Today’s Picks › Albuquerque Picks › Sat, Oct 24
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- Surfaces
- 5 Dirt
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- 6:05local time
- Feature · Race 5
- Manzano Stakes
- Best Bet · Race 3
- 4Classic Moment Nobody else in the field has run as fast as him lately
- Value play · Race 1
- 8Bernlet Overlooked at long odds last time out
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- 1Top pickW F ParadoxeValenzuela L A · Fincher Todd W
Why W F Paradoxe: Clearly the fastest horse in the field on recent figures. Ran 3rd last out, beaten a head. Todd Fincher gets good results with maiden special weight runners.
Value play8 Bernlet
Went off at 9-1 last time but rates as a real contender here. Just ran a sharply improved race. Finished 2nd in her last start, 6 lengths behind the winner.
- 7Top pickEl Chino VacaPerez M A · Hernandez Danny
Why El Chino Vaca: Has run faster lately than anything else in here, and it isn't close. On the upswing, getting better every time out. Broke through with a win in his last start.
Value play8 Consecrated
The public let him go at 21-1 last out, and the ratings say that was a mistake. Coming off the best race of the current form cycle. Has the most early speed in a short dirt race.
- 4Top pickClassic MomentJuarez A J Jr · Cappellucci Dick
Why Classic Moment: Nobody else in the field has run as fast as him lately. Won last time out in a claimer. The Dick Cappellucci barn does well with horses first off the claim.
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- 2Top pickDrinkroundthetruthFuentes L A · Morales Danny
Why Drinkroundthetruth: Holds a big edge on recent speed over this group. Took a big step forward last time. Was only a nose from winning last time.
- 7Top pickEl Paso LadyJuarez A J Jr · Fincher Todd W
Why El Paso Lady: Tops this field on recent speed. Broke through with a win in her last start. Plenty of speed in front of her sets up her late run.
Last time at Albuquerque
On Sunday, October 18, 2026, our top picks went 0 for 1 in the races graded so far. See that card.
- Race 1: Lite Ranchin Kid won. Our pick Plane Talk 2nd.
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