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Finger Lakes race day, Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026: our picks and the full card

Finger Lakes runs 8 races on Tuesday, with first post at 12:55 PM ET. Below is every race with its conditions, our top pick and our value play, then the best bet of the day.

Finger Lakes race-by-race picks

RacePost (ET)ConditionsTop pickValue playResult
Race 112:55 PM1 Mile dirtAllowanceSerra 6-5Call Saul 10-1Serra ($3.96)
Race 21:25 PM5 1/2 Furlongs dirtMaiden ClaimingTiz's Cupcake 2-1Winning Rose 8-1Tiz's Cupcake ($3.20)
Race 31:55 PM6 Furlongs dirtClaimingFoxy Cara 8-5In Traffic 15-1Foxy Cara ($4.38)
Race 42:26 PM5 1/2 Furlongs dirtClaimingLast Drink 2-1Not My Type 15-1Last Drink ($4.00)
Race 52:59 PM5 1/2 Furlongs dirtClaimingBig Advantage 7-2Classiwest 20-1Big Advantage ($6.20)
Race 63:29 PM6 Furlongs dirtMaiden Special WeightBajan Sugar 5-2Mindyourmanners 6-1Bajan Sugar ($5.32)
Race 74:00 PM1 Mile dirtAllowanceOur Preferred Pal 2-1Rubys Mission 15-1Lipan Law ($11.02)
Race 84:31 PM1 Mile 70 Yards dirtClaimingSuccessful Agenda 5-2Stella Brown 20-1Flying Phoebe ($16.18)

Where we’d put our money at Finger Lakes

Best bet: Serra (6-5) in Race 1. The 6-5 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat. Luis Perez has won 15 of 73 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records. Race 1 picks and odds

Value play of the day: Classiwest (20-1) in Race 5. At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.

Betting Finger Lakes from New York

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