Saratoga Special (2022) Horse
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Saratoga Special is a 4yo bay horse trained by Richard Baltas. He is by the stallion Mehmas out of the mare Chiclet. To date he has secured three victories in his career. On 22 Jun 2025 at Ayr, Saratoga Special earned his most notable win, capturing the $49185.00 Cl1 prize. He has proven to be a profitable runner for punters, and anyone who backed him throughout would have realized a 178% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 04-Sep-26 1006m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $117,306) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.860, SP: 3.25 set pressured pace along the inside, overtaken midstretch and weakened past sixteenth pole. 1st Certitude ( U Rispoli 120 ) 2nd Tahini ( A Fresu 122 ) 0.05L 3rd Visually ( K Kimura 120 ) 1.05L 5th Saratoga Special ( J Rosario 120 ) 3.60L See full results | J Rosario 54.4kg 3.60L | 5 (5) |
| Del Mar 26-Jul-26 1006m FIRM R9 Hcp $716 (of $143,267) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:56.380, SP: 2.20 1st Amorita ( A Fresu 121 ) 2nd Can't Sleep ( E Jaramillo 117 ) 0.15L 3rd Tahini ( U Rispoli 120 ) 0.75L 6th Saratoga Special ( J Rosario 118 ) 1.65L See full results | J Rosario 53.5kg 1.65L | 6 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 09-May-26 1609m R6 Race 6 $4,156 (of $185,248) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:33.710, SP: 7.50 set the pace along the inside as an outer foe applied pressure, shook free of that one as a wider bidder threatened entering upper stretch, got headed by that one leaving nearing the final furlong and gave way. 1st Bracelet ( I O Jr 122 ) 2nd Fantastical ( A Concepcion 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Somethinabouther ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.50L 5th Saratoga Special ( L Saez 122 ) 5.50L See full results | L Saez 55.3kg 5.50L | 5 (9) |
| Keeneland 13-Apr-26 1106m R7 Giant's Causeway S. Presented by Keeneland Select (Stakes) $5,310 (of $566,412) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:02.170, SP: 13.00 brushed with an inner rival leaving the gate, pressed from the three path, bid entering the lane, vied through upper stretch but weakened between horses at the furlong grounds. 1st In Our Time ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Creed's Gold ( J Castellano 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Movin' On Up ( J R Leparoux 122 ) 1.50L 10th Saratoga Special ( H Berrios 122 ) 7.45L See full results | H Berrios 55.3kg 7.45L | 10 (13) |
| Santa Anita 22-Feb-26 1207m FIRM R7 Wishing Well Stakes (Stakes) $28,253 (of $141,263) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:07.830, SP: 4.00 1st Gratefully ( F Geroux 122 ) 2nd Saratoga Special ( H Berrios 124 ) 0.10L 3rd Antifona ( T Pereira 124 ) 2.00L See full results | H Berrios 56.2kg 0.10L | 2 (9) |