Finger Lakes Race 3 Results & Payouts – Sep 21, 2026

Finger Lakes Race 3 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	4 D I WirePaco Lopez · T: Kelly Breen	$4.76	$2.10	$2.10
2	1 Covered OptionJavier Castellano · T: Lisa Bartkowski	–	$2.10	$2.10
3	6 Big PoppyLuis Perez · T: M. Ferraro	–	–	$2.10

Finish

Horse

Win

Place

Show

4 D I WirePaco Lopez · T: Kelly Breen

$4.76

$2.10

1 Covered OptionJavier Castellano · T: Lisa Bartkowski

–

$2.10

6 Big PoppyLuis Perez · T: M. Ferraro

–

$2.10

Exacta 4-1: $5.94 (pool $42,321)

Trifecta 4-1-6: $2.23 (pool $26,309)

Daily Double 5-4: $5.12 (pool $18,725)

Superfecta 4-1-6-2: $0.95 (pool $10,546)

Time 1:04.91 · Track fast · Also ran: Regal Envoy, Bajan Sugar

Race 3 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	Covered OptionTiz the Law – Miss Jimmy	5-2	Javier CastellanoT: Lisa Bartkowski	121 lb	2
2	Regal EnvoyKeepmeinmind – Diplomat Lady	15-1	Chris RussellT: Jacqueline Falk	121 lb
4	D I WireYaupon – Hard to Stay Notgo	2-1	Paco LopezT: Kelly Breen	121 lb	1
5	Bajan SugarCourageous Cat – Bajan Beach	12-1	Jacqueline DavisT: Linda Dixon	121 lb
6	Big PoppyGreatest Honour – Amanda Lane	7-2	Luis PerezT: M. Ferraro	121 lb	3

M/L is the track handicapper’s morning line. Live tote odds replace it near post; results and $2 payouts appear once the race is official.

Our Finger Lakes Race 3 picks

Top pick4 D I Wire 2-1

The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Paco Lopez has won 4 of 24 rides (17%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Kelly Breen.
By Yaupon out of Hard to Stay Notgo.

Value play2 Regal Envoy 15-1

At 15-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Chris Russell has won 1 of 23 rides (4%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Jacqueline Falk.
By Keepmeinmind out of Diplomat Lady.

Longshot5 Bajan Sugar 12-1

A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Jacqueline Davis has won 3 of 38 rides (8%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Linda Dixon is 3-for-25 (12%) in New York, with horses in the money 60% of the time.
By Courageous Cat out of Bajan Beach.

How our picks did

Top pick: D I Wire (2-1) won, paying $4.76 to win.
Value play: Regal Envoy (15-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Bajan Sugar (12-1) missed the board.

Finger Lakes Race 3 analysis: pace, price and connections

D I Wire is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Covered Option next at 5-2. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Regal Envoy, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Luis Perez has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 48 mounts.

Forecast: decreasing clouds, high of 66°F.

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