Monday, July 27, 2026
BEST BET: RACE 8 BLAST BLUE CHIP
VALUE PLAY: RACE 4 BACCHUS BLUE CHIP
RACE 1
1-WIN AND DREAM has beaten many of the horses in this race before, nice effort from 8 post to finish only 3 lengths back, rail today
3-BEYOND THE LENS has two wins on the year, competes at this level
4-GOLDIE LUX HANOVER improving 3 yr old, nice 2nd by a neck
1-3-4-6
RACE 2
2-CATIE FAYE HANOVER was parked to 1/4 pole in 28.2 before clearing to lead, beat DON’T CHIP ME by 3 lengths in last race
1-DON’T CHIP ME raced first over in third quarter, could he catch CATIE FAYE HANOVER?
4-EBONY LADY last race was her best race of the year, finished a good second in 157.3
2-1-4-5
RACE 3
3-CHATTY MATTIE was long first over 3rd versus HALL IT IN, improves post
6-Hall IT IN pocket rocket in win, moves from rail to 6 post
5-HOME’N DRY has some strong miles in last 7 races, very consistent, can win this race
3-6-5-4
RACE 4
6-BACCHUS BLUE CHIP improving Burke horse was first over in 28.1 and came home in 27.2, highly competitive race
4-TWIN B WILDFIRE set good fractions and just missed lasting for victory losing by a neck, home in 28, Bartlett driving
1-ROWDY STATION strong second in 153 from 7 post, moves to rail, can win this race
6-4-1-7
RACE 5
4-ROSE RUN COWBOY broke at the start of race and had a rough trip from the back of the pack, two races back finished third to WISHAWAVE in Kindergarten Stakes at the Big M
3-MARIE’S JET strong first over move to finish 2nd, 27.1 last quarter
1-PRIMACY STATION finished just behind MARIE’S BLUE CHIP, home in 28.1, has rail, second again?
RACE 6
4-BILLS MAFIA strong finish from far back, needs a better start today
2-BABYLON BLUE CHIP disappointing 3rd place finish at 1-5, faded in 28.4 finish, can steal the race on the lead
5-BONA FIDE BLUECHIP battle for 3rd place
4-2-5-6
RACE 7
1-KARPATHIAN QUEEN strong mile form the 7 post at Saratoga, raced against better in races out out town, has rail
2-SWEET BEACH INN has some strong miles in Philly, first over 2nd in strong mile at Saratoga
5-FOREVER A FLIRT first mile back at Monti has big mile victory in 155.2, home in 28.1, wide open race, best trip wins
1-2-5-6
RACE 8
3-BLAST BLUE CHIP strong first over move to win, home in 27.1, Bartlett driving
1-MY BROTHERS KEEPER second to BLAST BLUE CHIP, home in 28.1, has rail, second again?
2-IT’S NEWS TO ME battle for third place
3-1-2-5
RACE 9
5-BEACH BUM BLUECHIP strong mile in 153.3, home in 27.4
3-YOU GOTTA GOGOGO strong 4th place to BILLS MAFIA, home in 28.1
4-TAKE COURAGE strong race at Pocono two races back to lose by a nose, won last week in Excel
5-4-3-1
RACE 10
1-MUSKINGUM drops in class, has faced tougher horses all year, has second place finish in 158.3, rail today
3-KING JIMMY last two races was close to victory. likes the front end, can he control the race and win on the front end
4-MASSIVE OPULENCE set decent fractions for this level and faded to 2nd, needs good trip
1-3-4-5
RACE 11
5-ANNE BONNEY N has two winning miles in a row, Aldrich has this horse sharp right now
4-NAVAGIO N throw out last race from 8 post, races good on the front end
1-CORAL BELLA second to NAVAGIO N 2 races back, can he race from off the helmet?
5-4-1-3
BRIAN’S COMMENTS: We have two yr old pacing colts in action today. Bartlett, Gingras, and Kakeley in from out of town to drive today. There are no huge favorites today and we should have wide open racing.
