Nice card today. Some large fields. Chances to blow up the exotics. (Today’s picks were made pre-scratches.)
Race 1 MSW Fillies & Mares 3YO+ 1:05 EST Shopping here on some ladies that traveled through Louisville to reach the NYRA circuit.
Picks: 4-1-2-3
Race 2 MSW NY-Bred 2YO Fillies 1:39 EST Large field here. Pletcher/Irad top choice. What jockeys can get a clean trip?
Picks: 6-11-3-2
Race 3 $12.5K Claiming 3YO+ 2:15 EST Give it up for the eight-year-old gelding 8 Sicilia Mike making his seventieth career start here!
Picks: 3-5-8-1
Race 4 MSW NY-Bred 3YO+ 2:49 EST The 2, 5, and 7 are the only horses who have ever been on the lead in this field.
Picks: 5-2-6-7
Race 5 Birdstone Stakes (Non-graded) 4YO+ 3:21 EST Holy smokes, 14 furlongs! Make sure to hit the restroom before post time. I’ll take a Todd Pletcher exacta here.
Picks: 1-4-2-3
Race 6 $40K Claiming Fillies & Mares 3YO+ 3:55 EST Uninspiring group looking for their first win.
Picks: 3-10-1-4
Race 7 Allowance NW1 3YO+ 4:29 EST The 2 looks like lone speed here. Can he hold off those charging late?
Picks: 1-5-8-3
Race 8 Allowance NW1 NY-Bred 3YO+ 5:05 EST If the 5 and 7 send, who benefits? Probably the Chad Brown entry.
Picks: 4-8-6-1/1A
Race 9 $62.5K AOC NW2 3YO+ 5:39 EST Two first time geldings in this field of eleven.
Picks: 3-7-5-4
Race 10 $35K Claiming NW2 3YO+ 6:13 EST Irad and Carmouche both listed as jockey on two horses, I went with the ones I think they SHOULD ride.
Picks: 11-16-13-2
Best of luck!