SARATOGA · THURSDAY 9 JULY 2026

Race 5 — Race 5

ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING 1 Mile Dirt 3 Year Olds And Up $120,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Soaring High 1-1

Weather

Chance Thunderstorms · 87°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Soaring High

M/L 1-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 1-1 · market favourite · Cherie DeVaux (top US trainer)

EACH-WAY

Madam Opus

M/L 7-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 7-2 · chief rival · Chad Brown (elite trainer)

DARK HORSE

Hidden Rose

M/L 8-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 8-1 · Miguel Clement (top US trainer) · Gaffalione T (top jockey)

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 7

1 post 1

Madam Opus

Franco M · Chad Brown ELITE · 126 lb

by Practical Joke out of Choir

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 7-2

M/L

7-2

2 post 2

Brunch With Amy

Prat F · Rice Linda TOP-25 · 126 lb

by Bernardini out of Bring Joy

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 9-2

M/L

9-2

3 post 3

Soaring High M/L FAV

Ortiz J L · Cherie DeVaux TOP-25 · 121 lb

by Curlin out of Songbird

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 1-1

M/L

1-1

4 post 4

Will Not Be Swayed

Santana R Jr TOP-25 · Lolita Shivmangal · 126 lb

by War of Will out of Not Swayed

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

5 post 5

Hidden Rose

Gaffalione T ELITE · Miguel Clement TOP-25 · 121 lb

by Connect out of Emma Rose

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

6 post 6

I'm a Cutie Pie

Rodriguez J · Gorham Michael E · 126 lb

by Mendelssohn out of Adorable

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

7 post 7

Fast and Frisky

Silvera R · Gregory Charlerie · 126 lb

by Solomini out of Impishness

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

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