TODAY’S ENTRIES TODAY’S SELECTIONS

Post time: 1:10 p.m.

Horses are listed by saddle cloth number.

FIRST — $136,500, 2YO, MDN SPC

WGT, 5 1/2F (TURF):
Horse Jockey Trainer Wgt. Odds
1 Patriot Hills R Santana, Jr. R Diodoro 119 10-1
2 Irish Gent I Ortiz, Jr. T A Pletcher 119 7-2
3 Sonofaship M Franco M J Maker 119 6-1
4 Sanderson F Prat H G Motion 119 8-1
5 Hard Par K Davis R Handal 119 9-2
6 Reverend Moon J Rosario C Clement 119 3-1
7 Cigale T McCarthy R Romero 119 12-1
8 Joe’s Dream G McEntee P McEntee 119 15-1
9 Vesture J R Leparoux A M Stall, Jr. 119 6-1
10 Run Jalen Run (MTO) Rider TBA J Sharp 119 5-1 NYRABets
Matt Donato Gene Kershner Jeff Carle Picks of the Day
SECOND — $88,000, F, 2YO, 1st Race
NY-BRED, MDN SPC WGT, 6F: 6 - Reverend Moon 5 - Hard Par 9 - Vesture 2 - Irish Gent
Horse Jockey Trainer Wgt. Odds 1 1 - Patriot Hills 6 - Reverend Moon 6 - Reverand Moon 6 - Reverend Moon
Dolomite F Prat C C Brown 119 5-2 2 - Irish Gent 2 - Irish Gent 4 - Sanderson 4 - Sanderson
2 Perfectly Mperfect T McCarthy J Sisterson 119 8-1 3 - Sonofaship 4 - Sanderson 2 - Irish Gent 5 - Hard Par
3 Poseidon’s Mist I Ortiz, Jr. C A David 119 6-1
4 Munny Grab R Santana, Jr. H De Paz 119 5-1 2nd Race
5 Carol T J L Ortiz J M Jimenez 119 10-1 5 - Carol T 4 - Munny Grab 6 - Snarky 8 - My Mane Squeeze
6 Snarky M Franco R R Rodriguez 119 6-1 3 - Poseidon’s Mist 1 - Dolomite 1 - Dolomite 1 - Dolomite
7 Wise Conversation J A Torres R R Rodriguez 114 20-1 1 - Dolomite 8 - My Mane Squeeze 4 - Munny Grab 4 - Munny Grab
8 My Mane Squeeze T Gaffalione M J Maker 119 7-2
9 - Mother Mary 3 - Poseidon’s Mist 8 - My Mane Squeeze 9 - Mother Mary
9 Mother Mary K Davis B R Brown 119 15-1
3rd Race
THIRD — $100,000, F&M, 3YO&UP, 2 - Security Code 3 - Khali Magic 5 - Fancy Joke 3 - Khali Magic
NY-BRED, ALW OPT CLM, 6F: 3 - Khali Magic 5 - Fancy Joke 3 - Khali Magic 6 - Ribot’s Valentine
5 - Fancy Joke 2 - Security Code 2 - Security Code 2 - Security Code
Horse Jockey Trainer Wgt. Odds
6 - Ribot’s Valentine 6 - Ribot’s Valentine 4 - Silver First 5 - Fancy Joke
1 Shesawildjoker J A Davis W H Bartlett 123 12-1
2 Security Code J Lezcano P M Serpe 120 7-2 4th Race — Saranac Stakes
3 Khali Magic M Franco C J Englehart 125 2-1
4 Silver Fist J Castellano J L Lawrence, II 123 6-1 8 - Gilmore (MTO) 2 - Carl Spackler 2 - Carl Spackler 2 - Carl Spackler
5 Fancy Joke I Ortiz, Jr. R R Rodriguez 120 5-2 1 - Taking Candy 1 - Taking Candy 7 - Lost Ark 4 - Yacowlef
6 Ribot’s Valentine K Davis R Handal 121 6-1 2 - Carl Spackler 5 - Activist Investing 5 - Activist Investing 5 - Activist Investing
7 Ok Honey J A Torres A Chichakly 116 12-1 5 - Activist Investing 3 - Freedom Trail 1 - Taking Candy 1 - Taking Candy

