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Finger Lakes Race 3 picks, odds and entries: allowance, 1 Mile dirt

Post 1:53 PM ET1 Mile · DirtPurse $26,900Allowance3 Year Olds And UpSunny 66°F

Finger Lakes Race 3 (1:53 PM ET) is a 1 Mile dirt allowance with 5 runners and a $26,900 purse. Our top pick is Hot Gossip at 8-5, with Sounds of Summer (10-1) our value play. The full field, odds and our reasoning are below.

Who’s running in Finger Lakes Race 3

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWt
1Rubies for OliviaBustin Stones – Dancing Slippers4-1Joel CruzT: Jonathan Buckley119 lb
2Hot GossipCurlin – Fixate8-5Christopher ElliottT: Linda Dixon119 lb
3Warrior Bunny ZeeKnown Agenda – Kats Girl Cala5-2Keiber CoaT: Michael LeCesse121 lb
4Shannon KSpeightster – Mythical Vixen3-1Andre WorrieT: Jon Arnett122 lb
5Sounds of SummerAudible – Verdant Pastures10-1Oscar GomezT: Paul Barrow122 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.

Who we like in Finger Lakes Race 3

Top pick2 Hot Gossip 8-5
  • The 8-5 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
  • Christopher Elliott has won 4 of 75 rides (5%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Linda Dixon is 3-for-24 (13%) in New York, with horses in the money 58% of the time.
  • By Curlin out of Fixate.
Value play5 Sounds of Summer 10-1
  • At 10-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
  • 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 Audible out of Verdant Pastures.

Breaking down the Race 3 field

Hot Gossip is the 8-5 morning-line favorite, with Warrior Bunny Zee next at 5-2. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.

Among the riders, Andre Worrie has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 57 mounts.

Forecast: sunny, high of 66°F.

How to bet Finger Lakes Race 3

For a straight bet, Sounds of Summer is the price play at 10-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Hot Gossip and Sounds of Summer costs $2.

Morning-line odds are the track handicapper’s forecast, not the final price. Pari-mutuel odds move with the money until the gates open.

Betting Finger Lakes Race 3 online from New York

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