Today’s Picks › Mahoning Valley Picks › Thu, Nov 5
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- 8
- Surfaces
- 8 Dirt
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- 12:15local time
- Top purse · Race 7
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- Best Bet · Race 5
- 3Holiday Coal Clearly the fastest horse in the field on recent figures
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- 3Top pickBumpkinChavez A · Meyers Shane
Why Bumpkin: Holds a big edge on recent speed over this group. Three straight races of improvement. Has the most early speed in a short dirt race.
- 5Top pickShe's ChloeStokes J · Smith Larry E
Why She's Chloe: Nobody else in the field has run as fast as her lately. Ran 2nd last out, beaten 2 lengths. Proven at this kind of distance.
- 3Top pickBah HumbugBarbaran E · Radosevich Jeffrey A
Why Bah Humbug: Tactical type who can stalk the leaders. Rarely runs a bad one: top three in 5 of 6 lately. Finds a softer field today.
- 1Top pickCharlieslitldevilKeiser C · Pappada Julie A
Why Charlieslitldevil: Trending the right way, with each of his last three better than the one before. The Julie Pappada barn does well with horses in their first start for the barn. Has run well at a mile before.
- 3Top pickHoliday CoalDiaz A I · Faulkner Rodney C
Why Holiday Coal: Clearly the fastest horse in the field on recent figures. Last start was a clear jump forward for her. Was only 1½ lengths from winning last time.
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- 8Top pickLordbetwentothornsBracho J A · Radosevich Justin
Why Lordbetwentothorns: Brings the best recent figures into the race. Can use his gate speed to get first run in this sprint. Has hit the board in 5 of his last 6 starts.
- 4Top pickPride and AttitudeFeliciano R · Poole Joe M
Why Pride and Attitude: Right there on speed with the top runners. Finished 2nd in her last start, 1 lengths behind the winner. Has run well at a mile before.
- 5Top pickCorfu FightingKeiser C · Fadlovich Megan
Why Corfu Fighting: Has the most early speed in a short dirt race. Steps down in class off a allowance. Trainer Megan Fadlovich has a strong record with dirt runners.
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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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