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Finger Lakes Race 4: picks and morning-line odds for the 1 Mile dirt claiming

Post 2:22 PM ET1 Mile · DirtPurse $14,000Claiming3 Year Olds And Up -999°F

Finger Lakes Race 4 (2:22 PM ET) is a 1 Mile dirt claiming with 6 runners and a $14,000 purse. We side with Action Seeker (2-1), with Doha Desert (20-1) our value play. Here is the field, how the race sets up and where the value is.

Finger Lakes Race 4 field and morning-line odds

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWt
1Swift BankCentral Banker – Donya4-1Steven FretT: Beth Miller-Saul124 lb
2Whiskey FrensSpeightster – Dreamed to Dream6-1Ben JosephT: Rachel Sells114 lb
3Buck WildBourbon Courage – Forever Lily5-1Wladimir RengifoT: Dewight Wadams114 lb
4Street Cop OfficerThe Lieutenant – Blindsidehit5-2Jacqueline DavisT: Eduardo Maver, Jr.124 lb
5Action SeekerCandy Ride*Arg – Atlantic's Smile2-1Keiber CoaT: Jon Arnett124 lb
6Doha DesertMidshipman – Exes N Ohs20-1John BerriosT: Jose Merced121 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.

Who we like in Finger Lakes Race 4

Top pick5 Action Seeker 2-1
  • The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
  • Keiber Coa has won 7 of 56 rides (13%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Jon Arnett is 0-for-16 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 44% of the time.
  • By Candy Ride*Arg out of Atlantic's Smile.
Value play6 Doha Desert 20-1
  • At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
  • John Berrios has won 0 of 11 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Jose Merced is 0-for-9 (0%) in New York, with horses in the money 22% of the time.
  • By Midshipman out of Exes N Ohs.

Breaking down the Race 4 field

Action Seeker is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Street Cop Officer next at 5-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Doha Desert, so the board has real depth.

Among the riders, Keiber Coa has the best New York strike rate in our records: 13% wins from 56 mounts.

Forecast: , high of -999°F.

Race 4 betting strategy: where the value is

For a straight bet, Doha Desert is the price play at 20-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Action Seeker and Doha Desert 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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