FOURTH — $175,000, 3YO, 5th Race

SARANAC, 1 1/16MI. (TURF): 6 - Drum Roll Please
9 - Resilience
5 - Locked
3 - Sturdy
5 - Locked
6 - Drum Roll Please
5 - Locked
6 - Drum Roll Please
Horse Jockey Trainer Wgt. Odds 5 - Locked 7 - Flashy Fast 8 - Right to Vote 4 - Hamilton’s Way
1 Taking Candy J Lezcano C DeVaux 118 8-1 8 - Right to Vote 8 - Right to Vote 9 - Resilience 10 - Tornado Road
2 Carl Spackler T Gaffalione C C Brown 124 4-5
3 Freedom Trail J L Ortiz J P Terranova 118 10-1 6th Race
4 Yacowlef J Rosario J Sisterson 120 12-1 5 - Miss Maximus 3 - Focus Pocus 3 - Focus Pocus 5 - Miss Maximus
5 Activist Investing F Prat C C Brown 118 7-2
3 - Focus Pocus 2 - My Kinda Mischief 2 - My Kinda Mischief 3 - Focus Pocus
6 Mendelssohns March J Alvarado K G McPeek 118 8-1
7 Lost Ark I Ortiz, Jr. T A Pletcher 118 8-1 1 - Ekwanok 9 - Call Her Bluff 1 - Ekwanok 2 - My Kinda Mischief
8 Gilmore (MTO) Rider TBA B P Walsh 119 7-5 9 - Call Her Bluff 7 - Stormy Disco 5 - Miss Maximus 1 - Ekwanok

FIFTH — $136,500, 2YO, MDN SPC 7th Race

11 - Raging Sea (MTO) 7 - I’m So Sorry 11 - Raging Sea (MTO) 8 - Expand the Map
WGT, 1MI.: 10 - Coppa Girl (MTO) 4 - Root Cause 8 - Expand the Map 7 - I’m So Sorry
1 Arteta M Franco G Weaver 119 15-1 1/1A - Ribaudo entry 9 - Expand the Map 3 - Tamarama 4 - Root Cause
2 Golden Plate D Davis K G McPeek 119 15-1 6 - Dear Lady 5 - Swoop to Finish 1/1A - Ribaudo entry 1A - Rhombique
3 Sturdy J Castellano G Weaver 119 10-1
4 Hamilton’s Way K Davis R Handal 119 10-1 8th Race
5 Locked J L Ortiz T A Pletcher 119 6-5 1 - Morning Cup 2 - American Law 8 - Forced Ranking 2 - American Law
6 Drum Roll Please J Rosario B H Cox 119 5-1 1 - Morning Cup 4 - Fight Fiercely 1 - Morning Cup
8 - Forced Ranking
7 Flashy Fast J Alvarado K G McPeek 119 20-1
8 Right to Vote F Prat C C Brown 119 8-1 2 - American Law 8 - Forced Ranking 2 - American Law 9 - Improper
9 Resilience I Ortiz, Jr. W I Mott 119 8-1 5 - Gun Maestro 10 - Run Smitty Run 1 - Morning Cup 7 - Hatch
10 Tornado Road T Gaffalione D W Lukas 119 12-1
11 Don Vino Vici T McCarthy D L Schettino 119 20-1 9th Race
8 - Disarmed 1 - Icy Flavor 1 - Icy Flavor 8 - Disarmed
SIXTH — $88,000, F, 2YO, 1 - Icy Flavor 2 - Vacation Dance 8 - Disarmed 3 - King Moonracer
NY-BRED, MDN SPC WGT, 6F: 3 - King Moonracer
2 - Vacation Dance
8 - Disarmed
3 - King Moonracer
9 - Winners Laugh
3 - King Moonracer
6 - Disco Deano
10 - Saint Selby
Horse Jockey Trainer Wgt. Odds
1 Ekwanok I Ortiz, Jr. R Atras 119 5-1 10th Race
2 My Kinda Mischief D Davis C F Martin 119 9-2 1 - Skate to Heaven 9 - Deputy Connect 10 - Justice Department 5 - Brooklyn Diamonds
3 Focus Pocus M Franco H De Paz 119 3-1 3 - Mayfield Strong 8 - Proven Hope 9 - Deputy Connect 9 - Deputy Connect
4 Midnight Concerto J Alvarado K G McPeek 119 8-1
5 Miss Maximus R Santana, Jr. B H Cox 119 4-1 8 - Proven Hope 1 - Skate to Heaven 7 - Excess Demand 1 - Skate to Heaven
6 Moon Chariot N Alvarado L K Dixon 119 30-1 7 - Excess Demand 5 - Brooklyn Diamonds 5 - Brooklyn Diamonds 4 - Inspector
7 Stormy Disco J Lezcano M Dini 119 15-1 ———
8 Unicorn Cake K Carmouche J C Englehart 119 6-1 Best Bet
9 Call Her Bluff F Prat R R Rodriguez 119 10-1
10 Regenerator K Davis C J Englehart 119 30-1 Khali Magic (3rd) Raging Sea (7th) Carl Spackler (4th)
Disarmed (9th)
SEVENTH — $149,500, F&M, Best Longshot
3YO&UP, ALW, 1 1/16MI. (TURF): Carol T (2nd) I’m So Sorry (7th) Snarky (2nd) Brooklyn Diamonds (10th)

