Finger Lakes Race 2 Odds, Picks & Results – Oct 20, 2026

Finger Lakes Race 2 picks, odds and entries: maiden claiming, 5 1/2 Furlongs dirt

Post 1:24 PM ET5 1/2 Furlongs · DirtPurse $17,000Maiden Claiming2 Year Olds -999°F

6 horses line up for Race 2 at Finger Lakes, a maiden claiming over 5 1/2 Furlongs of dirt and a $17,000 purse. Post time is 1:24 PM ET. We side with Tiz's Cupcake (2-1), with Winning Rose (8-1) our value play. Here is the field, how the race sets up and where the value is.

Race 2 entries: runners, jockeys and odds

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt
1	Nice Try CatCourageous Cat – Laur Net	5-1	Nazario AlvaradoT: Linda Dixon	122 lb
2	Solo BelleSolomini – Majestique	5-2	Reylu GutierrezT: Amelia Green	122 lb
3	Lady On the LamTimeline – Sollohub	7-2	Andre WorrieT: Jon Arnett	122 lb
4	Tiz's CupcakeTale of Silence – Tiz Mariand	2-1	Michael Davila, Jr.T: James Acquilano	122 lb
5	Winning RoseGame Winner – Gathered Flowers	8-1	Olaf HernandezT: Rachel Sells	122 lb
6	Turbo GraySolomini – Courageous Girl	8-1	Chris RussellT: Ralph D'Alessandro	122 lb

Horse (sire – dam)

M/L

Jockey / trainer

Nice Try CatCourageous Cat – Laur Net

5-1

Nazario AlvaradoT: Linda Dixon

122 lb

Solo BelleSolomini – Majestique

5-2

Reylu GutierrezT: Amelia Green

122 lb

Lady On the LamTimeline – Sollohub

7-2

Andre WorrieT: Jon Arnett

122 lb

Tiz's CupcakeTale of Silence – Tiz Mariand

2-1

Michael Davila, Jr.T: James Acquilano

122 lb

Winning RoseGame Winner – Gathered Flowers

8-1

Olaf HernandezT: Rachel Sells

122 lb

Turbo GraySolomini – Courageous Girl

8-1

Chris RussellT: Ralph D'Alessandro

122 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 2 at Finger Lakes

Top pick4 Tiz's Cupcake 2-1

The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Michael Davila, Jr. has won 5 of 26 rides (19%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer James Acquilano is 1-for-14 (7%) in New York, with horses in the money 21% of the time.
By Tale of Silence out of Tiz Mariand.

Value play5 Winning Rose 8-1

At 8-1 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 Rachel Sells is 5-for-30 (17%) in New York, with horses in the money 27% of the time.
By Game Winner out of Gathered Flowers.

How Race 2 sets up

Tiz's Cupcake is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Solo Belle next at 5-2. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.

Among the riders, Olaf Hernandez has the best New York strike rate in our records: 24% wins from 21 mounts.

Forecast: , high of -999°F.

Race 2 betting strategy: where the value is

For a straight bet, Winning Rose is the price play at 8-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Tiz's Cupcake and Winning Rose 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.

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