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Finger Lakes race day, Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026: our picks and the full card

The Finger Lakes card for Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 has 8 races starting at 12:55 PM ET. We picked every race; click any race for the full field, odds and reasoning.

All 8 Finger Lakes races at a glance

RacePost (ET)ConditionsTop pickValue playResult
Race 112:55 PM1 Mile 70 Yards dirtAllowanceLifeisbutadream 2-1Esther's Salad 10-1Lifeisbutadream ($3.80)
Race 21:24 PM1 Mile dirtClaimingMind of Gold 5-2In Traffic 15-1Oh Mrs. Maisel ($11.86)
Race 31:53 PM1 Mile 70 Yards dirtClaimingTrinity River 2-1Midnight Musume 20-1Trinity River ($8.32)
Race 42:22 PM6 Furlongs dirtAllowanceShare the Ludt 5-2Muscle Shoals 8-1Vino's Valentine ($17.62)
Race 52:51 PM6 Furlongs dirtClaimingShortsinthewinter 7-2Flowing River 15-1Solo's Fury ($40.70)
Race 63:20 PM6 Furlongs dirtClaimingFric and Frac 2-1Henry's Hope 5-1Fric and Frac ($6.14)
Race 73:49 PM6 Furlongs dirtAllowanceAngel Gift 3-1That's Funny 10-1Paula's a Star ($4.22)
Race 84:18 PM5 1/2 Furlongs dirtClaimingDucky Medwick 5-2Fess 15-1Fess ($113.54)

Our Finger Lakes best bet and value play

Best bet: Fric and Frac (2-1) in Race 6. The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat. Jeremias Flores has won 11 of 55 rides (20%) at New York tracks in our records. Race 6 picks and odds

Value play of the day: Midnight Musume (20-1) in Race 3. At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.

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