SARATOGA · FRIDAY 28 AUGUST 2026

Race 10

ALLOWANCE 5 1/2 Furlongs Turf 3 Year Olds And Up $105,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Illmatic 7-5

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Illmatic

M/L 7-5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 7-5 · market favourite · Miguel Clement (top US trainer)

EACH-WAY

Music in Motion

M/L 7-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 7-2 · Rice Linda (top US trainer)

DARK HORSE

Rhyton

M/L 6-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 6-1 · Miguel Clement (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 12

1 post 1

Illmatic M/L FAV

Prat F · Miguel Clement TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Honest Mischief out of Woodflower

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 7-5

M/L

7-5

2 post 2

Three Thirteen

Bridgmohan S X · Melanie Giddings · 122 lb

by Unified out of Cloudkissed

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

3 post 3

Fireballin

Davis K · Maker Michael J TOP-25 · 126 lb

by Honest Mischief out of Barbie On a Budget

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

4 post 4

King Puck

Alvarado J · Maker Michael J TOP-25 · 126 lb

by Twirling Candy out of Andraste

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

5 post 5

Rhyton

Ortiz J L · Miguel Clement TOP-25 · 126 lb

by Kantharos out of Unlimited Resource

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

6 post 6

East Coast Girl

De Diego E · Katlynn Gutterson · 126 lb

by Laoban out of Myakka City

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

7 post 7

Stormy Birthday

Elliott C · Ribaudo Robert J · 126 lb

by Get Stormy out of Birthday Gift

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

8 post 8

Joker On Fire

Lezcano J · Levine Bruce N · 126 lb

by Practical Joke out of Fire Assay

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 3-1

M/L

3-1

9 post 9

Van Vollenhoven

Castellano J J ELITE · David Duggan · 126 lb

by Big Brown out of Ducasa

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

10 post 10

Vekinda

No Rider · Weaver George TOP-25 · 126 lb

by Vekoma out of Vinda

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

11 post 11

B Provocateur

No Rider · Rudy Rodriguez · 122 lb

by Take Charge Indy out of Barrel of Joy

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

12 post 12

Music in Motion

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

by Maclean's Music out of Soarwiththebirds

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 7-2

M/L

7-2

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