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Finger Lakes Race 8 picks, odds and entries: allowance, 6 Furlongs dirt

Post 3:30 PM ET6 Furlongs · DirtPurse $26,900Allowance3 Year Olds And Up -999°F

Finger Lakes Race 8 (3:30 PM ET) is a 6 Furlongs dirt allowance with 9 runners and a $26,900 purse. We side with Muscle Shoals (7-2), with Ducky Medwick (20-1) our value play. Here is the field, how the race sets up and where the value is.

Finger Lakes Race 8 field and morning-line odds

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWt
1Mission CriticalMidnight Lute – Critical Value10-1Joel CruzT: Jeremiah Englehart119 lb
2Ducky MedwickMr. Monomoy – Coyote Pretty20-1Nazario AlvaradoT: Luis Gutierrez122 lb
3RockinmoneyMr. Monomoy – Rockin Emmzy4-1Luis PerezT: M. Ferraro122 lb
4Asleep At EightFrosted – Stormy Sky6-1Andre WorrieT: Charlton Baker122 lb
5AlzeroGoldencents – Bee Noteworthy3-1Reylu GutierrezT: H. James Bond124 lb
6Savage StateSilver State – Jungle Tale15-1Chris RussellT: Jacqueline Falk119 lb
7Romantic CharmerMendelssohn – True Charm5-1Keiber CoaT: Ralph D'Alessandro124 lb
8Muscle ShoalsRedesdale – Chevy to the Levy7-2Olaf HernandezT: Luis Gutierrez119 lb
9Trafalgar's HeroLord Nelson – Brenna's Song8-1Shaun BridgmohanT: Jon Arnett122 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 pick8 Muscle Shoals 7-2
  • Priced at 7-2 on the morning line.
  • Olaf Hernandez has won 8 of 41 rides (20%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Luis Gutierrez is 9-for-45 (20%) in New York, with horses in the money 58% of the time.
  • By Redesdale out of Chevy to the Levy.
Value play2 Ducky Medwick 20-1
  • At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
  • Nazario Alvarado has won 2 of 30 rides (7%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Luis Gutierrez is 9-for-45 (20%) in New York, with horses in the money 58% of the time.
  • By Mr. Monomoy out of Coyote Pretty.
Longshot1 Mission Critical 10-1
  • A 10-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
  • Joel Cruz has won 16 of 88 rides (18%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Jeremiah Englehart is 4-for-36 (11%) in New York, with horses in the money 42% of the time.
  • By Midnight Lute out of Critical Value.

Finger Lakes Race 8 analysis: pace, price and connections

Alzero is the 3-1 morning-line favorite, with Muscle Shoals next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on Ducky Medwick, so the board has real depth.

Luis Gutierrez sends out 2 runners (Ducky Medwick and Muscle Shoals), which tells you the barn thinks the conditions suit.

Among the riders, Shaun Bridgmohan has the best New York strike rate in our records: 40% wins from 10 mounts.

Forecast: , high of -999°F.

Best betting value in Race 8

For a straight bet, Ducky Medwick is the price play at 20-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Muscle Shoals and Ducky Medwick costs $2.

To chase a bigger payout, use Mission Critical (10-1) 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.

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