Horse
1 Quarrel
Jockey
J Castellano
Trainer
R Ribaudo
Wgt. Odds
120 6-1
Meet the handicappers
1A Rhombique T McCarthy R Ribaudo 122 6-1 MATT DONATO learned to construct ratings and predict outcomes by studying the Daily Racing Form. He now uses that
2 Stephanie’s Charm J A Torres J M Jimenez 115 15-1 knowledge professionally in the aerospace sector, forecasting repairs for the F-135. (Meet Record: 98-364)
3 Tamarama T Gaffalione J Sisterson 124 4-1 GENE KERSHNER is the racing correspondent for The Buffalo News, a member of the NTWAB and tweets
4 Root Cause F Prat C C Brown 120 3-1 @EquiSpace. (Meet Record: 105-364)
5 Swoop to Finish J L Ortiz W I Mott 124 12-1 JEFF CARLE is a former jockey, trainer and on-air racing analyst for Capital OTB-TV. (Meet Record: 90-362)
6 Dear Lady J Alvarado K G McPeek 118 10-1
7 I’m So Sorry M Franco M J Maker 124 8-1 NYRA BETS is the official wagering platform of The New York Racing Association, Inc. The NYRA Bets app is available for
8 Expand the Map I Ortiz, Jr. C C Brown 124 2-1 download in the App store or for Android devices at NYRABets.com/App. Registering for a NYRA Bets account is free at
9 Amanda’s Folly (MTO) J L Ortiz L Rice 120 6-1 NYRABets.com. (Meet Record: 85-363)
10 Coppa Girl (MTO) F Geroux B H Cox 120 2-1
11 Raging Sea (MTO)
12 Starship Defiant (MTO)
F Prat
Rider TBA
C C Brown
D Jacobson
118
124
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Mike MacAdam’s take
13 Run Devil (MTO) R Santana, Jr. R R Rodriguez 124 15-1 There’s a force in the universe that makes things happen. And all you have to do is get in touch with it, stop
thinking, let things happen. I’m going to let 4-5 Carl Spackler happen in the Saranac. We can do that. We don’t
EIGHTH — $45,000, 3YO&UP, CLM, even have to have a reason.

