Nadeau: Saratoga Play of the Day Fri 8.18.23
| “PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau | |
| Date: | 8/18/2023 |
| Featured Track/Race: | Saratoga – Race 5 |
| Race overview: | An extremely deep and competitive N1X for 3up going 1 3/16 miles on the Mellon turf. |
| Pace: | There’s not much here, so expect a compact group and a sprint late, especially since this is a long trip and more than a few might be suspect over it. |
| Trends: | We all know the nightmares of the turf over the course of the meet, so there’s not a ton to gleam over either turf courses. |
| Best Play: | #6 CATCH THAT PARTY (3-1) (turf only): NYB had a brutal trip on the turf two-back yet still got up to win, has the figures to compete with this open group, and yet may get overlooked a bit because he’s an Empire-bred. |
| Bet Types: | Aggressive WP bet and single to end the early Pk5/Pk4 as well. |
| POD/Meet Stats: | Sar Meet Overall (through 8/13: 241-55-49-40 ($1.65/$4.98)
Sar POD (through 8/13): 20-3-4-2 ($1.31 /$3.72)
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