Week 6 of the 2024 Saratoga Race Course meeting rolls along with a 10-race card topped by the $125,000 Rick Violette Stakes for 3-year-old New York-breds on the grass.
The 1 1/16-mile Rick Violette attracted a field of eight plus a pair of main track runners. The Rick Violette goes as the seventh race with post time set for 4:36 p.m.
The handicappers continue to battle each other and the ROI, a tough test heading into the final 15 days of the meeting. Here are the picks for Thursday. Take care, be safe and good luck.
JOHN SHAPAZIAN (72/241, -$88.20):
1-Vibrant Express, Man Of Mischief, Keepinitreal.
2-Dubb entry, Chess Master, La Marca entry.
3-St. Elias entry, Prairie Dunes, Cuando.
4-Ministerial, Classic Mark, He’s Got This.
5-Concorde Spirit, Very Stormy, Call Bob.
6-Never Really Know, Dr Glick, Wonderland.
7-Doc Sullivan, Elysian Meadows, Instamatic.
8-Donegal Forever, Classic Catch, Cooke Creek.
9-Accidental Bid, Amplitude, New York Scrappy.
10-Risk Threshold, Lesli’s Humor, Strictly Taboo.
CHARLES BEDARD (64/237, -$48.70):
1-Keepinitreal, Manhattan Twist, Oath Of Omerta.
2-Rithm Nic, Dubb entry, Squire Creek.
3-St. Elias entry, Cuando, Ignite The Light.
4-Ministerial, He’s Got This, Allaboutthemoney.
5-Call Bob, He Has It All, Concorde Spirit.
6-Never Really Know, Dr Glick, Wonderland.
7-Elysian Meadows, Doc Sullivan, Instamatic.
8-Cooke Creek, Tabeguache, Classic Catch.
9-Accidental Bid, Wind Dancer, Amplitude.
10-Theresasilverlinin, Risk Threshold, Proud Mary.
TOM LAW (73/242, -$33.70):
1-Man Of Mischief, Manhattan Twist, Keepinitreal.
2-Squire Creek, Dubb entry, Nolo Contesto.
3-St. Elias entry, Bourbon’s Fault, Prairie Dunes.
4-He’s Got This, Classic Mark, Ministerial.
5-Concorde Spirit, Call Bob, He Has It All.
6-Wonderland, Chelsey’s Choice, She’s Got Will.
7-Doc Sullivan, Courtly Banker, Elysian Meadows.
8-Donegal Forever, Tabegauche, Cooke Creek.
9-Accidental Bid, Amplitude, Kid Kreesa.
10-Theresasilverlinin, Risk Threshold, Leslie’s Humor.
ROB WHITLOCK (59/241, -$103.00):
1-Man Of Mischief, Vibrant Express, Rock Star Rebel.
2-High Front, Heaven Street, Rithm Nic.
3-Upstanding, Pentathlon, Cuando.
4-Classic Mark, He’s Got This, Allaboutthemoney.
5-Midnight Legend, Romantic Charmer, Call Bob.
6-Never Really Know, Wonderland, Competitive Market.
7-Russian Realm, Elysian Meadows, Courtly Banker.
8-Cook Creek, Tabegauche, Nimitz Class.
9-Amplitude, New York Scrappy, Wind Dancer.
10-Riley Jean, Strictly Taboo, Risk Threshold.
JESSICA PAQUETTE (41/232, -$77.40):
1-Salt Spartan, Man Of Mischief, Manhattan Twist.
2-Rithm Nic, Me ‘n Sap, Scuttlebuzz.
3-Pentathlon, Upstanding, Prairie Dunes.
4-Geebert, Ministerial, Winter’s Ghost.
5-Concorde Spirit, He Has It All, Sorority Prank.
6-Wonderland, Snipsnippitysnip, Competitive Market.
7-Courtly Banker, Elysian Meadows, Ez Roll.
8-Donegal Forever, Cooke Creek, Nimitz Class.
9-Tinebar, Amplitude, Tomacon.
10-Strictly Taboo, Leslie’s Humor, Proud Mary.
