SARATOGA · THURSDAY 6 AUGUST 2026

Race 4

CLAIMING 6 Furlongs Dirt 4 Year Olds And Up $37,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Play Good Pay Good

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M/L · chief rival · Englehart Chris (top US trainer)

EACH-WAY

Jackie the Joker

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M/L · market favourite

DARK HORSE

City Blocks

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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 9

1 post 1

Jackie the Joker

Lezcano J · Ferraro James W · 123 lb

by Practical Joke out of Latitude Forty

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2 post 2

Play Good Pay Good

Alvarado J · Englehart Chris TOP-25 · 123 lb

by Congrats out of Racyn With Gracyn

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3 post 3

City Blocks

Gonzalez S · Mertkan Kantarmaci · 121 lb

by Enticed out of Uncle Southern

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4 post 4

Short Shift

Zayas E J · Ilkay Kantarmaci · 121 lb

by Nyquist out of Split Time

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5 post 5

Open Soul Autism

Harkie H K · Ilkay Kantarmaci · 123 lb

by Maximus Mischief out of Colonel Dettwiller

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6 post 6

Top of the Table

Franco M · Rice Linda TOP-25 · 121 lb

by Flameaway out of Kittenistic

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7 post 7

Irish Jackson

Elliott C · Robert Falcone, Jr. · 123 lb

by Union Jackson out of Irish Penny

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8 post 8

Jackson's Dixie

Santana R Jr TOP-25 · Dutrow Richard E Jr · 123 lb

by Union Jackson out of Captured My Fancy

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9 post 9

Shezanarcticqueen

Gutierrez R · Eduardo Jones · 121 lb

by Keen Ice out of Shezastonecoldingo

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