Tag: Galway Stakes

Exacta Challenge: Guests Make Exactas for the 2026 Galway Stakes

There is no better way to demonstrate caring for your friends than to give them unnecessarily difficult handicapping challenges, which has led to the Exacta Challenge, a new format to accompany this gradual reintroduction to Paddy’s Picks. Taking suggestions on the name.

Replacing their traditional win bet analysis, I have asked my guests to craft an exacta box for the $200,000 Galway Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga. Each contributor has provided a pair of horses to finish first and second and their analysis. read more

Race of the Day: Galway Stakes, August 11, 2022

Today’s Race of the Day is the Galway Stakes at Saratoga, surprising no one even slightly familiar with this website. Not only is it a turf sprint stakes race, but it’s also a race I’ll have the opportunity to see in person, as my family and I are taking our annual trip upstate this week.

Not only is today the second day of the Moquin family’s Saratoga trip, but it also happens to be my father’s birthday! Instead of giving him a tangible gift (a hit-and-miss proposition for a guy who usually just wants new shirts or socks or a pair of slippers), we’ve decided to spend his day at one of his favorite venues. The fact that I happen to benefit from this arrangement is purely coincidental and none of your business. Happy Birthday Dad! read more