Amsterdam Stakes Handicapping Picks
Horse racing gamblers are you looking for 2022 Amsterdam Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping Odds…plus some predictions? Need some advice on who to take? The 2022 Jim Dandy Stakes is set for July 31 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, NY. Here’s a preview of our top contenders.
Amsterdam Stakes Preview
- Race: Amsterdam Stakes
- Purse: $200,000
- Track: Saratoga Race Course
- Date: July 31
- Post Time: 5:34 PM (ET)
- Live: Amsterdam Stakes Odds: Click Here
2022 Amsterdam Stakes Handicapping
Weekend stakes racing action continues Sunday at Saratoga with a pair of Grade 2 events, including the Amsterdam Stakes. Open to horses age three, the Amsterdam is a 6 1/2 furlong sprint on the dirt track.
The 2022 Amsterdam has drawn a solid field including a Breeders’ Cup champion making his season debut. A case could be made for several of the entries to win and there should be good betting value across the board.
Odds listed here are provided by the Saratoga track handicapper.
2022 Amsterdam Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping: Corniche Race Odds: 5-2
The winner of the 2021 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Corniche has had some injury problems and has not raced since taking that victory way back in early November.
That being the case, he still only has three lifetime races to his name, but he was the winner of all three. After breaking his maiden at first asking he stepped right into graded-stakes company and won the (G1) American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita before shipping to Del Mar for the BC win.
Trainer Todd Pletcher has won the Amsterdam four times. Luis Saez was the winning rider in 2018.
2022 Amsterdam Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping: Accretive Race Odds: 7-2
With even less experience than Corniche, Accretive has only made one start so far in his career but he was an easy winner of that maiden special weight event going this same distance at Belmont Park.
He was able to overcome a wide trip in that race and still managed to pull away and win by more than 5 lengths. However he’s going up against graded-stakes winners here and so it’s a big step up in class.
Trainer Chad Brown and jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. both go for their first Amsterdam win.
2022 Amsterdam Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping: Gunite Race Odds: 4-1
One of the most experienced runners in the field, Gunite has eight previous starts and has finished in the money in seven of those with three wins and three runner-up finishes.
One of those wins came at Saratoga when he took the 7 furlong (G1) Hopeful Stakes last fall. He comes into the race off a win in the Maxfield Stakes at Churchill Downs where he also scored a career-best 102 Equibase speed figure.
He’s trained by Steve Asmussen who tries for his third consecutive Amsterdam win. Tyler Gaffalione is the jock.
2022 Amsterdam Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping: Pappacap Race Odds: 6-1
The hard-knocking Pappacap hasn’t won in his last eight starts but was the runner-up in four of those, three of which were at the Grade 1 stakes level.
In his last two races he’s gone up against superstar Jack Christopher and was soundly beaten by that one while grabbing the place money in both races. He arguably faces an easier time here and gets a cut back in distance.
Mark Casse trains, jockey Joel Rosario was the winning rider in each of the last two years.
Here’s My 2022 Amsterdam Stakes Free Pick.
If he can return to his two-year-old form Corniche may very well turn out to be something special. However there are a couple factors going against him in this race, including making his first start off the long layoff and the fact that sprinting may not be his forte. I suspect he’s going to be over bet and I’m going to try and beat him.
As mentioned above, this field may be a bit easier for Pappacap after his back-to-back battles with Jack Christoper who would be the heavy favourite if he was entered here. And while Corniche won the BC Juvenile, Pappacap ran second. I think the distance here suits him better than the longer races he has been running lately. So I’ll take a price and bet him for the win.
Full Field: Amsterdam Stakes Odds
By post position
- #1 – Pinehurst 6-1
- #2 – Gunite 4-1
- #3 – Hoist The Gold 20-1
- #4 – Pappacap 6-1
- #5 – Accretive 7-2
- #6 – Runninsonofagun 20-1
- #7 – Corniche 5-2
- #8 – My Prankster 8-1
- #9 – Surfer Dude 12-1
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