SARATOGA · SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 2026

Race 2

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT 1 1/16 Miles Inner turf 2 Year Olds $115,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

And the Runner Is 8-5

Weather

Chance Rain Showers · 75°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

And the Runner Is

M/L 8-5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 8-5 · market favourite · Casse Mark (elite trainer)

EACH-WAY

Broadcast

M/L 4-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 4-1 · Miguel Clement (top US trainer)

DARK HORSE

Hyperscaler

M/L 6-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 6-1 · 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 7

1 post 1

Harbaugh

Ortiz I Jr · Casse Mark ELITE · 123 lb

by Not This Time out of Courteous

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-2

M/L

5-2

2 post 2

And the Runner Is M/L FAV

Ortiz J L · Casse Mark ELITE · 123 lb

by Oscar Performance out of Linda

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-5

M/L

8-5

3 post 3

Chief of Peace

Santana R Jr TOP-25 · Miguel Clement TOP-25 · 123 lb

by Munnings out of Love Beach

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

5 post 5

Hyperscaler

Prat F · Chad Brown ELITE · 123 lb

by Maxfield out of Orquidias Biz

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

6 post 6

Obliterated

Lezcano J · Ryerson James T · 123 lb

by Gun Runner out of Willow*Ire

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

7 post 7

Broadway Guy

Gutierrez R · Bruce Brown ELITE · 123 lb

by Girvin out of Broadway Gal

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

8 post 8

Broadcast

Franco M · Miguel Clement TOP-25 · 123 lb

by Into Mischief out of Shared Account

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

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