Saratoga Special 2023: Odds and analysis for 6-horse field

The 117th running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Saratoga Special is the second graded-stakes race of the track's summer meeting for 2-year-old males. A field of six was drawn for the 6 1/2-furlong sprint led by the Norm Casse trainee Rhyme Schemes, who has the highest speed figure of the year for any 2-year-old.

The series of races for juvenile males began opening week with the six-furlong Sanford (G3), followed by the Saratoga Special, and ends with the seven-furlong Hopeful, which is the meeting’s final Grade 1.

Here is a full-field analysis for the Schylerville with the morning line from the Horse Racing Nation staff.

Rhyme Schemes leads this field with two races of experience and a fast maiden victory of 9 1/2 lengths at Ellis Park and that makes him the top choice.