August 23rd, 2025 Free Picks & Plays

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Since the launch of this site nine years ago our statistics have remained consistent. Race winner is in top three selections 65% of the time 15,396/23,739 and top choice first or second 46% of the time 10,962/23,739. The algorithm is very good at zeroing in on live runners with regularity, you will often find the triple and super in our picks.

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*Saturday’s Full Card Saratoga Picks & Plays Below…

Saratoga Selections

Race 1:  Strength Variable:

#4 Quiet Power 5-1                    19
#1 Remember Mamba 3-1        18
#6 Bottas 7-2                               17
#5 Feral 6-1                                 17

Race 2:

#1a Activist Investing 7-2         34
#7 Crystal Quest 5-2                  33
#8 Vesting (IRE) 3-1                   32
#3 Then 7-2                                  32

Race 3:

#3 Touch of Magic 3-1               21
#1 Celebrity Quest 4-1               20
#5 Icecreamforevryone 9-2       19
#8 Tam Tam 7-2                           19

Race 4:

#1 Speightful Storm 6-1            18
#7 Keepinitreal 5-2                     18
#10 Merica’s Back 2-1                 17
#1a Alzero 6-1                              16

Race 5:

#10 Silsbee 3-1                             30
#6 Annascaul 5-2                         29
#7 Olivia’s Grace 6-1                   28
#8 Phoebeinwonderland 12-1    27

Race 6:

#6 Vino Vici 7-2                          19
#3 Dr. Kapur 9-2                          18
#5 Big Dom 3-1                            18
#4 Dark Assault 10-1                  17

Race 7:

#1 Play With Fire 2-1                  32
#6 Reining Flowers 4-1               31
#2 Eponine (IRE) 7-2                   30
#3 May Day Ready 5-2                 30

Race 8:

#2 Gallant Greta 7-2                    29
#10 Summer Whirl 5-1                28
#12 Tongue Twister 4-1              28
#13 Roagna 10-1 AE                     27
#9 Tralee Girl 8-1                          27

Race 9:

#6 Leslie’s Rose 9-2                      38
#7 Thorpedo Anna 6-5                 37
#1 Randomized 4-1                       36
#3 Raging Sea 5-1                          35

Race 10:

#1 Patch Adams 3-1                       41
#5 Verifire 4-1                                 40
#3 Barnes 9-2                                  39
#6 Smoken Wicked 6-1                  38

Race 11:

#8 My Mane Squeeze 5-1              40
#9 Hope Road 3-1                           39
#5 Claret Beret 6-1                         38
#3 Majestic Oops 15-1                   37

Race 12:

#1 Most Wanted 5-1                        44
#4 Book’em Danno 8-5                   43
#7 Mullikin 7-2                                 41
#11 Doc Sullivan 20-1                     40

Race 13:

#1 Magnitude 2-1                             45
#4 Sovereignty 2-5                           44
#5 McAfee 20-1                                 41
#3 Strategic Focus 6-1                     40

Race 14:

#4 Fire Agate 8-1                              16
#1 Dancin Jane 5-2                           15
#10 Rad Llama 3-1                            15
#7 Argentiera 15-1                            14

Saratoga Selections 

Early Pick 5:

Race 1:  4,1,6

Race 2:  1a/1,7,8

Race 3:  3,1,5,8

Race 4:  1/1a,7,10

Race 5:  10,6

$.50 Ticket:  $108

Early Pick 4:

Race 2:  1a/1,7,8,3

Race 3:  3,1,5,8

Race 4:  1a/1,7,10

Race 5:  10,6,7

$.50 Ticket:  $72

Pick 5 (3-7):

Race 3:  3,1,5,8

Race 4:  1/1a,7,10

Race 5:  10,6,7

Race 6:  6,3,5

Race 7:  1,6,2

$.50 Ticket:  $162

Pick 4 (4-7):

Race 4:  1/1a,7,10

Race 5:  10,6

Race 6:  6,3,5

Race 7:  1,6,2,3

$.50 Ticket:  $36

Pick 5 (5-9):

Race 5:  10,6,7

Race 6:  6,3,5

Race 7:  1,6,2,3

Race 8:  2,10,12

Race 9:  6,7,1

$.50 Ticket:  $162

Pick 4 (6-9):

Race 6:  6,3,5,4

Race 7:  1,6,2,3

Race 8:  2,10,12,13

Race 9:  6,7

$.50 Ticket:  $64

Pick 5 (7-11):

Race 7:  1,6,2,3

Race 8:  2,10,12,13

Race 9:  6,7,1

Race 10: 1,5,3

Race 11:  8,9

$.50 Ticket:  $144

Pick 6:

Race 8:  2,10,12

Race 9:  6,7

Race 10: 1,5,3

Race 11:  8,9

Race 12:  1,4,7

Race 13:  1,4

$1.00 Ticket:  $216

Pick 5 (9-13):

Race 9:  6,7,1

Race 10: 1,5,3

Race 11:  8,9,5

Race 12:  1,4,7,11

Race 13:  1,4

$.50 Ticket:  $108

Pick 4 (10-13):

Race 10:  1,5,3

Race 11:  8,9,5,3

Race 12:  1,4,7,11

Race 13:  1,4

$.50 Ticket:  $48

Late Pick 5:

Race 10:  1,5,3

Race 11:  8,9,5,3

Race 12:  1,4,7,11

Race 13:  1,4

Race 14:  4,1,10

$.50 Ticket:  $144

Late Pick 4:

Race 11:  8,9,5,3

Race 12:  1,4,7,11

Race 13:  1,4

Race 14:  4,1,10,7

$.50 Ticket:  $64

“Strength Variable” – Is a numerical value that gets assigned to each runner, the end result of the system that I use, which evaluates the horses in as many as thirty categories per race. It gives a visual of races where there are standouts , or conversely, heats where it is very difficult to separate. The races with better quality of horses will score higher values, while lower level claimers and maiden races with limited information will be lower numbers. Top picks that eclipse the second and third choice by three, four or more points will be runners that have a higher percentage of winning. These may be races where it is easier to find a single, where as races in which the values are close , and even tied in some instances may be races to spread in.