Finger Lakes Race 3 Results & Payouts – Oct 5, 2026

Finger Lakes Race 3 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	5 SerraLuis Perez · T: Michael Ferraro	$4.12	$2.60	$2.54
2	1 ShakeitforthebirdKeiber Coa · T: M. Ferraro	–	$3.36	$2.94
3	4 Striker JoeOlaf Hernandez · T: Michael Ferraro	–	–	$4.48

Finish

Horse

Win

Place

Show

5 SerraLuis Perez · T: Michael Ferraro

$4.12

$2.60

$2.54

1 ShakeitforthebirdKeiber Coa · T: M. Ferraro

–

$3.36

$2.94

4 Striker JoeOlaf Hernandez · T: Michael Ferraro

–

$4.48

Daily Double 6-5: $17.28 (pool $8,043)

Exacta 5-1: $14.60 (pool $28,674)

Superfecta 5-1-4-6: $10.66 (pool $10,594)

Trifecta 5-1-4: $16.31 (pool $16,903)

Time 1:45.60 · Track fast · Also ran: Baby Meanie, Mr Baldy, Fines Creek, Mo Curls

Race 3 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	ShakeitforthebirdBig Brown – Aspree	4-1	Keiber CoaT: M. Ferraro	124 lb	2
2	Fines CreekCity of Light – Indy Union	10-1	Oscar GomezT: Paul Barrow	124 lb
3	Mr BaldyAmerican Pharoah – Singita	15-1	Andre WorrieT: Ronald Breed, Jr.	121 lb
4	Striker JoeLiam's Map – Cahirciveen	6-1	Sofia VivesT: Michael Ferraro	124 lb	3
5	SerraGood Magic – Holiday Bertie	3-1	Luis PerezT: Michael Ferraro	121 lb	1
6	Baby MeanieSolomini – Keepnherinthedark	5-1	Christopher ElliottT: Ralph D'Alessandro	121 lb
7	Mo CurlsSolomini – Circus Life	5-2	Reylu GutierrezT: Rudy Rodriguez	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.

Our Finger Lakes Race 3 picks

Top pick5 Serra 3-1

Priced at 3-1 on the morning line.
Luis Perez has won 10 of 45 rides (22%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Michael Ferraro is 5-for-25 (20%) in New York, with horses in the money 52% of the time.
By Good Magic out of Holiday Bertie.

Value play3 Mr Baldy 15-1

At 15-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Andre Worrie has won 12 of 57 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trained by Ronald Breed, Jr..
By American Pharoah out of Singita.

Longshot2 Fines Creek 10-1

A 10-1 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.
Trainer Paul Barrow is 10-for-56 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 48% of the time.
By City of Light out of Indy Union.

How our picks did

Top pick: Serra (3-1) won, paying $4.12 to win.
Value play: Mr Baldy (15-1) missed the board.
Longshot: Fines Creek (10-1) missed the board.

Breaking down the Race 3 field

Mo Curls is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Serra next at 3-1. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Mr Baldy, so the board has real depth.

Michael Ferraro sends out 2 runners (Striker Joe and Serra), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

Among the riders, Luis Perez has the best New York strike rate in our records: 22% wins from 45 mounts.

Forecast: increasing clouds, high of 57°F.

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