The $500,000 Grade I Forego Stakes features a field of ten going seven furlongs on the main track August 30 at Saratoga with two standouts figuring to take most of the betting action.
Clearly Now is the 7/5 morning line favorite after a freakish effort July 5 at Belmont where he destroyed a strong field in the Grade III Belmont Sprint by six and a quarter lengths while recording career-best 113 Beyer Speed Figure. In addition, Clearly Now is something of a specialist at the seven furlong distance recording three wins, a second, and three third-place finishes from seven career starts. The only chinks in the armor for the Brian Lynch trainee are the concerns of a possible bounce and the ability to duplicate his form on the Saratoga strip upon which he is unraced.
Despite finishing a distant second to Clearly Now in the Belmont Sprint, Palace (3/1 ML) figures to take plenty of action based on his most recent effort – a win in the Grade I Vanderbilt Stakes at Saratoga. That victory, however, was recorded from six furlongs and Palace is 0 for 2 going seven furlongs.
Confrontation (10/1) is an intriguing long shot for two important reasons: he was a winner at seven furlongs in his last start at Saratoga and he has shown the versatility to win on the lead and from well off the pace. Breaking from the ten hole, jockey Rajiv Maragh should have plenty of options if Confrontation is good enough to run with the top two.
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A familiar name from the 2016 Kentucky Derby trail is expected to go the gate for the Super Derby, as Mo Tom has been made the 7-5 favorite in the morning line.
On Friday at Churchill Downs, the graded stakes action will begin with the $300,000 La Troienne Stakes. Restricted to fillies and mares, the Grade 1 will be contested at a mile and a sixteenth and has drawn a field of seven.
On Sunday at Aqueduct, the featured race is the $200,000 Distaff Handicap. Restricted to fillies and mares, the Grade 3 event will be held at seven furlongs on the main track and has drawn a field of seven.
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