Exotics Plays for the 2025 Spinaway Stakes

Nitrogen wins the Alabama at Saratoga. (Photo by Coglianese Photo)
A fine field of 10 juvenile fillies will travel seven panels over the Saratoga main strip in Saturday’s $300,000 Spinaway S. (G1). The deep event features eight two-year-olds that were winners last time out, while the other duo in the heat were second best over this course most recently.
Spinaway Exotics
- $5 exacta 1 with 4,5,7,8 ($20)
- $1 trifecta key 1 with 4,5,7,8 ($12)
- $.20-cent superfecta 1 with 5,8 with 4,5,7,8 with all ($8.40)
- $.10-cent superfecta 5,8 with 1 with 4,5,7,8 with all ($4.20)
#1 Ornellaia (9-2) brought $1.1 million in May and could be well worth the hefty investment. The daughter of Girvin debuted in a loaded maiden race on Whitney Day, and following a tardy break, the dark bay lass exploded through the lane to win in going-away fashion at the finish. Trained by Chad Brown, the March foal took some money in her unveiling and has worked twice following her victory for a conditioner who is better with horses having a level of experience, in general.
The Kentucky-bred was assigned a tricky post on the fence, but she faces a group with a lot of early pace and could sit a fine voyage off the tempo while saving ground to the top of the lane. I think she will run by late once again beneath Dylan Davis.
Churchill import #5 Percy’s Bar (6-1) made a visually impressive move leading up to the stretch and finished with fine energy to romp in the Debutante S. to move her mark to two-for-two. Ben Colebrook pupil, who was a powerful winner on debut at Keeneland two back, has trained swiftly in advance of her first run in the Empire State and could be very dangerous with even slight improvement in the dash. The Upstart filly will have regular rider Luan Machado in the irons.
Ornellaia closes strong under Flavien Prat to score on debut in R6 at Saratoga! 🤩
— TwinSpires Racing 🏇 (@TwinSpires) August 2, 2025
Chad Brown trains the 2YO filly by Girvin. pic.twitter.com/yN0jbs3zFV
#8 Tommy Jo (2-1) did mostly everything right at first asking when sailing home a 3 3/4-length heroine on the oval for Todd Pletcher. The Into Mischief filly was flattered when the horse that she trounced on debut came back a winner in her subsequent effort, and the Spendthrift homebred is very logical on this occasion, with Kendrick Carmouche inheriting the mount.
Adirondack S. (G3) vixen #4 Mythical (5-2) has yet to be headed from a trio of career runs for trainer Jorge Delgado. The St Patrick’s Day Florida-bred will face the deepest field of her lifetime, but the January foal is proven over the surface with two local wins and will likely be the one to run down turning for home under Jaramillo.
Pletcher’s #7 Steer Clear (12-1) was second to the top pick in the Whitney Day contest and can’t be ignored in her second career attempt. The $575,000 yearling purchase picks up Jose Lezcano.
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