Saratoga, Del Mar, and Woodbine Horse Racing Odds

On Saturday, one of the most important three-year-old filly races of the year takes place when Saratoga runs the Grade 1 Alabama.

The Alabama happens over the classic distance of 1 ¼ miles. Also on Saturday, Monmouth runs the Philip H. Iselin stakes and Del Mar runs the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks. Then on Sunday, Woodbine runs the Grade 2 Dance Smartly.

Check out more info for five of this weekend’s horse racing lines for the top horse races this week at Saratoga, Del Mar, and Woodbine.

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Top Stakes Races Third Week of August: Saturday, August 19th – Sunday, August 20th, 2023

Philip H. Iselin Stakes | Grade 3

1 1/16 miles dirt – 3 year olds & up
Saturday, August 19th, 2023
Monmouth Park Racetrack, Oceanport, New Jersey

As of Tuesday, connections for just a handful of horses have confirmed they will run in the Grade 3 Philip H. Iselin. If no others join, Brad Cox trained Zozos will go off the chalk.

Zozos heads to the Philip H. Iselin on a 3-race winning streak. The Cox trainee won the Hanshin Stakes at Ellis Park in the last. Weyburn, Ridin With Biden, Trademark, Double Crown, Whelen Springs, and Steal Sunshine should also run.

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Lake Placid Stakes | Grade 2

1 1/16 miles turf – 3 year olds
Sunday, August 20th, 2023
Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York

Surge Capacity, Malleymoo, and Heavenly Sunshine will go. Even if connections for no others join the fray, a race between the three would be great.

Chad Brown trains Heavenly Sunshine. Malleymoo goes for Todd Pletcher and Brad Cox trains Surge Capacity. So three of the top trainers in the world put the saddle on the three confirmed runners.

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Alabama Stakes | Grade 1

1 ¼ miles dirt – 3 year olds fillies
Sunday, August 20th, 2023
Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York

Fillies, especially three-year-olds, don’t run 1 ¼ miles often and when they do, it’s usually on the turf. The Alabama is a 1 ¼ mile dirt race, which makes it one of the most unique on the thoroughbred racing calendar.

Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks winner Wet Paint will go off the chalk. The Brad Cox trained miss has won 4-of-6 and finished fourth in the Kentucky Oaks.

Gambling Girl, trained by Todd Pletcher, finished third behind Wet Paint and Sacred Wish in the CC American Oaks. The Pletcher runner will attract action.

Others confirmed for the Alabama include Indiana Oaks winner Defining Purpose, Taxed, Sabra Tuff, Julia Shining, and Southlawn.

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Del Mar Oaks | Grade 1

1 1/8 miles turf – 3 year old fillies
Sunday, August 20th, 2023
Del Mar Racetrack, Del Mar, California

Runners have yet to throw their hat into the Del Mark Oaks ring. Connections haven’t decided if they will run their three-year-old turf star fillies in one of Del Mar’s most prestigious summer races.

By Thursday, we’ll have a good idea of which horses will go. In 2022, trainer Phil D’Amato scratched Rhea Moon, which opened the door for Spendarella to get it done as the 6-to-5 favorite.
Which three-year-old turf fillies will rise to the occasion on Saturday? Check for entrants later in the week.

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Dance Smartly Stakes | Grade 2

1 1/6 miles turf – 3 year old fillies & up
Sunday, August 20th, 2023
Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Grade 3 Trillium winner Il Malocchio is the lone confirmed runner to go in the Grade 2 Dance Smartly. Sunday’s top stakes race will attract other runners.

Super Hoity Toity is a likely starter. The Grade 3 Belle Mahone winner finished second behind Il Malocchio in the Trillium in the last.

Idiomatic, Purrfect, and Angelou also project to break from the gate. In the filly and mare turf division at Woodbine, runners tend to trade wins. So make sure to handicap the race fully before deciding on the winner.

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