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Finger Lakes Race 8: picks and morning-line odds for the 1 Mile 70 Yards dirt claiming

Post 4:18 PM ET1 Mile 70 Yards · DirtPurse $13,800Claiming3 Year Olds And Up -999°F

7 horses line up for Race 8 at Finger Lakes, a claiming over 1 Mile 70 Yards of dirt and a $13,800 purse. Post time is 4:18 PM ET. Our top pick is Silent Melody at 5-2, with Maizey Blue (10-1) our value play. The full field, odds and our reasoning are below.

Finger Lakes Race 8 field and morning-line odds

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWt
1Bossy JeansLaoban – In the Jeans5-1Steven FretT: Ilmar Loaiza122 lb
2Jayce and LiamUnion Rags – Nickel8-1J. RohenaT: Chris Englehart122 lb
3Jessica's RideAlways Dreaming – Flatterywillgetyou3-1Joel CruzT: Jonathan Buckley122 lb
4DanneelBernardini – Miss Vigilance4-1Oscar GomezT: Matthew Clarke122 lb
5Going Home NowTexas Red – Miss Dragon Lady8-1Chris RussellT: Judy Turetsky122 lb
6Maizey BlueMaxfield – Roadrunner's Honor10-1Reylu GutierrezT: Luis Gutierrez121 lb
7Silent MelodyTonalist – Anna Strong5-2Andre WorrieT: Chris Englehart122 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 8 at Finger Lakes

Top pick7 Silent Melody 5-2
  • The 5-2 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
  • Andre Worrie has won 13 of 63 rides (21%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Chris Englehart is 7-for-45 (16%) in New York, with horses in the money 36% of the time.
  • By Tonalist out of Anna Strong.
Value play6 Maizey Blue 10-1
  • At 10-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
  • Reylu Gutierrez has won 11 of 60 rides (18%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Luis Gutierrez is 6-for-25 (24%) in New York, with horses in the money 60% of the time.
  • By Maxfield out of Roadrunner's Honor.

How Race 8 sets up

Silent Melody is the 5-2 morning-line favorite, with Jessica's Ride next at 3-1. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.

Chris Englehart sends out 2 runners (Jayce and Liam and Silent Melody), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

Among the riders, Andre Worrie has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 63 mounts.

Forecast: , high of -999°F.

Best betting value in Race 8

For a straight bet, Maizey Blue is the price play at 10-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Silent Melody and Maizey Blue 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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