Super Screener: Single this horse in the Whitney Stakes

Normally we use this space to point out big prices that Super Screener expects to outrun their odds, but sometimes an opinion is in such clear focus you have to shout it from the mountaintops.

So it goes in the Grade 1 Whitney Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, a win and you're in race for the Breeders' Cup Classic that is a rematch between last year's winner Sierra Leone and runner-up Fierceness. Super Screener has no doubt who wins round five between the 2023 champion 2-year-old male and the 2024 champion three-year-old male.

"Wow! What a great rendition of the Whitney Stakes," Super Screener author Mike Shutty says. "Fierceness is a rock star in trainer Todd Pletcher's barn. Toss the Met Mile run in the slop. That was too short, and this horse is best over a fast track. He'll take up a favorable pressing position while reserving energy to to 

be deployed over that final critical furlong and use his energy reserve to hold off the late charge by rival Sierra Leone."

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Each race in Super Screener includes selections, analysis, and wagering strategy. Fierceness stands tallest as a solo Top Win Contender and Most Reliable Board Hitter, making him a strong single in multi-race wagers. For those more vertically minded, Shutty does give a shout to my top pick Post Time.

"If you are a trifecta or superfecta player, consider using the Super Screener Top Long Shot picks Post Time and Disarm," Shutty says. "They'll be doing some late race clean up in this field."