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Finger Lakes Race 5 odds and picks, Monday Oct 19: 5 1/2 Furlongs on the dirt

Post 2:51 PM ET5 1/2 Furlongs · DirtPurse $32,600Maiden Special Weight3 Year Olds And UpSunny 66°F

Finger Lakes Race 5 (2:51 PM ET) is a 5 1/2 Furlongs dirt maiden special weight with 10 runners and a $32,600 purse. Our top pick is Gitole at 3-1, with Hopper Rocks (20-1) our value play. The full field, odds and our reasoning are below.

Finger Lakes Race 5 field and morning-line odds

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWt
1ThunderclapSon of Thunder – Rockin Emmzy10-1Oscar GomezT: Paul Barrow121 lb
2Mr. PoolsPalace Malice – Spectacular Me12-1J. RohenaT: Chris Englehart121 lb
3NickersonKnicks Go – Tammany8-1Christopher ElliottT: Fernando Abreu121 lb
4UnsettledVolatile – Farce15-1Steven FretT: Beth Miller-Saul121 lb
5Grizz At the GateMr. Monomoy – Lulu's Partner5-1Jeremias FloresT: Paul Barrow121 lb
6Killybegs KidKillybegs Captain – Buffalo Miss5-1Andre WorrieT: Jeremiah Englehart124 lb
7GitoleMitole – Gitchee Goomie3-1Luis PerezT: Charlton Baker121 lb
8Bootsy's a RascalMineshaft – Not Now Hillary4-1Joel CruzT: Jonathan Buckley121 lb
9Hopper RocksCatomize – Lemme Rock20-1Chris RussellT: Michael Sabine124 lb
10Royal ChanceKing for a Day – Its a Chance8-1Jacqueline DavisT: Debra Breed121 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.

NY.bet picks for Race 5 at Finger Lakes

Top pick7 Gitole 3-1
  • The 3-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
  • Luis Perez has won 10 of 45 rides (22%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Charlton Baker is 4-for-32 (13%) in New York, with horses in the money 47% of the time.
  • By Mitole out of Gitchee Goomie.
Value play9 Hopper Rocks 20-1
  • At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
  • Chris Russell has won 1 of 19 rides (5%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trained by Michael Sabine.
  • By Catomize out of Lemme Rock.
Longshot1 Thunderclap 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 Son of Thunder out of Rockin Emmzy.

Breaking down the Race 5 field

Gitole is the 3-1 morning-line favorite, with Bootsy's a Rascal next at 4-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Hopper Rocks, so the board has real depth.

Paul Barrow sends out 2 runners (Thunderclap and Grizz At the Gate), 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: sunny, high of 66°F.

How to bet Finger Lakes Race 5

For a straight bet, Hopper Rocks is the price play at 20-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Gitole and Hopper Rocks costs $2.

To chase a bigger payout, use Thunderclap (10-1) underneath in trifectas.

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

How to place a bet on Finger Lakes Race 5 from New York

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