Today’s Picks › Mahoning Valley Picks › Mon, Nov 9
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- Top purse · Race 7
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- Best Bet · Race 6
- 6Thanks Frank Has run the fastest numbers of anyone entered
- Value play · Race 7
- 4Ekati's Way Bet at 3-1 or higher
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- 6Top pickDr. BuzzyRivera L R · Farrior Anthony
Why Dr. Buzzy: Quickest from the gate in a dirt sprint that tends to favor speed. Drops from a $15,000 claimer to $7,500. Anthony Farrior gets good results with dirt runners.
- 5Top pickChess Not CheckersBracho J A · Radosevich Jeffrey A
Why Chess Not Checkers: Has a slight edge on speed in a tightly matched field. Rarely runs a bad one: top three in 5 of 6 lately.
- 6Top pickBukeleSalazar Becerra F · Vecchio Caryn
Why Bukele: Tops this field on recent speed. Was only 3 lengths from winning last time. Has hit the board in 5 of his last 6 starts.
- 7Top pickLord BuckeyeBracho J A · Radosevich Justin
Why Lord Buckeye: Unraced colt by Dominus who shows ability in the morning. By Dominus, and bred to handle the sprint. Worked 3rd of 23 on Oct 26.
Value play2 Slingshot Bet at 3-1 or higher
The kind of contender the betting tends to underrate. Has the most early speed in a short dirt race. Ran 2nd last out, beaten 7 lengths.
- 2Top pickInstant WinnerRivera L R · Rone Michael L
Why Instant Winner: Trending the right way, with each of her last three better than the one before. Broke through with a win in her last start. Can use her gate speed to get first run in this sprint.
- 6Top pickThanks FrankRivera L R · Rose Norman
Why Thanks Frank: Has run the fastest numbers of anyone entered. Trending the right way, with each of his last three better than the one before. Broke through with a win in his last start.
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- 3Top pickGeneral MathisBatista L A · Urieta Johanna
Why General Mathis: Has run faster lately than anything else in here, and it isn't close. Was only 13 lengths from winning last time. Finished in the top three in 6 of 6 recent races.
Value play4 Ekati's Way Bet at 3-1 or higher
Went off at 10-1 last time but rates as a real contender here. Rarely runs a bad one: top three in 5 of 6 lately. Fits on speed with the best of this group.
- 10Top pickMasakadoVargas J E · Sillaman Richard P
Why Masakado: Brings the best recent figures into the race. Just ran a sharply improved race. Finished 2nd in his last start, a head behind the winner.
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