7F:
Horse Jockey Trainer Wgt. Odds

Rice
1 Morning Cup J L Ortiz L Rice 121 9-2 I don’t stand on the principle that, you make that happen? You could to run. I thought, ‘Well, this isn’t
2 American Law K Carmouche D Gargan 123 5-2 OK, we can’t do this, we can’t do throw the dice a zillion times, and going to turn out the way I’d like it
3 Pine Valley N Alvarado E E Jones 121 30-1 that. I let the horse tell me. I feel that how do you come up with that to.’ The racing gods shined upon
4 Fight Fiercely J Rosario R R Rodriguez 120 6-1 when the horse is healthy and thriv- combination? It was pretty exciting. me, and Todd finished second by
5 Gun Maestro I Ortiz, Jr. F Abreu 123 6-1 Continued from page B1
6 Basis Risk S Bridgmohan M Coffey 121 30-1 ing, find them good opportunities.” “And my favorite part of it was a nose, second by a head, second
7 Hatch D Davis C F Martin 121 10-1 In 2000, Rice sent City Zip into Rice also has a client base that Tom Durkin did the call, and af- by a half a length, and there I was.”
8 Forced Ranking M Franco C C Brown 121 7-2
all three of Saratoga’s graded stakes typically wants to run their horses ter the race, I didn’t even realize Shortly after Bustin Bay won
9 Improper B L Torres R R Rodriguez 113 10-1 at Saratoga, not just for the racing, that we were 1-2-3-4 until I hear the first race on opening day, Rice
10 Run Smitty Run R Santana, Jr. R Diodoro 123 15-1 for 2-year-olds on dirt, the Sanford,
Saratoga Special and Hopeful, win- but the entire experience. Tom Durkin say [over the public went on a tear, at one point winning
“It’s such a wonderful place to address], ‘Linda, did you have it?’ with four straight starters over the
NINTH — $100,000, 3YO&UP, ning all three (while dead-heating
be,” Rice said. “They enjoy going That was a really special moment.” course of two racing days, includ-
with Yonaguska in the Hopeful).
NY-BRED, ALW OPT CLM, 5 1/2F Voodoo Song went 4-for-4 at the to dinner afterwards, bringing their Because Rice grinded her way ing Ichiban’s allowance victory.
family, inviting their extended fam- to the meet title in 2009, she has With a mix of older horses who
(TURF): 2017 meet, finishing the streak with
a victory in the Grade III Saranac. ily, the whole package. Try to get experience being in the thick of the are comfortable racing more fre-
Horse Jockey Trainer Wgt. Odds At the 2023 meet, Rice’s 3-year- to the winner’s circle. Even going pursuit for the championship that quently, Rice has stuck to a steady
1 Icy Flavor I Ortiz, Jr. J C Kimmel 121 5-1 to the paddock at Saratoga is very was named after the late Hall of course that has put her in position
2 Vacation Dance J Castellano J C Kimmel 118 6-1
old filly Ichiban has progressed all
the way through maiden, allowance festive. For me, as well. Famer Allen Jerkens in 2010. to maybe win another training title.
3 King Moonracer M Franco G Weaver 123 9-2
4 Bar Fourteen K Davis R Sells 121 15-1 and stakes company in a span of “Costa Terra, for instance, I ran The year 2010 also marked the It will be a daunting challenge.
5 Feathers Road J L Ortiz L Rice 123 10-1 just six weeks, capping the three- two in that race, and I was so ex- point at which the Saratoga meet Brown has won the championship
6 Disco Deano K J Coa M A Ferraro 123 20-1 race winning streak with a victory cited that the horse that won hap- was extended from 36 to 40 racing four times in the last six years.
7 Me ‘n Sap J A Gomez D G Donk 121 20-1 in the Fleet Indian on New York pened to be the people that were days, and the number of victories it “Can I get it done? Unlikely. But
8 Disarmed J Rosario R R Rodriguez 122 7-2 here, standing in the paddock. If takes to win the championship took that doesn’t mean that we won’t
9 Winners Laugh R Santana, Jr. H De Paz 121 5-1 Showcase Day on Sunday. Natu-
10 Saint Selby K Carmouche R Atras 121 6-1 rally, Ortiz was aboard for all three somebody was going to run sec- a corresponding jump. try,” she said Wednesday morning.
11 Scilly Cay (MTO) Rider TBA D G Donk 121 5-1 wins. ond, I was glad the one that was In 2009, Rice used some creativ- “And even if the meet ended today,
“This filly kind of struggled in here with his family was the one ity in placing her horses in spots I’d say, ‘Gosh, 2023 was a great Sara-
TENTH — $35,000, 3YO&UP, CLM, the winter,” Rice said. “But eventu- that won.” where they had a better chance to toga meet,’ and I was delighted to
ally, like in the last 60 days, she’s just One of Rice’s other favorite win, and didn’t mind getting some have such a good spring and sum-
1MI.: really come to hand. I knew when memories of Saratoga came in luck, too, while finishing ahead of mer at Belmont, as well. So, no
Horse Jockey Trainer Wgt. Odds we left Belmont that she was real- 2008, when she hit the “Rice Su- a trainer, Pletcher, who was in the complaints here.
1 Skate to Heaven I Ortiz, Jr. L Rice 122 6-1 ly breezing well, a much-improved perfecta.” midst of winning 11 Saratoga titles “I’ve got a few more to run,” she
2 Scotto J A Davis E E Jones 122 30-1 horse that she’d finally matured She had four horses entered in in a span of 14 years. said Wednesday evening, beaming
3 Mayfield Strong M Franco M J Maker 118 8-1 the nine-horse field for the Me- “It went down to the last day of
4 Inspector J A Torres M Giangiulio 115 10-1 enough to put it all together. after Uncle Marty won the last race
5 Brooklyn Diamonds J Lezcano L Rice 122 9-2 “So I was very confident coming chanicville stakes, and 9-1 Ahvee’s the meet, and, frankly, neither one on the card. “Not that many, but I’ve
6 Sounds Spooky N Alvarado E E Jones 120 15-1 to Saratoga that this filly’s going to Destiny, Canadian Ballet (12-1), of us won one the last two days,” got a few more.
7 Excess Demand J A Gomez W Potts 120 12-1 get to the winner’s circle at least Silver Timber (7-2) and Karako- she said. “I think through the entire “And I still stand by ‘It’s unlike-
8 Proven Hope D Davis O S Barrera 124 8-1 once, maybe twice. And of course rum Elektra (17-1) finished 1-2-3-4, meet I was up one, even, up two, ly.’  ”
9 Deputy Connect F Geroux B H Cox 124 7-2 we’ve gotten three wins with her respectively. even, down one at one point.
10 Justice Department J L Ortiz C C Brown 120 3-1
11 Strong Light K Carmouche W Younghans 122 20-1 here, so that’s been great. The $2 superfecta paid $3,490.00. “But it was very close the entire Contact Mike MacAdam at
12 Bold Looker I Ortiz, Jr. I R Wilkes 124 4-1 “When I find that they’ve be- “That was crazy. That was a fun meet, and it came down to the last mikemac@dailygazette.com.
13 Ableton J A Torres H Bond 117 20-1 come really good, I will race them. day,” Rice said. “I mean, how do two days, and I had very little left Follow on X @Mike_MacAdam.