Today’s Picks › Woodbine Picks › Sat, Oct 31
- Races
- 11
- Surfaces
- 7 All-weather · 4 Turf
- First post
- 12:30local time
- Top purse · Race 7
- OC 50k/C
- Best Bet · Race 10
- 4Hawberry Has run the fastest numbers of anyone entered
- Value play · Race 6
- 4I Knew I Could Bet at 7-2 or higher
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Woodbine picks, race by race
- 6Top pickEdeyMoran P · Ensom Jim
Why Edey: Has run well at 5½ furlongs before.
- 6Top pickYour ValentinoHernandez R M · Pion Sylvain
Why Your Valentino: Only one horse in here has run faster lately. A 4-time winner at Woodbine. Only 2 lengths back in 5th last time.
- 2Top pickPaddy HolidayAebly F · Attard Kevin
Why Paddy Holiday: Right there on speed with the top runners. Has run well at 1 1/16 miles before.
- 4Top pickMaria SofiaNicholls K · Douglas Matt
Why Maria Sofia: The lone front-runner in the field, and a candidate to wire them. Tops this field on recent speed. By Classic Empire, and bred to handle the sprint.
- 5Top pickArethaMoran P · Attard Kevin
Why Aretha: Second-best recent figures in the field. Finished 3rd in her last start, 2 lengths behind the winner. Kevin Attard gets good results with dirt horses switching to turf.
- 1Top pickFlatter EffectAlderson J I · Hayashi Richard G
Why Flatter Effect: Has run faster lately than anything else in here, and it isn't close. Was only a length from winning last time. By Avie's Flatter, and bred to handle the sprint.
Value play4 I Knew I Could Bet at 7-2 or higher
Should be a bigger price than this horse's chances deserve. Trainer William Tharrenos has a strong record with two-year-olds. Pedigree via Signature Red fits today's sprint.
- 7Top pickVanityWilson E · Casse Mark
Why Vanity: Tactical type who can stalk the leaders. Broke through with a win in her last start. Finished in the top three in 5 of 6 recent races.
- 2Top pickGlorious GemHernandez R M · Desruisseaux Dale A
Why Glorious Gem: Brings the best recent figures into the race. Finds a softer field today. Dale Desruisseaux gets good results with turf horses switching to dirt.
- 9Top pickSecretly DelightedWilson E · Casse Mark
Why Secretly Delighted: Nobody else in the field has run as fast as her lately. Coming off the best race of the current form cycle. Ran 2nd last out, beaten a length.
- 4Top pickHawberryDouglas C · Cole Krista
Why Hawberry: Has run the fastest numbers of anyone entered. Plenty of speed in front of her sets up her late run. Closer than it looks last out, beaten just 2½ lengths in 4th.
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- 6Top pickClosing AppealWilson E · Huarte Frank
Why Closing Appeal: Tactical type who can stalk the leaders. Finished 2nd in her last start, 3½ lengths behind the winner. Has run well at 6½ furlongs before.
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Yes. Every Woodbine card gets a free top pick for every race, a value play with the minimum odds worth taking, and the Best Bet of the day. Trackside Edge members also get the top three in every race with win estimates, pace notes, confidence ratings and multi-race tickets.
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Our Woodbine picks go up before the card, once entries are out, usually a day or more ahead. This page always shows the current or next Woodbine card, and every past card stays in the archive below.
How are the Woodbine 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.
What if one of the picks scratches?
Move to the next pick in that race. Picks are made before scratches and late changes, so always check the final field before you bet.
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