BELMONT STAKES DAY full card from Saratoga for Saturday (6-8-24)
By Jarrod Horak
SAR Weather: Partly Cloudy (15% chance of rain). High 70.
SAR Best Bets (races 1, 11, 12) – SAR Price Play (race 9)
SAR Rolling Double, Pick 3, Grand Slam, Turf Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, and Pick 6 tickets included in below
SAR Full Card Highlights for Saturday (6-8-24)
SA 3 SUBROGATE ($11.60)
Double (races 3-4, $108.50)
SAR 6 CRUPI ($7.10), Exacta ($18.00)
Double (races 6-7, $50.00)
Pick 3 (races 6-8, $152.00)
SAR 10 NATIONAL TREASURE ($4.70)
Double (races 9-10, $19.60)
Pick 3 (races 8-10, $65.00)
SAR 11 MEASURED TIME (SAR Best Bet #2, $8.20), Trifecta ($148.48)
Double (races 10-11, $19.00)
Pick 3 (races 9-11, $65.00)
$1 Grand Slam (races 8-11, $15.70)
Scratches and Changes for June 8 (as of 9:28am EDT) – Fast/Firm
Race 1 – #7
Race 2 – #1a, 2, 2b, 12, #1 – will run (no longer a coupled entry)
Race 5 – #5
Race 6 – #4
Race 8 – #8
Race 9 – #13-16
Race 13 – #1a, 13-15, #1 – will run, rider change to Luis Saez
Race 14 – #3, 5, 13-15, #9 – rider change to John Velazquez
June 8 Picks & Updated Tickets After Scratches (First Post 10:45am EDT):
Almost all tickets remain the same with the exception of Races 6 and 8. Charge It (race 6) and Vlajos (race 8) scratched, and I replaced them with Kuchar (race 6) and Book’em Danno (race 8), and I changed the wagers to reflect that.
June 8 Picks:
SAR 1 (Alw-1x, 8f) – SAR Best Bet
Primary – #5 QUICK TO ACCUSE, #3 General Partner
Secondary – #1 Black Rain, #8 Classic Legacy
Wagers: #5 to win, Exacta 3-5/3-5-8, Trifecta 1-3-5/1-3-5/8
50 cent Early Pick 5 (races 1-5): 1-3-5/1-5-6-11/2-5-6-8/5/2-3 ($48)
SAR 2 (OC-80k/1x, 8f inner turf)
Primary – #5 LADY DE BERRY, #6 Spaliday
Secondary – #1 Camera/#1a Source, #11 Agra
Wagers: #5 to win, Exacta box 5-6, Trifecta 5-6/1-5-6-11/1-5-6-11
$3 Turf Triple Play (races 2, 5, 9): 5/2/1-2-6-8-12 ($15)
$3 Turf Triple Play (races 2, 5, 9): 5/1-2-3-7/12 ($12)
$3 Turf Triple Play (races 2, 5, 9): 1-5-6-11/2/12 ($12)
50 cent Early Pick 4 (races 2-5): 5/2-5-6-8/5/1-2-3-7 ($8)
50 cent Early Pick 4 (races 2-5): 1-5-6-11/5/5/1-2-3-7 ($8)
50 cent Early Pick 4 (races 2-5): 1-5-6-11/2-5-6-8/5/2 ($8)
50 cent Early Pick 4 (races 2-5): 5-6/5-6/2-4-5-7/2-3 ($16)
SAR 3 (OC-62.5k/2x, 6.5f)
Primary – #5 SUBROGATE, #6 Awesome Native
Secondary – #8 Full Screen, #2 Mandatory
Wagers: #5 to win, Exacta 5/2-6-8, Exacta 2-6-8/5
50 cent Mandatory Payoff Pick 5 (races 3-7): 2-5-6-8/5/2-3/2-7-8/5-6 ($24)
SAR 4 (G2 True North, 6.5f)
