There is plenty of great horse racing action to look forward to across America on Saturday, including at Keeneland race track. We have been on fire with our picks for a long time now, up 287.65 units with our race selections to our recommended stakes dating back to August 5. Let’s keep it rolling!
Here are our best bets for today’s action at Keeneland.
2:36 pm Keeneland (Race 4) – Artorius 5/2
The Juddmonte Farms home-bred has shown ability in the mornings including when delivering a 48.60 when breezing over four furlongs here earlier this month. The three-year-old is out of the top class mare Paulassilverlining, a Grade 1 winner in the Madison Stakes here five years ago. The son of Arrogate represents the powerful Chad Brown stable and with top jockey Irad Ortiz in the saddle he is taken to make the perfect start to his racing career.
3:40 pm Keeneland (Race 6) – Rational Choice 2/1 (2-star play)
Built on a number of promising efforts in maiden special weight contests on the New York circuit when delivering a length victory over an extended mile at Aqueduct last month. Had previously finished runner-up on a good dirt track at the same venue and he looks capable of delivering a victory stepping up in grade with jockey Flavien Prat. who can boast a 28% strike-rate (7/25) at this meeting booked to ride the son of Candy Ride.
4:12 pm Keeneland (Race 7) – Injunction 2/1 (2-star play)
Impressed when breaking his maiden by nine-and-a-half-lengths over seven furlongs here last October and made all the running when following up in an allowance contest upped to a mile at Churchill Downs subsequently. Found Grade 2 company too much in the Gulfstream Park Mile at the Florida venue first up this campaign but back down in grade is taken to deliver a victory following a solid 47.80 four furlong breeze on a muddy track here earlier this week.
5:48 pm Keeneland (Race 10) – Shantisara 6/5 (2-star play)
Showed impressive form last year winning three consecutive starts including in the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup over a mile-and-one-eighth on a yielding turf track here in October. Jockey Flavien Prat, on board for each of those three starts takes the ride once more and she is taken to resume this year with a victory on her first start over this distance since suffering a defeat in a stakes contest at Monmouth Park on her US debut last June.
6:20 pm Keeneland (Race 11) – Highly Motivated 8/5 (2-star play)
Runner-up when beaten a neck in the Grade 2 Blue Grass Stakes over a mile-and-one-eighth at this venue just over a year ago the son of Into Mischief made just one subsequent start in 2021, finishing tenth when beaten 11 lengths in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs at the start of May. Chad Brown’s charge has delivered a number of promising works in recent weeks and is taken to get his career back on track dropping in grade.
Exotic
Early Pick 3
Race 1 – 3, 5
Race 2 – 6, 8
Race 3 – 2, 8
Stake – $2.00
Total Stake – $16.00
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