Today’s Picks › Keeneland Picks › Fri, Oct 30
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- 1Top pickEmerging MarketPrat F · Brown Chad C
Why Emerging Market: Right there on speed with the top runners. Steps down in class off a stakes. Chad Brown gets good results with allowance runners.
- 6Top pickNiosaGaffalione T · D'Amato Philip
Why Niosa: Holds a big edge on recent speed over this group. Finished 2nd in her last start, 1½ lengths behind the winner. Pedigree via Flightline fits today's sprint.
- 1Top pickMaxifyPrat F · McCarthy Michael W
Why Maxify: Sits just off the pace, so he can work out a trip either way. Ran 2nd last out, beaten a nose. Pedigree via Justify fits today's longer trip.
Value play2 Canada Bet at 12-1 or higher
Dismissed at 8-1 in his last start, but fits this field. Broke through with a win in his last start. Coming off the best race of the current form cycle.
Also eligible, runs only if there are scratches: Not for Long, That's Fire, Okarito, Up Before the Dawn
- 10Top pickCampobassoPrat F · Baffert Bob
Why Campobasso: Last start was a clear jump forward for him. Comes in off a win. Posted the fastest of 20 works at 4 furlongs on Oct 5.
- 11Top pickMcCoyOrtiz J L · DeVaux Cherie
Why McCoy: Holds a small speed edge in a bunched-up field. Comes in off a win. Turned in a bullet on Oct 13.
Pace: Harper's Corner shows the most early speed, but others can keep it honest.
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Pace: Plenty of early speed with Life Changing, Emphatic and Miss Monica, so the pace should be contested.
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Pace: Citrus Springs and Seneca Park figure to go after the lead together.
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Pace: Plenty of early speed with Gaudreau, Hughes and He Is No Lie, so the pace should be contested.
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Pace: No confirmed front-runner here, so Let Em Know may be the one sent to the front.
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How are the Keeneland 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.
What does "Bet at 6-1 or higher" mean on a value play?
It is the lowest price at which the value play is worth a bet based on our win estimate. If the horse is shorter than that at post time, the value is gone.
What if one of the picks scratches?
Move to the next pick in that race. Picks are made before scratches and late changes, so always check the final field before you bet.
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