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Sunday’s feature, the Better Talk Now Stakes, will be a test for a field of promising, but occasionally inconsistent milers. When assessing such a field of…

Donato’s Saratoga selections for Sunday, July 25, 2021 | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS An even, competitive field is expected for Sunday’s featured race, the Grade III Shuvee Stakes, run over nine furlongs on the dirt. With the entrants rated so close, any advantage could be a potential difference-maker. One of three entries from trainer Chad Brown, Dunbar Road (2-1), continues her trend of long layoffs between races. The 2019 Alabama Stakes winner has run well historically regardless of the t...

Donato’s Saratoga selections for Saturday, July 17, 2021 | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS The first Grade I race of the Saratoga meet will be Saturday’s Diana Stakes, run at 1 1/8 miles on the inner turf, and a pair of stablemates are looking to make the race their own. This will be the fourth consecutive race for either Althiqua (3-1) or Summer Romance (4-1), where the other is also entered, and in each of the last three of those races, one of that pair has been the outright winner. Althiqua t...

Donato’s Saratoga selections for Friday, July 16, 2021 | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Today’s card is highlighted in the ninth race by the Grade III Forbidden Apple Stakes, run on the inner turf over one mile, and this race may come down to two horses taking seemingly opposite approaches to the race. Value Proposition (5-2) is returning to his comfort zone, while Corelli (10-1) is looking to change things up. Value Proposition has been at his best running one mile on turf, hitting both of his...