Today’s Picks › Delta Downs Picks › Fri, Oct 30
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- Surfaces
- 9 Dirt
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- 4:40local time
- Feature · Race 8
- Louisiana Jewel Stakes
- Best Bet · Race 8
- 5Cajun Caviar Has run faster lately than anything else in here, and it isn't close
- Value play · Race 3
- 6Minimus Maximus Bet at 6-1 or higher
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- 9Top pickMadoriaMelancon J · Leonard Kirby
Why Madoria: Has improved in each of the last three starts. Proven at this kind of distance.
- 7Top pickTensas Lu LuFusilier C · Landry Allen
Why Tensas Lu Lu: The Allen Landry barn does well with horses second off a layoff. Proven at this kind of distance.
Value play5 Boohaki Bet at 7-1 or higher
Should be a bigger price than this horse's chances deserve. Has the most early speed in a short dirt race. Comes back fresh after a 3-month break.
Also eligible, runs only if there are scratches: Lee Circle
- 2Top pickDirty DealRodriguez J L · Gonzalez Isai V
Why Dirty Deal: Brings the best recent figures into the race. Returns from about 2 months off. Has run well at 6½ furlongs before.
Value play6 Minimus Maximus Bet at 6-1 or higher
Rates as a live contender but projects as an overlooked price. Can use his gate speed to get first run in this sprint. Right there on speed with the top runners.
Also eligible, runs only if there are scratches: Making Noise, One Grand Slam
- 6Top pickLuv to WinRoman K · Ramirez-Rodriguez Abel
Why Luv to Win: Nobody else in the field has run as fast as him lately. Comes in off a win. Down in price, from $8,000 to $4,000.
Value play1 Whiskey and Easy Bet at 7-1 or higher
The kind of contender the betting tends to underrate. Down in price, from $5,000 to $4,000. Returns from about 2 months off and has worked sharply since.
Also eligible, runs only if there are scratches: Drewmazing, West Island
- 5Top pickGo EasyRodriguez J L · Thomas Lee
Why Go Easy: Coming off the best race of the current form cycle. Drops from a $50,000 claimer to $10,000. Turned in a bullet on Oct 15.
Value play3 Imperial Cruiser Bet at 10-1 or higher
The public let him go at 15-1 last out, and the ratings say that was a mistake. Steps down in class off a allowance. Trainer Bret Calhoun William has a strong record with claimers.
Also eligible, runs only if there are scratches: Piastri, After Party
- 3Top pickLetmikefigureitoutMagnon D H · Klanfer Alan
Why Letmikefigureitout: Owns the best recent speed figures in the field. Last start was a clear jump forward for him. Was only a length from winning last time.
Value play4 Sounds Like Power Bet at 7-1 or higher
Dismissed at 14-1 in his last start, but fits this field. Second-best recent figures in the field. Steps down in class off a stakes.
Also eligible, runs only if there are scratches: Cajun Coaster, Misdeal
- 4Top pickRunnin MunninCastillo I · Wong Jonathan
Why Runnin Munnin: Has run the fastest numbers of anyone entered. Trending the right way, with each of his last three better than the one before. Broke through with a win in his last start.
- 5Top pickCajun CaviarFusilier C · Landry Allen
Why Cajun Caviar: Has run faster lately than anything else in here, and it isn't close. Broke through with a win in her last start. Trainer Allen Landry has a strong record with last-out winners.
Also eligible, runs only if there are scratches: Louisiana Sis, Pink Angel
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- 2Top pickKama CanFusilier C · Landry Allen
Why Kama Can: On the upswing, getting better every time out. Won last time out in a maiden claimer. The Allen Landry barn does well with last-out winners.
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