Saratoga Racecourse will stage an eight-race programme on Wednesday, August 19, with the opening contest scheduled for 1:10pm. The meeting will offer a varied sequence of claiming, allowance, starter, maiden and stakes races, with distances ranging from 5 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/16 miles across dirt and turf.
Saratoga Race Cards 19 August
The first race will be a $59,000 Claiming contest over seven furlongs on dirt at 1:10pm. Thirteen Red Flags, Save Us Melania and Snide will be among the expected runners, with Street View also set to feature in the field. The contest will provide an early test over the Saratoga dirt course.
At 1:45pm, the second race will be a $125,000 Allowance Optional Claiming event over one mile on dirt. Purloin, Low Country Magic, Ultimate Authority, Ballerina d’Oro and Midtown Lights will be among the expected runners. The longer distance will bring a different set of demands as the programme moves into its second contest.
The third race will follow at 2:20pm and will be a $78,000 Starter Optional Claiming contest over seven furlongs on dirt. Huck’s Agenda, Baseball Lady, Sparkling Mama, Cravings and Pinky Brier will be among the runners scheduled to take part. The field will return to the seven-furlong distance after the mile contest.
The fourth race will be staged at 2:55pm, with a $65,000 Starter Optional Claiming event covering six furlongs on dirt. Trust Issues, Big Hat Willie, Treaty Obligation, Disarmed and Mischievous M will be among the expected runners. The shorter distance will make this one of the sprint contests on the afternoon programme.
The fifth race will bring the first turf event of the meeting at 3:30pm. A $100,000 Maiden Special Weight contest will be contested over 5 1/2 furlongs, with Hot Off the Beach, Engraved, Sultan Hassan, Strobe Light and Violent Act among the expected runners. The change in surface will add variety to the middle portion of the card.
The sixth contest will return to dirt at 4:05pm for a $78,000 Starter Allowance race over seven furlongs. Sergeant Capps, Sea Vista, Discotheque, Moment’s Notice and South Bend Tom will be among those expected to line up. The race will continue the programme’s mix of starter and allowance conditions.
The featured event will arrive at 4:40pm when a $150,000 Stakes contest will be run over one mile on turf. The New York Stallion Statue of Liberty Stakes will include Into the Unknown, Greyjoy, Morning Prayer, Combat Move and Celtic Dawn among the expected runners. The stakes contest will provide the principal highlight of the eight-race programme.
The eighth and final race will be scheduled for 5:15pm and will be a $56,000 Maiden Claiming contest over 1 1/16 miles on turf. Iwokeuplikethis, Signal Chat, Paula’s Choice, Not Tapping and Bounding Along will be among the expected runners. The longer turf distance will bring the day’s programme to a close.
Saratoga Race Cards 19 August will feature an eight-race programme at Saratoga Racecourse, with contests on dirt and turf ranging from 5 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/16 miles and prize money from $56,000 to $150,000.
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