Play of the Day – August 20th 2021
| Play of the Day | |
| Race Date | August 20, 2021 |
| Track | Saratoga |
| Race | 8 |
| Overview | A deep and competitive 50k starter-allowance with several different ways you can go, and one in which prices abound. |
| Pace | It doesn’t look all that fast, so tactical speed is at a premium, especially if the track is wet and playing to inside speed. |
| Trends | The main track has played very kindly to speed going long throughout the meet, and take note of Wednesday (all speed), and especially Thursday and the off-track, as it may well be wet again. |
| Best Bet | MISTER LUIGI |
| Number | 6 |
| Morning Line | (10-1) |
| Best Bet Overview | #6 MISTER LUIGI (10-1): Can’t imagine you’ll see anywhere close to this ML out of a G2 drop and with Jose Ortiz named, but this lightly raced runner has some speed to get early position, and the close 4th two-back at GP puts him firmly in the mix here. |
| Picks & Plays | WPS bet at 9-2 or better and a must-use in the late Pk5/Pk4 as well. |
| Stats | 222-48-31-31 ($1.71/$5.04 ROI overall through 8/15) Sar Meet: 245-59-37-35 ($1.81/$4.90 ROI through 8/15) |