Finger Lakes Race 2 Results & Payouts – Oct 28, 2026

Finger Lakes Race 2 results and payouts

Finish	Horse	Win	Place	Show
1	6 Esther's SaladLuis Perez · T: Rachel Sells	$5.62	$3.30	$2.18
2	3 Chardonnay DerbyKeiber Coa · T: John Grabowski	–	$3.12	$2.14
3	4 TekilaJoel Cruz · T: Jonathan Buckley	–	–	$2.28

Finish

Horse

Win

Place

Show

6 Esther's SaladLuis Perez · T: Rachel Sells

$5.62

$3.30

$2.18

3 Chardonnay DerbyKeiber Coa · T: John Grabowski

–

$3.12

$2.14

4 TekilaJoel Cruz · T: Jonathan Buckley

–

$2.28

Daily Double 1-6: $25.46 (pool $10,302)

Exacta 6-3: $16.24 (pool $31,376)

Superfecta 6-3-4-1: $7.41 (pool $9,698)

Trifecta 6-3-4: $10.36 (pool $16,187)

Time 1:42.36 · Track fast · Also ran: Pure Elegance, Glory Bound Clara, Cabernet

Race 2 field: morning lines and order of finish

#	Horse (sire – dam)	M/L	Jockey / trainer	Wt	Fin
1	Pure EleganceConnect – Back Up Preacher	8-1	Wladimir RengifoT: Ilmar Loaiza	112 lb
2	CabernetBrethren – Boa Twelve	5-1	Oscar GomezT: Ilmar Loaiza	122 lb
3	Chardonnay DerbyMitole – Just Hattie	5-2	Keiber CoaT: John Grabowski	121 lb	2
4	TekilaLiam's Map – Beautiful Girl	2-1	Joel CruzT: Jonathan Buckley	122 lb	3
5	Glory Bound ClaraCentral Banker – Heart of New York	6-1	Jacqueline DavisT: William Bartlett	122 lb
6	Esther's SaladThe Factor – Awesome d'Oro*Ire	3-1	Luis PerezT: Rachel Sells	124 lb	1

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 2

Top pick4 Tekila 2-1

The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
Joel Cruz has won 16 of 88 rides (18%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Jonathan Buckley is 8-for-56 (14%) in New York, with horses in the money 64% of the time.
By Liam's Map out of Beautiful Girl.

Value play2 Cabernet 5-1

At 5-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
Oscar Gomez has won 15 of 94 rides (16%) at New York tracks in our records.
Trainer Ilmar Loaiza is 4-for-32 (13%) in New York, with horses in the money 19% of the time.
By Brethren out of Boa Twelve.

How our picks did

Top pick: Tekila (2-1) finished third.
Value play: Cabernet (5-1) missed the board.

How Race 2 sets up

Tekila is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Chardonnay Derby next at 5-2. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.

Ilmar Loaiza sends out 2 runners (Pure Elegance and Cabernet), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

Among the riders, Luis Perez has the best New York strike rate in our records: 21% wins from 73 mounts.

The dirt is listed as fast. Forecast: decreasing clouds, high of 68°F.

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