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In this horse racing handicapping video recorded on 8-31-24, Jarrod Horak analyzes the Grade 1, $300,000 Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

Hopeful field: 1 – Mr. Mendelslew (50-1), 2 – Ferocious (8-5), 3 – Innovator (15-1), 4 – Tough Catch (8-1), 5 – Smoken Wicked (15-1), 6 – Studlydoright (12-1), 7 – Mentee (5-1), 8 – Chancer McPatrick (5-2), 9 – Incentive Play (8-1)

The Hopeful will be run at Saratoga Race Course on Monday, September 2, 2024.

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Jarrod Horak

Jarrod Horak posts stakes recaps from Del Mar and Santa Anita Park, along with full card recaps and free stakes picks from Southern and/or Northern California.