In the 1st race of the 2026 Saratoga meet, a tricky puzzle involving no fewer than six(6) trainers with a 20% or greater strike rate. In large part, which entries might bounce back from poor last-race performances. Congratulations to trainers Weaver, Jacobson, and Englehart. They ran 1-2-3 on horses whose only real question was whether they would run their race. Players were rewarded for backing the trio with a $10 winner, a $65 exacta, and a $144 $.50 trifecta. I didn't notice any last-minute tote dives, nor jump-up performances from new training celebrities like William Walden or Saffie Joseph. IMO, a result fitting for a meet to which the best in the game point. Oh Happy Day.