Today’s Picks › Horseshoe Indianapolis Picks › Tue, Oct 20
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- Surfaces
- 5 Dirt · 3 Turf
- First post
- 2:10local time
- Top purse · Race 3
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- Best Bet · Race 6
- 1Whakaari Has run faster lately than anything else in here, and it isn't close
- Value play · Race 7
- 7Forever Hope Overlooked at long odds last time out
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- 6Top pickPro FeverMendoza A · Haran John
Why Pro Fever: Clearly the fastest horse in the field on recent figures. Has improved in each of the last three starts. Finished 2nd in his last start, a nose behind the winner.
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- 8Top pickEl PayasitoLara V · Garcia Genaro
Why El Payasito: Owns the best recent speed figures in the field. Trending the right way, with each of his last three better than the one before. Ran 2nd last out, beaten 1 lengths.
Value play1 Unbridled Valor
Went off at 25-1 last time but rates as a real contender here. Three straight races of improvement. Was only 2 lengths from winning last time.
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- 7Top pickSleepyRamos J D · Klopp Randy
Why Sleepy: Holds a big edge on recent speed over this group. Steps down in class off a stakes. Has won 6 times over this track.
Value play6 Tazzy
The public let him go at 12-1 last out, and the ratings say that was a mistake. A 2-time winner at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Trainer Antonio Duran has a strong record with horses coming back in 31 to 60 days.
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- 11Top pickCe La Vi CharliMendoza A · Garcia Genaro
Why Ce La Vi Charli: Closes well, and the early fight up front should come back to her. Coming off the best race of the current form cycle. Has won 2 times over this track.
Value play9 Rye Smile
The public let her go at 11-1 last out, and the ratings say that was a mistake. Just ran a sharply improved race. Ran 2nd last out, beaten 2½ lengths.
Also eligible, runs only if there are scratches: Frango Electrico
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- 6Top pickArrasouBurgos A · Klopp Randy
Why Arrasou: Brings the best recent figures into the race. Broke through with a win in her last start. Likes Horseshoe Indianapolis, with 3 wins here.
Value play4 Shanghai Express
Dismissed at 14-1 in her last start, but fits this field. Coming off the best race of the current form cycle. Finished 2nd in her last start, 2 lengths behind the winner.
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- 1Top pickWhakaariBurgos A · Klopp Randy
Why Whakaari: Has run faster lately than anything else in here, and it isn't close. Should get an easy lead with nobody to pressure her. Ran 2nd last out, beaten a length.
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- 5Top pickAumoeRamos J D · Fontenot Dawn A
Why Aumoe: Last start was a clear jump forward for him. Broke through with a win in his last start. Quickest from the gate in a dirt sprint that tends to favor speed.
Value play7 Forever Hope
Dismissed at 21-1 in his last start, but fits this field. Fits on speed with the best of this group. Finds a softer field today.
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- 3Top pickSea RideSanjur S · Navarrete Anna
Why Sea Ride: Tops this field on recent speed. Won last time out in a maiden claimer. By Candy Ride*Arg, and bred to handle the longer trip.
Value play4 Oak Alley
The public let her go at 9-1 last out, and the ratings say that was a mistake. Fits on speed with the best of this group. Proven at this kind of distance.
Also eligible, runs only if there are scratches: Vee's Reason, Union Empress, Candle's Legacy, Jaboss
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