Saturday's Saratoga stakes, part 2: the Vanderbilt

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- There's a ton of speed in here, and trainer Kiaran McLaughlin's Abraaj could sit off a hot pace contested by First Defence, Black Seventeen, Bustin Stones and E Z Warrior. Abraaj worked a bullet 4 furlongs July 19 at Saratoga and could be sitting on a big race. He signaled his improvement on Belmont Stakes day, when he closed strongly for third, missing by only a half-length against the nation's leading sprinter, Benny the Bull.

The play: Bet Abraaj to win and box him in exactas with First Defence and Bustin Stones.