Today’s Picks › Penn National Picks › Thu, Oct 29
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- 7
- Surfaces
- 7 Dirt
- First post
- 5:45local time
- Top purse · Race 6
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- Best Bet · Race 2
- 5Diamondinthesand Clearly the fastest horse in the field on recent figures
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- 5Top pickBack Wall BanditChuan M · Kreiser Timothy C
Why Back Wall Bandit: Nobody else in the field has run as fast as her lately. Trainer Timothy Kreiser has a strong record with horses first off the claim. Has run well at 6 furlongs before.
- 5Top pickDiamondinthesandRodriguez A R · Spina Chuck
Why Diamondinthesand: Clearly the fastest horse in the field on recent figures. Three straight races of improvement. Finished 3rd in her last start, a head behind the winner.
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- 4Top pickHeaven StreetCruz A · Kreiser Timothy C
Why Heaven Street: Nobody else in the field has run as fast as him lately. Broke through with a win in his last start. Has hit the board in 5 of his last 6 starts.
- 2Top pickMega ChangerHaddock D · Sinnefia Paulina
Why Mega Changer: Brings the best recent figures into the race. Last start was a clear jump forward for her. Was only a nose from winning last time.
- 1Top pickNeon SignCruz A · Kreiser Timothy C
Why Neon Sign: Tops this field on recent speed. Broke through with a win in his last start. Likes Penn National, with 7 wins here.
- 4Top pickTocik HallSanchez M J · Stites Flint W
Why Tocik Hall: Quickest from the gate in a dirt sprint that tends to favor speed. Won last time out in a allowance. Finished in the top three in 4 of 4 recent races.
- 2Top pickGolden CookieRojas M · Hetrick Krista N
Why Golden Cookie: Narrowly the fastest on recent figures. Finished 3rd in his last start, 7 lengths behind the winner. Drops from a $16,000 claimer to $5,000.
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How are the Penn National 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.
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