Your Saturday Stakes Sweep: August 13, 2011

Arlington 8, 9 & 10 are Grade I events!

Yea, verily, Race 10 is the big Arlington Million. Where can you find the straight dope? Sorry, but we have to save this one for the paying customers. Info.

All right, all right. What’s left?

A rare Graded race at the Ellis. It’s Race 9, the Grade III Gardenia, and it’s a pay event, too.

Here’s one for you: the Grade I Sword Dancer, the 10th at Saratoga Race Course. Yes, it’s on the free page.

Back-to-back upset stabs in the great state that brought you that great folk-rock duo Pawlenty & Bachmann. In the sixth at Canterbury, the Minn. Dby, let’s try #7 Mondovi; then in the next race, the Minn. Oaks, it’s #10 Bert’slittlesister.

In the Aspen Cup, Race 10 from Ruidoso, #9 Mysterious Cargo can pay the freight.

Big day for the Idaho-breds at Les Bois, and that includes Race 8, the Distaff. #4 I’m Not Alone can separate from the rest.

Perhaps a secondary scan later on in the afternoon. Until then, best wishes for a prosperous Saturday.