Primary – #5 GUN PILOT
Secondary – #4 Accretive, #7 Baby Yoda, #2 Rotknee
Wagers: Exacta 5-4, Trifecta key 5/4-7, Superfecta key 5/2-4-7
50 cent Pick 4 (races 4-7): 5/2/2-7-8/1-3-5-6 ($6)
50 cent Pick 4 (races 4-7): 5/1-2-3-7/7/1-3-5-6 ($8)
50 cent Pick 4 (races 4-7): 5/1-2-3-7/2-7-8/5 ($6)
50 cent Pick 4 (races 4-7): 2-4-5-7/2-3/7-8/5-6 ($16)
SAR 5 (G3 Poker, 8f inner turf)
Primary – #2 CASA CREED, #3 Carl Spackler
Secondary – #7 Talk of the Nation, #1 Mysterious Night
Wagers: #2 to win, Exacta 2-3, Trifecta 2-3/2-3-7/2-3-7, Superfecta 2-3/1-2-3-7/1-2-3-7
50 cent Mandatory Payoff Pick 5 (races 5-9): 2-3/7-8/5/1-6-7-9-12/1-2-6-8-12 ($50)
SAR 6 (G2 Suburban, 10f)
Primary – #7 CRUPI, #8 Bendoog
Secondary – #2 Kuchar
Wagers: #7 to win, Exacta box 7-8, Trifecta 7-8/2-7-8/2-7-8
50 cent Pick 4 (races 6-9): 7-8/5-6/1-6-7-9-12/1-2-6-8-12 ($50)
SAR 7 (G1 Ogden Phipps, 9f)
Primary – #5 IDIOMATIC, #6 Raging Sea
Secondary – #3 Pretty Mischievous, #1 Randomized
Wagers: Exacta box 5-6, Trifecta key 5/3-6, Superfecta key 5/1-3-6
$1 Pick 6 (races 7-12): 5-6/7-9/2-8-12/2-6/6-9/9 ($48)
SAR 8 (G1 Woody Stephens, 7f)
Primary – #7 PRINCE OF MONACO, #9 Nash
Secondary – #6 Reasoned Analysis, #12 Be You, #1 Book’em Danno
Wagers: #7 to win, Exacta box 7-9, Trifecta key 7/1-6-9-12, Trifecta 1-6-9-12/7/1-6-9-12
$1 Grand Slam (races 8-11): 6-7-9/2-8-12/2-3-6/9 ($27)
$1 Grand Slam (races 8-11): 7-9/8-12/2-6/6-9 ($16)
50 cent Mandatory Payout Pick 5 (races 8-12): 1-6-7-9-12/1-2-6-8-12/2-6/6-9/9 ($50)
SAR 9 (G1 Jaipur, 5.5T) – SAR Price Play
Primary – #12 MISCHIEF MAGIC, #8 Cogburn
Secondary – #2 Arzak, #6 Star of Mystery, #1 Thin White Duke
Wagers: #12 to win, Exacta 12/2-8, Exacta 2-8/12, Trifecta 2-6-8-12/2-6-8-12/1
50 cent Pick 4 (races 9-12): 12/2-3-4-6/1-5-6-7-8-9/9 ($12)
50 cent Pick 4 (races 9-12): 1-2-6-8-12/2/1-5-6-7-8-9/9 ($15)
50 cent Pick 4 (races 9-12): 1-2-6-8-12/2-3-4-6/9/9 ($10)
50 cent Pick 4 (races 9-12): 8-12/2-6/6-9/2-5-9-10 ($16)
SAR 10 (G1 Met Mile, 8f)
Primary – #2 NATIONAL TREASURE, #6 White Abarrio
Secondary – #3 Post Time, #4 Blazing Sevens
Wagers: #2 to win, Exacta 2-6, Trifecta key 2/3-6, Superfecta 2-6/2-3-4-6/2-3-4-6
$10 Met Mile/Belmont Stakes Double (races 10, 12): 2-9 ($10)
$5 Met Mile/Belmont Stakes Double (races 10, 12): 2/2-5-9-10 ($20)
$5 Met Mile/Belmont Stakes Double (races 10, 12): 2-3-4-6/9 ($20)
50 cent Late Pick 5 (races 10-14): 2-6/6-9/9/4-6-7-11-12/2-6-9-10-11 ($50)
SAR 11 (G1 Manhattan, 9.5T) – SAR Best Bet
Primary – #9 MEASURED TIME, #6 Al Riffa
