SARATOGA · FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2026

Race 3

STARTER OPTIONAL CLAIMING 6 Furlongs Dirt 4 Year Olds And Up $76,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Commuted 9-5

Weather

Partly Sunny · 77°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Commuted

M/L 9-5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 9-5 · market favourite · Rice Linda (top US trainer) · Santana R Jr

EACH-WAY

Mischievous M

M/L 10-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 10-1 · Norm Casse (elite trainer)

DARK HORSE

Run Classic

M/L 12-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 12-1 · Castellano J J (top jockey)

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

Baby Yoda

Prat F · Robert Falcone, Jr. · 121 lb

by Prospective out of More Than Speed

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 3-1

M/L

3-1

2 post 2

Inexorable

Rivera L R Jr · Bruce Brown ELITE · 123 lb

by Outwork out of White Pants Night

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

5 post 5

Mischievous M

Franco M · Norm Casse ELITE · 123 lb

by Runhappy out of Forever Loyal

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

6 post 6

Commuted M/L FAV

Santana R Jr TOP-25 · Rice Linda TOP-25 · 123 lb

by Gun Runner out of Final Holiday

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 9-5

M/L

9-5

7 post 7

Run Classic

Castellano J J ELITE · Wayne Potts · 121 lb

by Runhappy out of Pledge Pin

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

8 post 8

Pair of Socks

Elliott C · Ferraro James W · 121 lb

by Vekoma out of Winning Saga

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

9 post 9

Trust Issues

Davis D · Gregory Charlerie · 123 lb

by Enticed out of Indian Cee

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

Scratches:

Shoot the Nickel (#) Souper Tuscan (#)

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