Last updated Jun 4, 4:47am ET

Excitement levels ahead of the final Triple Crown race of 2025 are increasing, but before the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, there are six graded races on the Saratoga card on Friday. Among those include the highly competitive G1 Acorn Stakes and the G1 Just a Game Stakes. Find our picks for Saratoga on Friday, June 6, here.

Acorn Stakes Odds & Picks (5:46 PM ET)

Horse Odds
Good Cheer -200
Shred The Gnar +375
La Cara +1200
Bless The Broken +1500
Look Forward +1500
Scottish Lassie +1600
Quickick +3500

The fillies take center stage on Friday, with the G1 Acorn Stakes featuring many of the runners that lined up in last month’s Kentucky Oaks. La Cara and Quickick were both well beaten at Churchill Downs, meaning that Shred The Gnar is the most fascinating newcomer in the division.

But, Good Cheer looked to have won the Oaks with plenty in hand. The Brad Cox filly finished over two lengths clear of the field, and no rival has yet got closer to beating the superstar. She will be short in the betting this weekend, but for good reason.

Pick
Good Cheer (-200)
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Ogden Phipps Stakes Odds & Pick (4:28 PM ET)

Horse Odds
Raging Sea +175
Randomized +325
Candied +475
Leslie’s Rose +625
Tarifa +725
Dazzling Move +1200
Dorth Vader +2200

The G1 Ogden Phipps Stakes could be one of the best races on the card at Saratoga on Friday, with as many as five contenders having interesting claims. Raging Sea was excellent on her return to action at Churchill Downs last month, as she held off Taxed by just under a length to land the G1 La Trionne Stakes.

However, she could be vulnerable in this attempt to follow up. Instead, a chance could be taken on Todd Pletcher’s improving Candied. The four-year-old has little to find on official ratings, and she was brilliant at Pimlico in mid-May over this distance when beating Dazzling Move by three lengths.

Pick
Candied (+475)
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New York Stakes Odds & Picks (6:25 PM ET)

Horse Odds
She Feels Pretty -140
Bellezza +550
Beach Bomb +625
Gimme A Nother +750
Forever After All +1000
Immensitude +2000
Other Selections +2200 & Bigger

There is a fascinating outlook to the G1 New York Stakes on Friday, with She Feels Pretty bidding to follow up after winning the G3 Modesty Stakes at Churchill Downs last month. This is a step up in opposition, but she looks plenty progressive enough to her chances.

However, the fast-improving Bellezza could be a better value angle worth considering. The four-year-old had plenty of high-class form during her time in Ireland, and she quickly looked at home on U.S. turf last month when beating Beach Bomb by over a length over an extended mile and three in the G3 Sheepshead Bay. Had stamina assurances, and could be open to even more improvement now up in grade.

Pick
Bellezza (+550)
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Saratoga Picks for June 6, 2025

Race Pick
G2 Bed o’ Roses Stakes (2:40 PM ET) Ways and Means
G2 Belmont Gold Cup (5:08 PM ET) The Ginger Wizard
G1 Just A Game Stakes (7:04 PM ET) A Lilac Rolla
Alex Dudley
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