8:22pm Saratoga Racecard & Odds - Woody Stephens Stakes presented by Mohegan Sun (Grade 1) (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt) - 08/06/2024 (2025)

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(1)

Book'em Danno

J: Irad Ortiz Jr

T: Derek S Ryan

21-211

Age: 3

Weight: 8-10

OR: -

Days: 105

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Feb 24	Jan Riyadh	8f Fs	3yG3	8-9	2/12	Forever Young (hd)	6/1	-	105
13 Jan 24	Tmp Tampa Bay Downs	7f Fs	3y	8-12	1/6	West Saratoga (12½L)	1/10F	-	101
5 Nov 23	Aqu Aqueduct	8f Fs	2yL	8-10	2/5	Where's Chris (¾L)	21/20F	-	95
8 Oct 23	Bba Belmont At The Big A	6f Fs	2yL	8-10	1/5	Works For Me (6½L)	2/5F	-	102

(2)

Barksdale

J: Tyler Gaffalione

T: William Walden

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 4 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (25%)

115-99

Age: 3

Weight: 8-6

OR: -

Days: 43

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
26 Apr 24	Aqu Aqueduct	6.5f Fs	3yCl	8-10	1/6	Stolen Magic (4L)	31/20F	-	109
7 Apr 24	Kee Keeneland	7f Fs	3y	8-8	1/10	Great Richie M (3½L)	33/20F	-	101

(3)

Imagination ^b

J: Frankie Dettori

T: Bob Baffert

72121-

Age: 3

Weight: 8-12

OR: -

Days: 20

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 May 24	Pim Pimlico	9.5f M	3yG1	9-0 b	7/8	Seize The Grey (15½L)	42/10	-	92
7 Apr 24	Sna Santa Anita	9f Fs	3yG1	8-12 b	2/8	Stronghold (nk)	EvensF	-	110
3 Mar 24	Sna Santa Anita	8.5f Fs	3yG2	8-8 b	1/4	Wine Me Up (hd)	9/10F	-	108
11 Feb 24	Sna Santa Anita	8f Fs	3y	8-10 b	2/5	Maymun (nk)	12/5	-	-
2 Dec 23	Dma Del Mar	8f Fs	2y	8-8 b	2/7	Better Than Gold (nk)	30/100F	-	-
11 Nov 23	Dma Del Mar	6f Fs	2y	8-8 b¹	2/6	Pilot Commander (2¼L)	29/10	-	-

(4)

Valentine Candy

J: Ricardo Santana Jr

T: Steven Asmussen

141-11

Age: 3

Weight: 8-10

OR: -

Days: 42

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
27 Apr 24	Oak Oaklawn Park	6f Gd	3yL	8-12	1/7	Frost Free (1½L)	7/5F	-	99
23 Mar 24	Twp Turfway Park	6f Fs	3y	8-10	4/9	Okiro (5¾L)	13/10F	-	-
10 Feb 24	Oak Oaklawn Park	6f M	3y	8-12	1/6	Time For Truth (2½L)	6/4	-	-
31 Dec 23	Oak Oaklawn Park	6f Fs	2y	8-12	1/6	Tejon Pass (1½L)	7/10F	-	-
28 Oct 23	Kee Keeneland	6f Fs	2y	8-6	3/7	Glengarry (3¾L)	48/10	-	-
7 Oct 23	Kee Keeneland	6f Fs	2yCl	8-10	2/10	Normandy Hero (1L)	87/20	-	-

(5)

Frost Free ^b

J: Jose L Ortiz

T: Brett Creighton

12313-

Age: 3

Weight: 8-12

OR: -

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
18 May 24	Pim Pimlico	6f M	3yG3	8-10 b	1/8	Cats By Five (1½L)	9/5F	-	95
27 Apr 24	Oak Oaklawn Park	6f Gd	3yL	8-9 b	2/7	Valentine Candy (1½L)	7/1	-	91
23 Mar 24	Oak Oaklawn Park	8f Fs	3y	8-7	3/7	Nash (7¾L)	121/10	-	91
1 Mar 24	Oak Oaklawn Park	6f Fs	3yCl	8-7 b	1/7	Cats By Five (3¼L)	69/10	-	-

(6)

Reasoned Analysis

J: Eric Cancel

T: Chad C Brown

11-54

Age: 3

Weight: 8-10

OR: -

Days: 63

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
6 Apr 24	Aqu Aqueduct	7f Fs	3yL	8-6	1/10	Maximus Meridius (3¼L)	155/10	-	99

(7)

Prince Of Monaco ^b

J: Flavien Prat

T: Bob Baffert

Going Specialist - 3 wins from 4 starts on this ground (75%)

