SARATOGA · SATURDAY 4 JULY 2026

Race 4

ALLOWANCE 6 1/2 Furlongs Dirt 3 Year Olds And Up $105,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Lightning Strike

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite · Miguel Clement (top US trainer)

EACH-WAY

Angel Gift

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · Pletcher Todd A (elite trainer) · Velazquez J R (top jockey) · elite trainer+jockey combo · blinkers

DARK HORSE

Graceful Rose

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival · Santana R Jr

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 8

1 post 1

Lightning Strike

Franco M · Miguel Clement TOP-25 · 126 lb

by Bolt d'Oro out of Ever Awesome

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2 post 2

Graceful Rose

Santana R Jr TOP-25 · Gorham Michael E · 126 lb

by Bal a Bali*Brz out of Buccella

M/L

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3 post 3

Princess Wadadli

Prat F · Robert Falcone, Jr. · 126 lb

by King for a Day out of Wadadli Princess

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4 post 4

Angel Gift

Velazquez J R ELITE · Pletcher Todd A ELITE · 122 lb

by Connect out of Georgie's Angel

B L

M/L

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5 post 5

Queens Cat

Alvarado N R · Dixon Linda K · 126 lb

by Courageous Cat out of Contender's Queen

M/L

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6 post 6

Baseball Lady

Ortiz J L · Rice Linda TOP-25 · 122 lb

by By My Standards out of Surprise Cameo

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7 post 7

Britain

Castellano J J ELITE · Jorge Delgado · 122 lb

by Quality Road out of Toasting

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8 post 8

Grace and Grit

Rodriguez J · Amelia Green · 126 lb

by Munnings out of Sheriffa

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