Nadeau: Play of the Day Saratoga Sat 8.8.26
| “PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau | ||
| Date | 8/8/26 | |
| Featured track | Saratoga | |
| Race number | 5 | |
| Race overview | A typically solid N1X for 3up at 7 furlongs on the main track. | |
| Pace | It looks honest enough, as there are more than a few who want to be close early, though there are no true burners signed on either. | |
| Trends | A fast main track seemed a bit forward Wednesday and Thursday, but nothing too out of the ordinary, though on big race days, expect things to be tightened up and playing potentially to speed. | |
| Best Play | #6 PRETTY BOY MIAH (2-1): Talented sort finally gets the cutback to one-turn he’s been begging for, as he tried the Preakness then 1 1/8 miles earlier in the meet, but he wants this trip, drew perfectly, has speed, and will bring a world of foundation here too. | |
| Bet Types | Aggressive WP bet, and single to end the early Pk5/Pk4, as well as the other horizontal exotics. | |
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