Interesting Race at Saratoga

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Originally Posted by pktruckdriver

Yes, agreed with the scratches not yet up, and the possibility of rain exists too, but in case all stays the same, I did do my own paceline selections for everything but NP, and see it very tight, but odds are all playable , or may be playable, and the Fav , or possible Fav may be the 8 horse.

Patrick

Just curious - why did you discard the 1st line for the 2? Also, unless you are assuming a sloppy track, I think the second line would be better on the 9.

While interesting from a betting perspective (lots of horses close in evaluation), this doesn't strike me as a great handicapping race (too much confusion).

On my lines, not much to seperate 5, 9, 3, 4. The 5 needs the lead and is unlikely to get it with the 2 in the race. Add to that, the 2 could end up running away on the front end, depending on how quickly she puts the 5 away. Looks like a big mess. If you feel you need to play find some overlays in the exactas and go to town - but I pass the race in the Win pool.