SARATOGA · THURSDAY 16 JULY 2026

Race 4

MAIDEN CLAIMING 1 Mile Inner turf 3 Year Olds And Up $75,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Stream It 8-5

Weather

Increasing Clouds · 84°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Franklin Delano

M/L 5-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-2 · chief rival · Pletcher Todd A (elite trainer) · Velazquez J R (top jockey) · elite trainer+jockey combo · blinkers

EACH-WAY

Arabian Power

M/L 7-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 7-2 · Brad Cox (elite trainer)

DARK HORSE

Alghero

M/L 8-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 8-1 · Chad Brown (elite trainer) · blinkers

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 12

1 post 1

Arabian Power

Ortiz I Jr · Brad Cox ELITE · 126 lb

by Not This Time out of Jewel of Arabia

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 7-2

M/L

7-2

2 post 2

Alghero

Prat F · Chad Brown ELITE · 121 lb

by Quality Road out of Saracosa

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

3 post 3

Alley Oop

Alvarado J · Thomas Morley TOP-25 · 121 lb

by Skipshot out of La Belle Marquet

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

4 post 4

He's a Piper

Zayas E J · Casse Mark ELITE · 121 lb

by Connect out of Rutledge Ballado

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

5 post 5

Asked and Answered

Ortiz J L · Antonio Arriaga · 121 lb

by Tapit out of Faypien

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

6 post 6

Chester Boy

Franco M · Miguel Clement TOP-25 · 121 lb

by American Pharoah out of In Front

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 3-1

M/L

3-1

7 post 7

Mount Sopris

Carmouche K · Proctor Thomas F · 121 lb

by War Front out of Figarella's Queen

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

8 post 8

Minotaur

Saez L · Gargan Danny TOP-25 · 121 lb

by Raging Bull*Fr out of A K's Song

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

9 post 9

Franklin Delano

Velazquez J R ELITE · Pletcher Todd A ELITE · 121 lb

by Liam's Map out of Battle Flag

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-2

M/L

5-2

10 post 10

Stream It M/L FAV

Ortiz I Jr · Rice Linda TOP-25 · 121 lb

by Tapit out of River Maid

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-5

M/L

8-5

11 post 11

Disparate Impact

Davis D · Chad Brown ELITE · 126 lb

by Authentic out of Mucho Amor

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 9-2

M/L

9-2

12 post 12

Regeneration

Prat F · Chad Brown ELITE · 121 lb

by Practical Joke out of Pioneer Princess

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 7-2

M/L

7-2

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