SARATOGA · SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2026

Race 12 — Race 12

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT 1 Mile Inner turf Fast 3 Year Olds And Up $100,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Valentine Crusader 2-1

Weather

Decreasing Clouds · 75°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Ohonte's Own

M/L 7-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 7-2 · chief rival · Thomas Morley (top US trainer) · Santana R Jr · blinkers

EACH-WAY

Irish Goodbye

M/L 9-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 9-2 · Brad Cox (elite trainer)

DARK HORSE

Engraved

M/L 5-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-1 · Rice Linda (top US trainer) · blinkers

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 14

1 post 1

Courageux

Concepcion A · Adrianne DeVaux TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Raging Bull*Fr out of Amabilis*GB

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 30-1

M/L

30-1

2 post 2

My Togo

Carmouche K · Chad Brown ELITE · 122 lb

by Midnight Lute out of La Condesa

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

3 post 3

Irish Goodbye

Franco M · Brad Cox ELITE · 122 lb

by Cairo Prince out of Irish Danzing

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 9-2

M/L

9-2

4 post 4

Nothingbutnitro

Davis K · Robbie Davis · 126 lb

by Solomini out of Sydney's Lexington

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 50-1

M/L

50-1

5 post 5

Tizio

Zayas E J · Bond Harold James · 126 lb

by Omaha Beach out of Tizzelle

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

6 post 6

Twenty One Red

Velazquez J R ELITE · Weaver George TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Tonalist out of Catalina Island

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

7 post 7

Tango Tango

Davis D · James Hooper · 126 lb

by War Dancer out of Divadora

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

8 post 8

Daisy Doo

Castellano J J ELITE · Ribaudo Robert J · 122 lb

by Central Banker out of Birthday Gift

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

9 post 9

Main Thing

Gutierrez R · Maker Michael J TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Complexity out of Little Brave

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

10 post 10

Engraved

Lezcano J · Rice Linda TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Kantharos out of Corner Three

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-1

M/L

5-1

11 post 11

Ohonte's Own

Santana R Jr TOP-25 · Thomas Morley TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Known Agenda out of Get Busy Living

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 7-2

M/L

7-2

12 post 12

Kotlikoff

Alvarado J · Mott William I ELITE · 122 lb

by Tacitus out of Dean Henry

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

13 post 13

Runcot

Castellano J J ELITE · Bond Harold James · 122 lb

by Mendelssohn out of Sugarille

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

14 post 14

Valentine Crusader M/L FAV

No Rider · Amelia Green · 122 lb

by Honest Mischief out of Absenceispresence

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 2-1

M/L

2-1

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