COLONIAL DOWNS · SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 2026

Race 7

ALLOWANCE 5 1/2 Furlongs Turf 3 Year Olds And Up $90,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Clearly Sophia

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Finch

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival

DARK HORSE

Holy Joanie

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · Roland Clement III (top US 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 11

1 post 1

Clearly Sophia

Lopez P · Karen Dennehy · 120 lb

by Caravaggio out of Clearwater

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2 post 2

Finch

Boyce F · Sarah Nagle · 118 lb

by Oscar Performance out of Lover's Key

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3 post 3

Will Believe

Loveberry J · Lauer Michael E · 118 lb

by War of Will out of Always Believe

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4 post 4

Holy Joanie

Casique U · Roland Clement III TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Holy Boss out of Head Start Joanie

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5 post 5

Beyond Question

Leon S · Trombetta Michael J · 122 lb

by Street Magician out of Questionoftheday

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6 post 6

Turkish Breeze

Marin S · Leanne Hester · 118 lb

by Holy Boss out of Breeze Off the Bay

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7 post 7

The Magic Ofmovies

Karamanos H A · Trombetta Michael J · 118 lb

by Raging Bull*Fr out of Magician'squestion

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8 post 8

Wise and Elegant

Juarez N · Hugh McMahon · 122 lb

by Hard Spun out of You Betcha Babe

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9 post 9

Ballycurrin

Vargas J E · Eppler Mary E · 122 lb

by Divining Rod out of Hug a Tree

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10 post 10

Hovekoma

Rodriguez W A · Jorge Duarte, Jr. · 118 lb

by Vekoma out of Rachel's Smokin

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11 post 11

Diane Lee

Perez X · Sarah White · 122 lb

by The Factor out of Giuliana Vee

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