Today’s Picks › Mahoning Valley Picks › Mon, Oct 26
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- Top purse · Race 8
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- 6Flashy N Just ran a sharply improved race
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Mahoning Valley picks, race by race
- 1Top pickDream PoliceSosa L · Hamm Timothy
Why Dream Police: Should get an easy lead with nobody to pressure him. Has a slight edge on speed in a tightly matched field. Was only 4 lengths from winning last time.
- 3Top pickSharon's WishCedillo M · Cline Robert C
Why Sharon's Wish: Clearly the fastest horse in the field on recent figures. Pedigree via Goldencents fits today's sprint. Tactical type who can stalk the leaders.
- 6Top pickFlashy NCorrales G · Rivera Nestor R
Why Flashy N: Just ran a sharply improved race. Comes in off a win. Has run well at 6 furlongs before.
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- 2Top pickKinderhookBarbaran E · Ibarra Marco
Why Kinderhook: On the upswing, getting better every time out. Broke through with a win in his last start. Can use his gate speed to get first run in this sprint.
- 6Top pickAngel I'm NotFernandez V R · Cline Robert C
Why Angel I'm Not: Coming off the best race of the current form cycle. Finished 3rd in her last start, 1½ lengths behind the winner. Drops from a $16,000 claimer to $6,500.
- 1Top pickWorthy of It AllBarbaran E · Rone Michael L
Why Worthy of It All: Three straight races of improvement. Comes in off a win at 9-1. The Michael Rone barn does well with last-out winners.
- 5Top pickMr LooochBarbaran E · Ibarra Marco
Why Mr Loooch: Only one horse in here has run faster lately. Was only 7 lengths from winning last time. Rarely runs a bad one: top three in 5 of 6 lately.
- 4Top pickJolly MonSalazar Becerra F · Gorham Robert M
Why Jolly Mon: Just ran a sharply improved race. Narrowly the fastest on recent figures. Was only 1½ lengths from winning last time.
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Our Mahoning Valley picks go up before the card, once entries are out, usually a day or more ahead. This page always shows the current or next Mahoning Valley card, and every past card stays in the archive below.
How are the Mahoning Valley 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.
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