Who we like in Finger Lakes Race 8
- The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
- Christopher Elliott has won 11 of 133 rides (8%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Joe Sharp is 8-for-36 (22%) in New York, with horses in the money 47% of the time.
- By Known Agenda out of Indy Music.
- At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
- Jacqueline Davis has won 7 of 58 rides (12%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trainer Eduardo Maver, Jr. is 1-for-15 (7%) in New York, with horses in the money 47% of the time.
- By Big Brown out of Blindsidehit.
- A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
- Steven Fret has won 3 of 54 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
- Trained by Jermaine Gibbs.
- By Lookin At Lucky out of Get Gorgeous.
How our picks did
- Top pick: Successful Agenda (5-2) missed the board.
- Value play: Stella Brown (20-1) missed the board.
- Longshot: Lucky and Gorgeous (10-1) finished third.
Breaking down the Race 8 field
Successful Agenda is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Wayward Queen next at 3-1. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Outta the Cloud, so the board has real depth.
James Acquilano sends out 2 runners (Flying Phoebe and Volamo), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.
Among the riders, Joel Cruz has the best New York strike rate in our records: 18% wins from 88 mounts.
The dirt is listed as fast. Forecast: mostly sunny, high of 62°F.
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