SARATOGA · WEDNESDAY 19 AUGUST 2026

Race 3

STARTER OPTIONAL CLAIMING 7 Furlongs Dirt 3 Year Olds $78,000
Post
TBD
Runners
8

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK
Huck's Agenda
M/L
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
M/L · market favourite · McPeek Kenneth G (top US trainer) · Velazquez J R (top jockey) · blinkers
EACH-WAY
Baseball Lady
M/L
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
M/L · chief rival · Rice Linda (top US trainer)
DARK HORSE
Sparkling Mama
M/L
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
M/L

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
Huck's Agenda
Velazquez J R ELITE · McPeek Kenneth G TOP-25 · 123 lb
by Known Agenda out of Huckleberry
B L
M/L
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2 post 2
Baseball Lady
Carmouche K · Rice Linda TOP-25 · 123 lb
by By My Standards out of Surprise Cameo
L
M/L
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3 post 3
Sparkling Mama
Zayas E J · Schettino Dominick A · 123 lb
by Vekoma out of Sita
L
M/L
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4 post 4
Cravings
Santana R Jr TOP-25 · Steven Schauer · 123 lb
by Essential Quality out of Sweet Baby Girl
L
M/L
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5 post 5
Pinky Brier
Prat F · Gustavo Rodriguez · 123 lb
by McKinzie out of Exchange Vows
L
M/L
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6 post 6
L'Eclair
Ortiz J L · Dutrow Richard E Jr · 121 lb
by Beau Liam out of Breakaway Dixie
L
M/L
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7 post 7
Hot Gossip
Franco M · Rice Linda TOP-25 · 123 lb
by Curlin out of Fixate
L
M/L
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8 post 8
Celestial Body
Saez L · Lisa Bartkowski · 123 lb
by Dialed In out of Enduringly
L
M/L
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