Jim Dandy Stakes Handicapping Picks
Horse racing gamblers are you looking for 2022 Jim Dandy Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping Odds…plus some predictions? Need some advice on who to take? The 2022 Jim Dandy Stakes is set for July 30 at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, NY. Here’s a preview of our top contenders.
Jim Dandy Stakes Preview
- Race: Jim Dandy Stakes
- Purse: $600,000
- Track: Saratoga Race Course
- Date: July 30
- Post Time: 5:37 PM (ET)
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2022 Jim Dandy Stakes Handicapping
Summer stakes racing action is well underway at the Spa in Saratoga Springs and this weekend features the running of the (G2) Jim Dandy. Open to horses age three, they’ll be racing 1 1/8 miles on the Saratoga dirt.
The 2022 Jim Dandy has drawn a small but mighty field, including the second-and-third place finishers of the Kentucky Derby, the winner and runner-up of the Preakness Stakes, and the recent winner of the Ohio Stakes.
Odds listed here are provided by the Saratoga track handicapper.
2022 Jim Dandy Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping: Epicenter Race Odds: 3-2
After coming up just a 100 feet short of Kentucky Derby Glory as the favourite, Epicenter moved on to the Preakness where he was squeezed at the gate but showed a lot of grit to get up for the place money once again.
After the Preakness he earned a well-deserved break and here will be making his first start in just over two months. He also gets a bit of a cut back in distance from his last three starts in his Saratoga debut.
Trainer Steve Asmussen is a two-time winner of the Jim Dandy. Jockey Joel Rosario rode the winner in 2017.
2022 Jim Dandy Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping: Early Voting Race Odds: 8-5
Lightly raced Early Voting will be making just his fifth lifetime start and comes in off the win in the Preakness, where he pressed the early pace and then held on to win over Epicenter by 1 1/4 lengths.
He’s only a neck short of being unbeaten in his first four races, as he held the lead in the (G1) Wood Memorial until the shadow of the wire when he was passed and beaten by that margin.
He’s one of two in the field for trainer Chad Brown. Jockey Jose Ortiz has won twice, most recently in 2020.
2022 Jim Dandy Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping: Zandon Race Odds: 2-1
Third in the Kentucky Derby, Zandon gets back to racing in the Jim Dandy after being away from the track since the run for the roses.
Prior to the Derby he won the (G1) Bluegrass Stakes, where he came from way back in the pack to weave through rivals before finding racing room as the came into the top of the stretch and powered away for the win.
He’s the second starter for Chad Brown. Jockey Flavien Prat will be in the irons.
2022 Jim Dandy Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping: Tawny Port Race Odds: 6-1
As close as fifth at one point in the Derby, Tawny Port couldn’t quite sustain his bid in Churchill and eventually settled for seventh after coming out of a tough outside post.
He then shipped to Thistledown in Ohio where he gained a confidence-building win in the Ohio Derby and scored a lifetime best 107 Equibase speed figure in the process. He now steps up to take on the best of his age group once again.
Trainer Brad Cox is the defending race champion. Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. won in 2019.
Here’s My 2022 Jim Dandy Stakes Free Pick.
Although it’s not going to produce the biggest payouts you’ll see, I’m expecting this to be an excellent race with Epicenter battling two of his biggest rivals. Of those, Early Voting will most likely be on or near the lead, while Zandon will try to win from a bit further back.
I don’t expect blazing early speed here, and also don’t expect much traffic issues in the small field. I believe Epicenter will get to sit a perfect trip just off the pace and use his powerful closing kick to get up for the win.
Full Field: Jim Dandy Stakes Odds
By post position
- #1 – Western River 20-1
- #2 – Epicenter 3-2
- #3 – Tawny Port 8-1
- #4 – Early Voting 8-5
- #5 – Zandon 2-1
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