Forego Stakes Betting Guide: Strategies, Statistics & Picks

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The Forego Stakes is a Grade 1 race that takes place at the Saratoga racecourse, the race is named after the horse Forego, a runner who won the American Horse of the Year award for three straight years between 1974 & 1976. The race is open to runners who are aged three or older and is run on the dirt over a distance of seven furlongs in August of each year and is seen as a good prep race for both the Breeders' Cup Sprint and Breeders' Cup Mile.

Forego Stakes Picks

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Forego Stakes Content

• Forego Stakes Past Winners
• Forego Stakes Trainer Statistics
• Forego Stakes Jockey Statistics
• 2024 Forego Stakes Trends
• Forego Stakes Trend Analysis
• Other Graded races at Saratoga Racetrack

Quickest Run Forego Stakes Renewals

The runner that holds the record over the past 10 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2014 renewal when Palace from Linda Rice under the guidance of Cornelio H Velasquez, won in a time of 1:21.95, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Mitole, trained by Steven Asmussen and ridden by Ricardo Santana Jr set the quickest time of 1:20.80 in the 2019 renewal. Below are the top five quickest-run Forego Stakes over the last 10 renewals.

• 2019 - Mitole (1:20.80)
• 2022 - Codys Wish (1:20.95)
• 2016 - A. P. Indian (1:20.99)
• 2015 - Private Zone (1:21.09)
• 2017 - Drefong (1:21.12)

Forego Stakes Past Winners

Here are the Forego Stakes past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the winning time, and the horse that won along with the cloth number, age, sex, the weight of the horse & which starting gate the horse came from. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Forego Stakes as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the moneyline odds the horse was sent off.

Year	Horse (Info)	Info
2023 .00	(2) Gunite (USA) 4/C 118lbs 13/10 (2 of 5)	Tyler Gaffalione Steven Asmussen (USA)
2022 1:20.95	(5) Codys Wish (USA) 4/C 120lbs 8/1 (5 of 7)	Junior Alvarado William Mott (USA)
2021 1:21.74	(7) Yaupon (USA) 4/C 118lbs 2/1F (7 of 8)	Ricardo Santana Jr Steven Asmussen (USA)
2020 1:21.71	(7) Win Win Win (USA) 4/C 118lbs 71/10 (7 of 11)	Javier Castellano Michael Trombetta (USA)
2019 1:20.80	(3) Mitole (USA) 4/C 124lbs 9/10F (3 of 6)	Ricardo Santana Jr Steven Asmussen (USA)
2018 1:21.46	(3) Whitmore (USA) 5/G 122lbs 44/5 (3 of 8)	Ricardo Santana Jr Ronald Moquett (USA)
2017 1:21.12	(10) Drefong (USA) 4/C 124lbs 23/20F (10 of 10)	Mike E Smith Bob Baffert (USA)
2016 1:20.99	(11) A. P. Indian (USA) 6/G 124lbs 11/10F (10 of 10)	Joe Bravo Arnaud Delacour (USA)
2015 1:21.09	(7) Private Zone (CAN) 6/G 124lbs 8/5F (7 of 12)	Martin A Pedroza Jorge Navarro (USA)
2014 1:21.95	(6) Palace (USA) 5/H 124lbs 43/10 (6 of 9)	Cornelio H Velasquez Linda Rice (USA)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Forego Stakes have been based:

• USA: 10 winners with an additional 16 placings from 82 runners
• CAN: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 3 runners
• GER: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Forego Stakes Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Forego Stakes over the last 10 renewals is Steven Asmussen who has won the race 3 times. Those 3 winners came from Mitole (2019), Yaupon (2021) & Gunite (2023).

Here are some of the most active Forego Stakes trainer statistics over the last 10 renewals.

Trainer	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	LSP
Steven Asmussen	4	3	1	0	+3.20
Ronald Moquett	4	1	0	0	+5.80
William Mott	4	1	1	1	+5.00
Arnaud Delacour	3	1	0	0	-0.90
Jorge Navarro	2	1	0	0	+0.60
Michael Trombetta	1	1	0	0	+7.10
Linda Rice	1	1	0	0	+4.30
Bob Baffert	1	1	0	0	+1.15
David Jacobson	6	0	1	1	-6.00
Chad C Brown	4	0	1	1	-4.00

Forego Stakes Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Forego Stakes over the last 10 renewals is Ricardo Santana Jr who has won the race 3 times. Those 3 winners came from Whitmore (2018), Mitole (2019) & Yaupon (2021).

Here are some of the most active Forego Stakes jockey statistics over the last 10 renewals.

Jockey	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	LSP
Ricardo Santana Jr	7	3	0	0	+7.70
Javier Castellano	5	1	0	0	+3.10
Junior Alvarado	3	1	1	0	+6.00
Cornelio H Velasquez	2	1	0	0	+3.30
Tyler Gaffalione	2	1	0	1	+0.30
Mike E Smith	2	1	1	0	+0.15
Joe Bravo	2	1	0	0	+0.10
Martin A Pedroza	1	1	0	0	+1.60
Joel Rosario	9	0	1	0	-9.00
Irad Ortiz Jr	8	0	3	3	-8.00

2024 Forego Stakes Trends

Favorites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 8, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 4, 1, 2, 2

The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.

