Today’s Picks › Finger Lakes Picks › Mon, Nov 2
- Races
- 8
- Surfaces
- 8 Dirt
- First post
- 12:10local time
- Top purse · Race 5
- Md Sp Wt 32k
- Best Bet · Race 2
- 2Ry's Advantage Quickest from the gate in a dirt sprint that tends to favor speed
- Value play · Race 5
- 1Bee Daring Bet at 4-1 or higher
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Finger Lakes picks, race by race
- 1Top pickSaratoga BankerCoa K J · Ferraro M Anthony
Why Saratoga Banker: Narrowly the fastest on recent figures. Broke through with a win in his last start. Finished in the top three in 5 of 6 recent races.
- 2Top pickRy's AdvantageGomez O · Barrow Paul
Why Ry's Advantage: Quickest from the gate in a dirt sprint that tends to favor speed. Comes in off a win. Pedigree via Bustin Stones fits today's sprint.
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- 4Top pickEscape HallGomez O · Rice Linda
Why Escape Hall: Tactical type who can stalk the leaders. Drops from a $20,000 claimer to $11,000. The Linda Rice barn does well with claimers.
- 1Top pickBourbon ChaseCoa K J · Ferraro Michael S
Why Bourbon Chase: Tops this field on recent speed. Broke through with a win in his last start. Michael Ferraro gets good results with last-out winners.
- 2Top pickRock Steady BabeWorrie A S · Baker Charlton
Why Rock Steady Babe: Nobody else in the field has run as fast as her lately. Can use her gate speed to get first run in this sprint. Finished 2nd in her last start, a nose behind the winner.
Value play1 Bee Daring Bet at 4-1 or higher
The kind of contender the betting tends to underrate. Took a big step forward last time. Was only a nose from winning last time.
- 6Top pickGood CopGomez O · Rice Linda
Why Good Cop: Holds a big edge on recent speed over this group. Won last time out in a maiden claimer. Down in price, from $12,500 to $11,000.
- 1Top pickFreedsdalePerez L E · Ferraro M Anthony
Why Freedsdale: Just ran a sharply improved race. Won last time out in an optional claimer. Likes Finger Lakes, with 6 wins here.
- 2Top pickWar RunnerCruz J · Acquilano James
Why War Runner: Can use his gate speed to get first run in this sprint. Rarely runs a bad one: top three in 3 of 4 lately. Fits on speed with the best of this group.
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How are the Finger Lakes picks made?
Every horse is rated by the TracksideProfits handicapping model: speed figures, current form and the likely pace first, then trainer and jockey, distance and surface fit and pedigree, then class, layoffs and workouts.
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