Our Finger Lakes Race 2 picks
- 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 Paul Barrow is 10-for-56 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 48% of the time.
- By Bustin Stones out of Queen Roller.
- At 15-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Jose Ventura has won 0 of 10 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Ralph D'Alessandro is 3-for-25 (12%) in New York, with horses in the money 52% of the time.
- By Solomini out of Sky Gal.
- A 15-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Ben Joseph has won 0 of 16 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Matthew Clarke is 0-for-10 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 20% of the time.
- By Central Banker out of Competion Queen.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Concrete Kid (5-2) won, paying $5.74 to win.
- Value play: Solo Flight (15-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Central Dream (15-1) missed the board.
Breaking down the Race 2 field
Concrete Kid is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Bargain Purchase next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Solo Flight, so the board has real depth.
Ralph D'Alessandro sends out 2 runners (King Solomon and Solo Flight), 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: increasing clouds, high of 57°F.
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