Today’s Picks › Parx Racing Picks › Wed, Oct 21
- Races
- 9
- Surfaces
- 9 Dirt
- First post
- 12:40local time
- Top purse · Race 8
- Alw 50000N1X
- Best Bet · Race 2
- 6Weekend Honor Clearly the fastest horse in the field on recent figures
- Value play · Race 8
- 5Bailout Billy Overlooked at long odds last time out
Get the full card, every day
Free picks show the top pick and value play. Edge members get the full software card for every race at every track we cover: the top three with win estimates, pace notes and confidence ratings, updated every morning. Plus multi-race tickets, four hand-curated plays every Friday and all 12 full-card Blueprints.
Race-by-race picks
- 4Top pickCojelo Pa TiAguilar J · Penaloza Miguel
Why Cojelo Pa Ti: Trending the right way, with each of his last three better than the one before. Holds a small speed edge in a bunched-up field. Ran 3rd last out, beaten 3½ lengths.
Value play3 Little Lance
Went off at 8-1 last time but rates as a real contender here. Finished 3rd in his last start, 3 lengths behind the winner. Has hit the board in 5 of his last 6 starts.
Trackside Edge: full top three with win estimates, pace notes and confidence for this race. Unlock
- 6Top pickWeekend HonorRuiz E · Aristone Philip T
Why Weekend Honor: Clearly the fastest horse in the field on recent figures. Three straight races of improvement. Broke through with a win in her last start.
Trackside Edge: full top three with win estimates, pace notes and confidence for this race. Unlock
- 7Top pickShow's Last GiftHaddock D · Velazquez Daniel
Why Show's Last Gift: Nobody else in the field has run as fast as her lately. Takes the class drop into maiden claiming company. Pedigree via Eastwood fits today's sprint.
Trackside Edge: full top three with win estimates, pace notes and confidence for this race. Unlock
- 2Top pickSpoonbillAguilar J · Curry Dee
Why Spoonbill: Tops this field on recent speed. Trending the right way, with each of her last three better than the one before. Was only a nose from winning last time.
Value play6 Panama Limited
The public let her go at 15-1 last out, and the ratings say that was a mistake. Has the most early speed in a short dirt race. Only one horse in here has run faster lately.
Trackside Edge: full top three with win estimates, pace notes and confidence for this race. Unlock
- 1Top pickCowboy MikeSilvera R · Padilla-Preciado Ernes
Why Cowboy Mike: Just ran a sharply improved race. Comes in off a win. The Ernes Padilla-Preciado barn does well with horses first off the claim.
Value play7 Silent Mode
Dismissed at 66-1 in his last start, but fits this field. Steps down in class off a stakes. Has won 5 times over this track.
Trackside Edge: full top three with win estimates, pace notes and confidence for this race. Unlock
- 2Top pickTariba DreamCastillo A · Abrams Ronald B
Why Tariba Dream: Brings the best recent figures into the race. On the upswing, getting better every time out. Won last time out in a starter optional claimer.
Value play8 I Can Run
Dismissed at 23-1 in her last start, but fits this field. Drops from a $30,000 claimer to $20,000. Likes Parx Racing, with 2 wins here.
Trackside Edge: full top three with win estimates, pace notes and confidence for this race. Unlock
- 7Top pickPoint BarrowMartinez F · Abrams Jack
Why Point Barrow: Has run faster lately than anything else in here, and it isn't close. Trending the right way, with each of his last three better than the one before. Finished 2nd in his last start, a nose behind the winner.
Trackside Edge: full top three with win estimates, pace notes and confidence for this race. Unlock
- 2Top pickBellanovaPennington F · Servis John C
Why Bellanova: On the upswing, getting better every time out. Finished 3rd in her last start, 7½ lengths behind the winner. Rarely runs a bad one: top three in 4 of 4 lately.
Value play5 Bailout Billy
The public let her go at 8-1 last out, and the ratings say that was a mistake. Took a big step forward last time. Gets an easier spot than last time.
Trackside Edge: full top three with win estimates, pace notes and confidence for this race. Unlock
- 10Top pickJackson RoadVargas J A Jr · Padilla Esteban
Why Jackson Road: Fits on speed with the best of this group. Ran 3rd last out, beaten 3 lengths. Down in price, from $7,500 to $5,000.
Value play3 Beware of Pride
The public let him go at 14-1 last out, and the ratings say that was a mistake. Took a big step forward last time. Miguel Penaloza gets good results with claimers.
Trackside Edge: full top three with win estimates, pace notes and confidence for this race. Unlock
More picks for Wednesday, October 21
Parx Racing picks archive
The Wagering Lab.
Two curated race breakdowns every Friday before the weekend's biggest races, plus our free betting tracker and handicapping scoring tool.
No credit card. Unsubscribe anytime.Trackside Edge.
The full software card for every race at every track we cover, every day: top three, win estimates, pace notes and confidence. Plus multi-race tickets, four hand-curated plays every Friday, all 12 full-card Blueprints and the member community.
$29.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Breeders' Cup Blueprint.
40+ hours of research compressed into what matters for every race: pace maps, key stats and angles, track trends and the last meet's biases, and horse-by-horse notes. Then the picks and tickets to attack the day.
$24.99Picks are made before scratches and late changes. If a selection scratches, move to the next pick. Post times are local track time. Win estimates are the software's, not guarantees. Results recaps fill in as official finishes appear in our data.
Must be 21+ to wager.
Updated Oct 18, 2026