SARATOGA · FRIDAY 7 AUGUST 2026

G2Race 9 — National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S.

STAKES 1 Mile Inner turf 3 Year Olds $400,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Touch of Fire 5-2

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Touch of Fire

M/L 5-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-2 · market favourite · Brad Cox (elite trainer)

EACH-WAY

Glavine

M/L 7-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 7-2 · chief rival · Thomas Morley (top US trainer) · Velazquez J R (top jockey)

DARK HORSE

Arizona Territory

M/L 5-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-1 · Chad Brown (elite trainer)

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

Touch of Fire M/L FAV

Ortiz I Jr · Brad Cox ELITE · 122 lb

by Constitution out of Mexican Gold

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-2

M/L

5-2

2 post 2

Santana R Jr TOP-25 · Ribaudo Robert J · 120 lb

by Munnings out of Promotional

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

3 post 3

Vasy (IRE)

Gaffalione T ELITE · Brendan Walsh TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Space Blues*Ire out of Beautiful Ending*GB

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

4 post 4

Third Coast

Lezcano J · Proctor Thomas F · 122 lb

by Uncle Mo out of Marketing Mix

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

5 post 5

Glavine

Velazquez J R ELITE · Thomas Morley TOP-25 · 120 lb

by Not This Time out of Aspen Hilltop

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 7-2

M/L

7-2

6 post 6

Arizona Territory

Prat F · Chad Brown ELITE · 120 lb

by Tapit out of Cafe Americano

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-1

M/L

5-1

7 post 7

Immortalised (FR)

Ortiz J L · Brendan Walsh TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Romanised*Ire out of Notte d'Oro*Ire

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

8 post 8

Blinging It Back

Zayas E J · Casse Mark ELITE · 120 lb

by Volatile out of Ima Three Blinger

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

9 post 9

Bottas

Franco M · Miguel Clement TOP-25 · 124 lb

by Vekoma out of Iadorakid

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

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