiah O'Dwyer · 122 lb

by Outwork out of Seattle Artist

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6 post 6

Victory Achieved

Leon S · Casse Mark ELITE · 122 lb

by Street Sense out of Lady of Victory

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7 post 7

Witty

Barbosa J · Elizabeth Merryman · 126 lb

by Great Notion out of Zeezee Zoomzoom

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8 post 8

Quereme Pass (ARG)

Marin S · Jose D'Angelo TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Distinctiv Passion out of Glad Tears Key*

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9 post 9

Isivunguvungu (SAF)

Ruiz J · Motion H Graham TOP-25 · 122 lb

by What a Winter*SAf out of Miss Tweedy*SAf

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10 post 10

Nothing Better

Karamanos H A · Jorge Duarte, Jr. · 122 lb

by Munnings out of One True Love*Ire

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11 post 11

Card Trick

Boyce F · Allard Edward T TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Liam's Map out of Game Factor

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12 post 12

Governor Sam

Lopez P · Weaver George TOP-25 · 126 lb

by Improbable out of I'm Betty G

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13 post 13

My Boy Prince

Velazquez J R ELITE · Casse Mark ELITE · 126 lb

by Cairo Prince out of Hopping Not Hoping

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14 post 14

Chasing Liberty

Franco M · Rob Atras · 122 lb

by Constitution out of Peaceful

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