SARATOGA · FRIDAY 17 JULY 2026

Race 2

MAIDEN CLAIMING 7 Furlongs Dirt 3 Year Olds And Up $75,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Regeneration

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival · Chad Brown (elite trainer) · blinkers

EACH-WAY

Sir Duke

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite · Gaffalione T (top jockey)

DARK HORSE

Old Time Rocknroll

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · 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 8

1 post 1

Sir Duke

Gaffalione T ELITE · Martin Carlos F · 122 lb

by Quality Road out of Come Dancing

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2 post 2

Regeneration

Prat F · Chad Brown ELITE · 122 lb

by Practical Joke out of Pioneer Princess

B L

M/L

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3 post 3

Discotheque

Ortiz I Jr · J. Sweezey · 126 lb

by Connect out of New Hope Road

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4 post 4

Old Time Rocknroll

Davis D · Chad Brown ELITE · 122 lb

by Maclean's Music out of Sevnteeneightysevn

B L

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5 post 5

Grand Gesture

Alvarado J · Mott William I ELITE · 126 lb

by Girvin out of San Antonio Stroll

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6 post 6

The Standard

Ortiz J L · Asmussen Steven M ELITE · 122 lb

by By My Standards out of Hottestthingintown

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7 post 7

Sunshine Bobalou

Gonzalez C · Amira Chichakly · 122 lb

by Cloud Computing out of Princesa de Papi

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8 post 8

Chess Match

Davis K · Edward DeLauro TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Curlin out of Checkupfromzneckup

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