-5111

Age: 3

Weight: 8-12

OR: -

Days: 218

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Nov 23	Sna Santa Anita	8.5f Fs	2yG1	8-10 b	5/9	Fierceness (9½L)	26/5	-	97
11 Sep 23	Dma Del Mar	7f Fs	2yG1	8-11 b	1/6	Mirahmadi (¾L)	1/20F	-	114
13 Aug 23	Dma Del Mar	6f Fs	2yG3	8-6 b	1/5	Muth (4¼L)	9/5	-	112
9 Jul 23	Lal Los Alamitos	5f Fs	2y	8-8 b	1/4	Lord Bullingdon (8L)	1/20F	-	-

(9)

Nash

J: Florent Geroux

T: Brad H Cox

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 4 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (36%)

2122-3

Age: 3

Weight: 8-10

OR: -

Days: 35

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 May 24	Chu Churchill Downs	8f Fs	3yG2	8-6	2/12	Seize The Grey (1¼L)	53/20F	-	106
23 Mar 24	Oak Oaklawn Park	8f Fs	3y	8-5	1/7	Carbone (5½L)	EvensF	-	112
17 Feb 24	Fgr Fair Grounds	8.5f S	3yCl	8-7	2/3	Tuscan Sky (2L)	1/2F	-	-
20 Jan 24	Fgr Fair Grounds	8.5f Fs	3yG3	8-10	2/6	Track Phantom (2¾L)	11/10F	-	114
23 Dec 23	Fgr Fair Grounds	8.5f Fs	2y	8-10	3/7	Track Phantom (3L)	1/2F	-	-
12 Nov 23	Chu Churchill Downs	8.5f Fs	2y	8-7	1/9	Justifreak (10½L)	19/10	-	-

(10)

Nutella Fella

J: Junior Alvarado

T: Gary Contessa

-11

Age: 3

Weight: 8-12

OR: -

Days: 278

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Sep 23	Sar Saratoga	7f Fs	2yG1	8-8	1/10	Timberlake (1½L)	55/1	-	108
26 Jul 23	Del Delaware Park	5.5f Fs	2y	8-7	1/7	Linzer (2¼L)	43/10	-	-

(11)

Maximus Meridius ^b

J: Joel Rosario

T: Robert E Reid Jr

2241-3

Age: 3

Weight: 8-6

OR: -

Days: 34

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
5 May 24	Bba Belmont At The Big A	6f Gd	3yL	8-6 b	2/8	Doncho (2½L)	59/20	-	90
6 Apr 24	Aqu Aqueduct	7f Fs	3yL	8-6 b	2/10	Reasoned Analysis (3¼L)	12/5	-	90
2 Mar 24	Aqu Aqueduct	8f S	3yG3	8-6 b	4/11	Deterministic (4¾L)	26/1	-	90

(12)

Be You

J: John R Velazquez

T: Todd Pletcher

815-53

Age: 3

Weight: 8-6

OR: -

Days: 63

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
6 Apr 24	Kee Keeneland	9f Fs	3yG1	8-11	8/10	Sierra Leone (11L)	143/20	-	95
2 Mar 24	Gul Gulfstream Park	7f Fs	3y	8-6	1/9	Big City (2½L)	48/10	-	98
12 Nov 23	Chu Churchill Downs	8.5f Fs	2y	8-7	5/9	Nash (14½L)	29/20F	-	-
8 Oct 23	Sna Santa Anita	8.5f Fs	2yG1	8-10	3/8	Muth (9L)	51/10	-	94
4 Sep 23	Sar Saratoga	7f Fs	2yG1	8-6	4/10	Nutella Fella (4¼L)	59/20	-	94
5 Aug 23	Sar Saratoga	6f Fs	2y	8-7	2/10	Just Steel (nse)	6/4F	-	-

(8)

Vlahos ^b

T: Doug O'Neill

Age: 3

Weight: 8-6

OR: -

Days: 35

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 May 24	Chu Churchill Downs	8f Fs	3yG2	8-6 b	3/12	Seize The Grey (1½L)	58/10	-	106
9 Mar 24	Sna Santa Anita	6.5f Fs	3y	8-10 b	1/10	Feel The Magic (4½L)	138/10	-	103

Verdict

A smart juvenile with the potential for more this year, PRINCE OF MONACO is the pick.

Prince Of Monaco

Betting Forecast:

2/1 Prince Of Monaco,

9/2 Imagination,

5/1 Book'em Danno,

7/1 Valentine Candy,

Nash,

12/1 Be You,

16/1 Nutella Fella,

20/1 Frost Free,

Reasoned Analysis,

25/1 Barksdale,

Maximus Meridius

8:22pm Saratoga Racecard & Odds - Woody Stephens Stakes presented by Mohegan Sun (Grade 1) (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt) - 08/06/2024 (2025)

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