Our Finger Lakes Race 1 picks
- The 6-5 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 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.
- At 15-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Steven Fret has won 2 of 31 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Stacy Torelli.
- By Coal Front out of Bluebrass Belle.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Jacqueline Davis has won 2 of 34 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Stephen Ubbink.
- By Solomini out of Mo Bobby.
How Race 1 sets up
Serra is the 6-5 morning-line favorite, with Rumblyoungmanrumbl next at 5-2. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Jake's Orchard, so the board has real depth.
Among the riders, Luis Perez has the best New York strike rate in our records: 22% wins from 45 mounts.
Forecast: , high of -999°F.
Race 1 betting strategy: where the value is
For a straight bet, Jake's Orchard is the price play at 15-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Serra and Jake's Orchard costs $2.
To chase a bigger payout, use Call Saul (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.
Betting Finger Lakes Race 1 online from New York
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