• 10 / 10 (43%) - No bigger than 44/5
• 10 / 10 (58%) - Within the first 5 of the market
• 10 / 10 (69%) - No bigger than 6/1 (LTO)
• 10 / 10 (70%) - No bigger than 33/1 (Career)
• 10 / 10 (70%) - No bigger than 47/10 (Last Win)
• 10 / 10 (70%) - A RPR no less than 88 (Last 3)
• 10 / 10 (70%) - Carried 118 - 120lbs (Debut)
• 10 / 10 (74%) - Off a break of 27 - 58 days
• 10 / 10 (76%) - Made 5 - 19 starts (Career)
• 10 / 10 (76%) - Achieved an RPR of 104+ (Last 5)
• 10 / 10 (78%) - Had 2 - 7 wins (Career)
• 10 / 10 (79%) - Achieved an RPR of 106+ (Career)
• 10 / 10 (79%) - No bigger than 25/2 (Career Win)
• 10 / 10 (81%) - Furthest Won 6f - 1mf
• 10 / 10 (83%) - In a field of 5 - 10 (Debut)

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Forego Stakes Trend Analysis

How competitive is the Forego Stakes market?

When looking at the over-rounds for the last 10 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2015 when the race had an over-round of 120%. The race in 2022 was a race that was most in the bookie's favor with an over-round of 123%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Forego Stakes, the over-round has been 121%, which means the bookie expects to pay out $100 for every $121 which is bet.

Post Positions of the Forego Stakes Winners, Places & Shows

Here are the most recent winning draws along with those who placed and showed:

Year	Win	Place	Show
2023	2	3	1
2022	5	3	6
2021	7	8	6
2020	7	6	5
2019	3	6	4

Best Course for a Forego Stakes Prep Run?

The course which has produced the most winners of the Forego Stakes is Saratoga, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at Saratoga last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Belmont Park, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Belmont Park last time out.

Worst Performing Stallions in the Forego Stakes

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Forego Stakes, that stallion is Speightstown who has failed to produce a winner from 7 runners.

Biggest Priced Winners of the Forego Stakes & Performance of Favorites

Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Whitmore in 2018, winning for Ronald Moquett at odds of 44/5 under the guidance of Ricardo Santana Jr. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 10 renewals there has been a total of 5 winning favorites in the race. Ahead of the 2024 Forego Stakes why not head over to the best racing handicappers page to see what the handicappers are backing today? All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.

Other Graded races at Saratoga racetrack

Here are some other notable races at the Saratoga racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.

Races in July

• A P Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase Stakes
• Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap
• Coaching Club American Oaks
• Diana Stakes

Races in August

• Alabama Stakes
• Ballerina Handicap
• Fourstardave Handicap
• H Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes
• Jonathan Sheppard Hurdle
• Personal Ensign Stakes
• Saratoga Derby
• Sword Dancer Stakes
• Test Stakes
• Travers Stakes
• Whitney Stakes

Races in September

• Flower Bowl Stakes
• Hopeful Stakes
• Jockey Club Gold Cup
• Spinaway Stakes

Forego Stakes FAQs

Where is the Forego Stakes run?

The Forego Stakes is run at the Saratoga racetrack each year, you can get Saratoga racing predictions all season long as well as for Forego Stakes.

When is the Forego Stakes?

The Forego Stakes takes place around August of each year at Saratoga.

Who won the Forego Stakes?

The 2023 renewal of the Forego Stakes was won by the Steven Asmussen trained Gunite who was ridden by Tyler Gaffalione in a time of .00, owned by Winchell Thoroughbreds Llc it was sent off at an SP of 13/10. You can view all the recent winners in the Forego Stakes Past Winners section of the blog.

Who will win the Forego Stakes?

On the day of the race, use the trends in this blog and then compare them to the OLBG racing handicappers' predictions for the Forego Stakes, you can do this on the Saratoga Picks page which not only will have picks for this race but also picks for Saratoga all throughout the season. You may also be interested in the Horse Racing Picks page where you can get daily horse racing predictions from all of the US courses.

Who is the top trainer in the Forego Stakes?

With a total of three winners over the last ten renewals, it is Steven Asmussen who holds the claim as the leading trainer in the Forego Stakes. To see which other trainers have a good record in the race, head over to the Forego Stakes Trainer Statistics section of the blog.

Who is the top jockey in the Forego Stakes?

With a total of three winners over the last ten renewals, it is Ricardo Santana Jr. who holds the claim as the leading jockey in the Forego Stakes. To see which other jockeys have a good record in the race, head over to the Forego Stakes Jockey Statistics section of the blog.

Do we have trends for the 2024 renewal of the Forego Stakes?

The simple answer is Yes! We have a total of fifteen trends for the Forego Stakes which can be found under the Forego Stakes Trends section.