Our Finger Lakes Race 8 picks
- Priced at 7-2 on the morning line.
- Olaf Hernandez has won 5 of 21 rides (24%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Charlton Baker is 4-for-33 (12%) in New York, with horses in the money 45% of the time.
- By Practical Joke out of Storm Now.
- At 12-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Nazario Alvarado has won 1 of 17 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Luis Gutierrez is 6-for-25 (24%) in New York, with horses in the money 60% of the time.
- By Union Jackson out of Capriati.
- A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Christopher Elliott has won 4 of 77 rides (5%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Rachel Sells is 5-for-30 (17%) in New York, with horses in the money 27% of the time.
- By Galilean out of Double Mint.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Funny Forecast (7-2) won, paying $9.52 to win.
- Value play: Crystal (12-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: North Starlight (12-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 8 field
Camille's Legacy is the 3-1 morning-line favorite, with Funny Forecast next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Frosty Karina, so the board has real depth.
Michael Ferraro sends out 2 runners (Shes Sal's Dream and Taparoo), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
Among the riders, Olaf Hernandez has the best New York strike rate in our records: 24% wins from 21 mounts.
Forecast: mostly sunny, high of 66°F.
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