Finger Lakes Race 6 Picks & Odds – Oct 21, 2026

Finger Lakes Race 6: picks and morning-line odds for the 5 1/2 Furlongs dirt claiming

Post 3:20 PM ET5 1/2 Furlongs · DirtPurse $13,700Claiming3 Year Olds And Up -999°F

7 horses line up for Race 6 at Finger Lakes, a claiming over 5 1/2 Furlongs of dirt and a $13,700 purse. Post time is 3:20 PM ET. We side with Jayme's Turn (2-1), with Lady of Mercia (20-1) our value play. Here is the field, how the race sets up and where the value is.

Race 6 entries: runners, jockeys and odds

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt
1	Tiz GoldyGoldencents – Tiz Mariand	5-1	Emanuel De DiegoT: James Acquilano	121 lb
2	Going for GlorySky Mesa – Hipshootinmomma	4-1	Chris RussellT: William Bartlett	124 lb
3	Immortal Poet (GB)Lope Y FernandezIre – Better By FarIre	12-1	Nazario AlvaradoT: Thalia Areche	121 lb
4	FidelaUpstart – Zestina	5-1	Joel CruzT: Beth Miller-Saul	121 lb
5	Lady of MerciaLeofric – Tactful Susan	20-1	Jacqueline DavisT: Thalia Areche	124 lb
6	Funny ForecastPractical Joke – Storm Now	5-2	Olaf HernandezT: Charlton Baker	124 lb
7	Jayme's TurnMunnings – Comedic	2-1	Oscar GomezT: Linda Rice	121 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 6

Top pick7 Jayme's Turn 2-1

The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Oscar Gomez has won 9 of 59 rides (15%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Linda Rice is 13-for-74 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 47% of the time.
By Munnings out of Comedic.

Value play5 Lady of Mercia 20-1

At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Jacqueline Davis has won 3 of 38 rides (8%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Thalia Areche is 1-for-11 (9%) in New York, with horses in the money 27% of the time.
By Leofric out of Tactful Susan.

Longshot3 Immortal Poet (GB) 12-1

A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
Nazario Alvarado has won 1 of 18 rides (6%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Thalia Areche is 1-for-11 (9%) in New York, with horses in the money 27% of the time.
By Lope Y Fernandez*Ire out of Better By Far*Ire.

How Race 6 sets up

Jayme's Turn is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Funny Forecast next at 5-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Lady of Mercia, so the board has real depth.

Thalia Areche sends out 2 runners (Immortal Poet (GB) and Lady of Mercia), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

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.

How to bet Finger Lakes Race 6

For a straight bet, Lady of Mercia is the price play at 20-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Jayme's Turn and Lady of Mercia costs $2.

To chase a bigger payout, use Immortal Poet (GB) (12-1) 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.

Where to bet Race 6 legally in NY

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