SARATOGA · SATURDAY 29 AUGUST 2026

Race 7

ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING 1 1/16 Miles Turf 3 Year Olds $120,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Tahlequah 2-1

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Bella Knows

M/L 5-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-2 · chief rival · Brad Cox (elite trainer)

EACH-WAY

Shelzawa (FR)

M/L 3-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 3-1 · Chad Brown (elite trainer)

DARK HORSE

All of It

M/L 8-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 8-1 · Miguel Clement (top US trainer) · Santana R Jr

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 10

1 post 1

All of It

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

by Mendelssohn out of Indy's Lady

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

2 post 2

Cosmic Candy Girl

Elliott C · Ryerson James T · 123 lb

by Twirling Candy out of Evening Primrose*Ire

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

3 post 3

Bella Knows

Franco M · Brad Cox ELITE · 123 lb

by Kantharos out of Bellamy Knows

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-2

M/L

5-2

4 post 4

Samartina (FR)

Saez L · Lerman Roy S · 123 lb

by Chachnak*Fr out of Sensation*Fr

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

5 post 5

Shelzawa (FR)

Prat F · Chad Brown ELITE · 123 lb

by Zelzal*Fr out of Shendama*Fr

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 3-1

M/L

3-1

6 post 6

River Ride

Lezcano J · McGaughey III Claude R TOP-25 · 123 lb

by Not This Time out of Sunday Sonnet

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

7 post 7

Code

Gaffalione T ELITE · Pletcher Todd A ELITE · 123 lb

by Tiz the Law out of Luna Rosa

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

8 post 8

Paige Turner

Velazquez J R ELITE · Cherie DeVaux TOP-25 · 123 lb

by Army Mule out of Sophia Mia

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

9 post 9

Counterintuitive

Ortiz J L · Chad Brown ELITE · 123 lb

by Not This Time out of Scauri

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

10 post 10

Tahlequah M/L FAV

No Rider · Saffie Joseph, Jr. · 123 lb

by Authentic out of Bonnie Flag

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 2-1

M/L

2-1

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