SARATOGA · THURSDAY 13 AUGUST 2026

Race 1

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT 5 1/2 Furlongs Turf 3 Year Olds And Up $100,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Galway Gurl

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Lively Pal

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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

DARK HORSE

Combat Move

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · Rice Linda (top US 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 7

1 post 1

Galway Gurl

Davis K · Ferraro James W · 122 lb

by Mendelssohn out of Parish Poet*Ire

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2 post 2

Lively Pal

Lezcano J · Englehart Chris TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Connect out of Blithely

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3 post 3

Combat Move

Ortiz J L · Rice Linda TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Combatant out of Moneybackguarantee

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4 post 4

Daylight Dreamer

Carmouche K · Jeremiah Englehart TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Leinster out of Day by Day

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5 post 5

My Lil Army Girl

Franco M · Horacio De Paz · 122 lb

by Charlatan out of Jabuticaba

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6 post 6

Aperitif

Ortiz I Jr · Elizabeth Merryman · 126 lb

by Vino Rosso out of Big Thrill

B L

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7 post 7

Liberty's Advance

Alvarado J · Mott William I ELITE · 122 lb

by Constitution out of Verdant Pastures

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