Resorts World Casino Sword Dancer Stakes (Grade 1) (4yo+) (Inner Turf) (Turf)

Saratoga

10:44

Date 2025-08-09

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 1

Going Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £330,000

Winning Time 2m 25.04s

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	El Cordobes (IRE) Flavien Prat · Charlie Appleby	4/1	Won
2nd	Rebel Red (GB) Irad Ortiz Jr · Cherie DeVaux	143/10	.5
3rd	Nations Pride (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	73/20	.75
4th	Utah Beach (USA) Jose L Ortiz · Ignacio Correas IV	107/10	5.25
5th	El Rezeen (USA) Dylan Davis · Todd Pletcher	74/10	.5
6th	Far Bridge (USA) Joel Rosario · Miguel Clement	23/20F	1.25
7th	Vote No (USA) Kendrick Carmouche · Kelsey Danner	269/10	2
8th	Padiddle (USA) Ricardo Santana Jr · Fernando Abreu	49/1	7.5

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (8)	Grand Sonata b/br J:NON-RUNNER T:Todd Pletcher	J:NON-RUNNER T:Todd Pletcher	122	—	-82682	-	134	-	21d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
If he is able to build on his most recent effort then definite chance.
1 (1)	El Cordobes Bay J:Flavien Prat T:Charlie Appleby	J:Flavien Prat T:Charlie Appleby	124	—	221331	-	131	-	30d	—	—	—	17.6	—	—
Good winner of Newmarket Group 2 latest and has to be taken seriously.
2 (2)	Rebel Red Chestnut J:Irad Ortiz Jr T:Cherie DeVaux	J:Irad Ortiz Jr T:Cherie DeVaux	122	b	-74F17	-	133	-	21d	—	—	—	6.3	—	—
Meeting some horses in good form and has some questions to answer.
3 (3)	Vote No b/br J:Kendrick Carmouche T:Kelsey Danner	J:Kendrick Carmouche T:Kelsey Danner	122	—	-23114	-	131	-	21d	—	—	—	13.9	—	—
This line-up contains some strong opposition so others have more pressing claims.
4 (4)	Padiddle Bay J:Ricardo Santana Jr T:Fernando Abreu	J:Ricardo Santana Jr T:Fernando Abreu	122	b	213334	-	123	-	21d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Others have more pressing claims as this looks a fair heat.
5 (5)	Nations Pride Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	126	—	10-910	-	135	-	126d	—	—	—	0	—	—
No surprise to see him go well if bouncing back by replicating the pick of recent form.
6 (6)	Far Bridge Bay J:Joel Rosario T:Miguel Clement	J:Joel Rosario T:Miguel Clement	126	—	9-1131	-	136	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Can make a decent bid as peak figure in the past year is the best in the field.
7 (7)	El Rezeen Chestnut J:Dylan Davis T:Todd Pletcher	J:Dylan Davis T:Todd Pletcher	122	b	113-22	-	128	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Solid run last month; wins-runs record of 2-9.
9 (9)	Utah Beach Grey Roan J:Jose L Ortiz T:Ignacio Correas IV	J:Jose L Ortiz T:Ignacio Correas IV	124	—	-94117	-	132	-	56d	—	—	—	12	—	—
A few rivals look in good form so easy enough to take on.

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

El Cordobes

17.6

OR: 0 Form: 17.6 Odds: 0

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2nd

Vote No

13.9

OR: 0 Form: 13.9 Odds: 0

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3rd

Utah Beach

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 0

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Grand Sonata

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Padiddle

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Rebel Red

6.3

OR: 0 Form: 6.3 Odds: 0

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Nations Pride

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Far Bridge

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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El Rezeen

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Grand Sonata	—	134	—
El Cordobes	—	131	—
Rebel Red	—	133	—
Vote No	—	131	—
Padiddle	—	123	—
Nations Pride	—	135	—
Far Bridge	—	136	—
El Rezeen	—	128	—
Utah Beach	—	132	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Grand Sonata	21d ago	Fit
Rebel Red	21d ago	Fit
Vote No	21d ago	Fit
Padiddle	21d ago	Fit
Far Bridge	28d ago	Fit
El Rezeen	28d ago	Fit
El Cordobes	30d ago	Fit
Utah Beach	56d ago	Fresh
Nations Pride	126d ago	Long break