Finger Lakes Race 8 Results & Payouts – Sep 29, 2026

Finger Lakes Race 8 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	1 New MatthewChris Russell · T: Michael Sabine	$7.42	$4.50	$3.30
2	7 Hard PerformerSteven Fret · T: Katlynn Gutterson	–	$10.24	$6.72
3	4 PlexJose Baez · T: Dana Saul	–	–	$5.16

Finish

Horse

Win

Place

Show

1 New MatthewChris Russell · T: Michael Sabine

$7.42

$4.50

$3.30

7 Hard PerformerSteven Fret · T: Katlynn Gutterson

–

$10.24

$6.72

4 PlexJose Baez · T: Dana Saul

–

$5.16

Pick 3 4-6-1: $49.13 (pool $10,904)

Pick 4 5-3/4/9-6-1/9: $155.63 (pool $24,279)

Pick 5 3/6-5-3/4/9-6-1/9: $382.60 (pool $27,739)

Daily Double 6-1: $37.12 (pool $12,459)

Exacta 1-7: $87.14 (pool $53,809)

Superfecta 1-7-4-5: $114.11 (pool $17,822)

Trifecta 1-7-4: $159.11 (pool $29,394)

Time 1:12.66 · Track fast · Also ran: Connect the Brocks, Anmolo, Just a Guy, Ragtime Prankster, Liv Has Rizz, I'm Mischievous

Race 8 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	New MatthewFlatter – Compulsion	8-1	Chris RussellT: Michael Sabine	124 lb	1
2	I'm MischievousHonest Mischief – I'm Gonna Flip	20-1	Christopher ElliottT: Karl Grusmark	121 lb
3	AnmoloSnow Trouble – Physical Delivery	4-1	Emanuel De DiegoT: Nirka Huertas	124 lb
4	PlexComplexity – On Golden Pawn	20-1	Jose BaezT: Dana Saul	124 lb	3
5	Connect the BrocksConnect – Lake Toccet	3-1	Jeremias FloresT: Paul Barrow	124 lb
6	Ragtime PranksterMaclean's Music – Silly Sister	7-2	John BerriosT: Donna Bireta	124 lb
7	Hard PerformerHard Spun – High Performer	6-1	Steven FretT: Katlynn Gutterson	124 lb	2
8	Just a GuyCatholic Boy – Pieces of Speight	20-1	Oscar GomezT: Donna Bireta	124 lb
10	Liv Has RizzCoal Front – Way Back Home	8-1	Andre WorrieT: Chris Englehart	121 lb

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.

Who we like in Finger Lakes Race 8

Top pick5 Connect the Brocks 3-1

The 3-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Jeremias Flores has won 5 of 34 rides (15%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Paul Barrow is 10-for-56 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 48% of the time.
By Connect out of Lake Toccet.

Value play4 Plex 20-1

At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Jose Baez has won 3 of 17 rides (18%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Dana Saul is 3-for-14 (21%) in New York, with horses in the money 36% of the time.
By Complexity out of On Golden Pawn.

Longshot8 Just a Guy 20-1

A 20-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Oscar Gomez has won 9 of 54 rides (17%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Donna Bireta.
By Catholic Boy out of Pieces of Speight.

How our picks did

Top pick: Connect the Brocks (3-1) missed the board.
Value play: Plex (20-1) finished third.
Longshot: Just a Guy (20-1) missed the board.

Finger Lakes Race 8 analysis: pace, price and connections

Connect the Brocks is the 3-1 morning-line favorite, with Ragtime Prankster next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Just a Guy, so the board has real depth.

Donna Bireta sends out 2 runners (Ragtime Prankster and Just a Guy), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

Among the riders, Andre Worrie has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 57 mounts.

Forecast: mostly cloudy, high of 75°F.

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