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Finger Lakes Race 8 results and payouts: 5 1/2 Furlongs dirt claiming

Post 4:18 PM ET5 1/2 Furlongs · DirtPurse $17,500Claiming3 Year Olds And UpChance Rain Showers 77°F

Race 8 at Finger Lakes is official. The 5 1/2 Furlongs dirt claiming results, $2 payouts and exotic prices are below, along with how our picks fared.

Finger Lakes Race 8 results and payouts

FinishHorseWinPlaceShow
14 FessOlaf Hernandez · T: Luis Gutierrez$113.54$35.40$11.36
21 Montauk MemoirsJeremias Flores · T: Paul Barrow–$3.92$2.64
35 Ducky MedwickOscar Gomez · T: Linda Rice––$2.50

Time 1:05.30 · Track fast · Also ran: Boom Shocka Boom, Noguchi, Divine Peace, Juniors Pal

Race 8 field: morning lines and order of finish

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWtFin
1Montauk MemoirsSolomini – Illgiveyouwattever4-1Jeremias FloresT: Paul Barrow124 lb2
2NoguchiAuthentic – Quick Flip7-2Chris RussellT: William Bartlett124 lb
3Juniors PalVenezuelan Hug – Silver Palace6-1Jacqueline DavisT: Ronald Breed, Jr.121 lb
4FessStreet Sense – Sneaky Betty15-1Olaf HernandezT: Luis Gutierrez121 lb1
5Ducky MedwickMr. Monomoy – Coyote Pretty5-2Oscar GomezT: Linda Rice124 lb3
6Boom Shocka BoomViolence – Boom Boom Vroom5-1Reylu GutierrezT: Troy Smith122 lb
7Divine PeaceCaracaro – Market Buzz6-1Kevin NavarroT: Rafael Rohena124 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.

Our Finger Lakes Race 8 picks

Top pick5 Ducky Medwick 5-2
  • The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
  • Oscar Gomez has won 9 of 54 rides (17%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Linda Rice is 13-for-72 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 47% of the time.
  • By Mr. Monomoy out of Coyote Pretty.
Value play4 Fess 15-1
  • At 15-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
  • Olaf Hernandez has won 5 of 21 rides (24%) 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 Street Sense out of Sneaky Betty.

How our picks did

  • Top pick: Ducky Medwick (5-2) finished third.
  • Value play: Fess (15-1) won, paying $113.54 to win.

Finger Lakes Race 8 analysis: pace, price and connections

Ducky Medwick is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Noguchi next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Fess, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Olaf Hernandez has the best New York strike rate in our records: 24% wins from 21 mounts.

Forecast: chance rain showers, high of 77°F.

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