Pick for Friday August 25, 2023:

Personal Ensign Stakes

1 1/8 Miles | Fillies and Mares | 4 Year Olds And Up | G1 STAKES | PURSE: $500,000

Track: Saratoga
Race: 9

Horse: Secret Oath (ML 8-1)

Field (in post position order):

1. Idiomatic (ML 3-1)
2. Malloy (ML 50-1)
3. Secret Oath (ML 8-1)
4. Sixtythreecaliber (ML 15-1)
5. Nest (ML 4-5)
6. Clairiere (ML 5-2)

Bet Secret Oath (ML 8-1) to win and place.

Yes, that is right: WIN/PLACE.

Put a lot of money on Secret Oath to win and place, particularly to PLACE since she has a very good chance to at least place.

Yes, this qualifies as my "Longshot Play of the Week" -- if not for the month, year, or century -- because I rarely pick longshots.

It's not my type of plays to play longshots (but only occasionally).

And this one is one of those rare occasions that I pick a longshot.

Again, play Secret Oath to WIN/PLACE.

I expect her to run big and win the Personal Ensign Stakes Friday August 25, 2023.

So put a lot of money on Secret Oath to place since her final odd will probably be right around 6/1 fourth choice [behind Nest (ML 4-5), Clairiere (ML 5-2), Idiomatic (ML 3-1)], and that makes a good place bet strategy.


Take the easy money by putting a lot of money on Secret Oath to place to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

This is easy money.

Take that easy money 8/1 (or at any price) and leave the racetrack as a winner.

BONUS: Also play exacta (box): Secret Oath (ML 8-1) and Clairiere (ML 5-2).

Yes, that is right: EXACTA BOX.

This should be a good exacta payoff as Nest (ML 4-5), the heavy favorite is not part of the exacta combination and on top of that Secret Oath (ML 8-1) is the fourth choice in the betting.

Both Nest and Clairiere (exacta combination) will get bet heavily leaving the combination of Secret Oath and Clairiere with a good payoff.

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The following bonus plays are for fun only and I don't have a lot of confidence in these plays.

Nonetheless, it is worth it.

BONUS: In addition, play trifecta (partial wheeling - if offered).

Yes, that is right: TRIFECTA partial wheeling.

Put both Secret Oath and Clairiere as the first leg and second leg.

Put both Nest and Idiomatic as the third leg.

Yes, that is right: Nest (ML 4-5), the heavy favorite will finish 3rd or fourth (in my opinion).

That is not all!!!

BONUS: In addition, play superfecta (partial wheeling - if offered).

Yes, that is right: SUPERFECTA partial wheeling.

Put both Secret Oath and Clairiere as the first and second leg.

Put both Nest and Idiomatic as the third and fourth leg.

For example: Secret Oath, Clairiere / Secret Oath, Clairiere / Nest, Idiomatic / Nest, Idiomatic (cost: $16 for a $2 bet).

DO NOT put too much money on the superfecta as this is just a way to have fun and make some money while having fun.


Secret Oath will win the Personal Ensign Stakes on Friday August 25, 2023.

You might need to put some considerable amount of money for the PLACE bet on Secret Oath to make it worthwhile and justified going to the racetrack.

Take this easy money 8/1 (or at any price) and leave the racetrack as a winner.