Who we like in Finger Lakes Race 8
- The 5-2 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 Combatant out of Thundering Saint.
- 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 Union Jackson out of Capriati.
- A 15-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Kevin Navarro has won 2 of 35 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Jose Rohena.
- By Mineshaft out of Get Gorgeous.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Peruvian Princess (5-2) missed the board.
- Value play: Crystal (15-1) finished second.
- Longshot: My Gorgeous (15-1) missed the board.
Finger Lakes Race 8 analysis: pace, price and connections
Peruvian Princess is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Fidela next at 3-1. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on My Gorgeous, 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: mostly sunny, high of 66°F.
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