Secondary – #8 Far Bridge, #5 Program Trading, #1 I’m Very Busy, #7 Nations Pride
Wagers: #9 to win, Exacta 6-9/6-8-9, Trifecta 5-6-9/1-5-6-7-9/8, Superfecta key 9/1-5-6-7-8
50 cent Late Pick 4 (races 11-14): 9/9/4-6-7-11-12/2-6-9-10-11 ($12.50)
50 cent Late Pick 4 (races 11-14): 1-5-6-7-8-9/9/6/2-6-9-10-11 ($15)
50 cent Late Pick 4 (races 11-14): 1-5-6-7-8-9/9/4-6-7-11-12/6 ($15)
50 cent Late Pick 4 (races 11-14): 6-9/2-5-9-10/4-6/2-6 ($16)
SAR 12 (G1 Belmont Stakes, 10f) – SAR Best Bet
Primary – #9 SIERRA LEONE, #10 Mindframe
Secondary – #2 Resilience, #5 Antiquarian
BELMONT STAKES 2024 WAGERS
$100 WIN WAGER
$100 to win #9 Sierra Leone
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$100 EXACTA
$30 Exacta 9-10
$20 Exacta 10-9
$18 Exacta 9-2
$12 Exacta 2-9
$12 Exacta 9-5
$8 Exacta 5-9
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$100 TRIFECTA
$2 Trifecta 9/2-3-5-10/2-3-5-7-8-10 ($40)
$1 Trifecta 2-9/2-9/all ($16)
$1 Trifecta 2-9/all/2-9 ($16)
$1 Trifecta all/2-9/2-9 ($16)
50 cent Trifecta 2-5-9-10/2-5-9-10/7-8 ($12)
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$100 SUPERFECTA
$1 Superfecta 9/1-3-8/1-3-5-8/2-4-5-7-8-10 ($46)
20 cent Superfecta 2-5-10/9/1-2-3-5-7-8-10/1-2-3-5-7-8-10 ($18)
20 cent Superfecta 2-5-10/1-2-3-5-7-8-10/9/1-2-3-5-7-8-10 ($18)
20 cent Superfecta 2-5-10/1-2-3-5-7-8-10/1-2-3-5-7-8-10/9 ($18)
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SAR 13 (MSW, NY-bred, 8.5f inner turf)
Primary – #6 AUTUMN, #4 In All My Dreams
Secondary – #7 Splashy, #11 North End Lady, #12 Alittlebitnaughty
Wagers: #6 to win, Exacta box 4-6, Trifecta 4-6-7/4-6-7-11-12/4-6-7-11-12
SAR 14 (Alw-1x, 5.5T)
Primary – #6 YARROW, #2 Salt Spray
Secondary – #10 Twenty Six Black, #11 Mansa Musa, #9 Capture the Flag
Wagers: #6 to win, Exacta box 2-6, Trifecta 2-6-10/2-6-9-10-11/2-6-9-10-11
Rolling Daily Double & Pick 3 Contenders – in order of preference:
1 (5-3-1-8)
2 (5-6-1-11)
3 (5-6-8-2)
4 (5-4-7-2)
5 (2-3-7-1)
6 (7-8-4)
7 (5-6-3-1)
8 (7-9-6-8-12)
9 (12-8-2-6-1)
10 (2-6-3-4)
11 (9-6-8-5-1-7)
12 (9-10-2-5)
13 (6-4-7-11-12)
14 (6-2-10-11-9)
ROLLING DAILY DOUBLE/PICK 3 WAGERING STRATEGIES
For Rolling Doubles and Pick 3 tickets, key the top choice in each race to all other contenders. See examples below:
Double (Race 1-2):
Ticket 1 (5-5)
Ticket 2 (5/1-5-6-11)
Ticket 3 (1-3-5-8/5)
Double (Races 2-3):
Ticket 1 (5-5)
Ticket 2 (5/2-5-6-8)
Ticket 3 (1-5-6-11/5)
Pick 3 (Race 1-3):
Ticket 1 (5-5-5)
Ticket 2 (5/1-5-6-11/2-5-6-8)
Ticket 3 (1-3-5-8/5/2-5-6-8)
Ticket 4 (1-3-5-8/1-5-6-11/5)
