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Finger Lakes Race 2 picks, odds and entries: maiden special weight, 5 1/2 Furlongs dirt

Post 12:38 PM ET5 1/2 Furlongs · DirtPurse $32,600Maiden Special Weight2 Year Olds -999°F

Race 2 at Finger Lakes goes to post at 12:38 PM ET on Tuesday: a 5 1/2 Furlongs maiden special weight on the dirt for 7 runners and a $32,600 purse. We side with Major Confidence (2-1), with Uneven Numbers (10-1) our value play. Here is the field, how the race sets up and where the value is.

Race 2 entries: runners, jockeys and odds

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWt
1Uneven NumbersRedesdale – Even Numbers10-1Nazario AlvaradoT: Linda Dixon120 lb
2ZolfoMind Control – Pretty Cozzy3-1Jeremias FloresT: Paul Barrow120 lb
3Rockin RedRock Your World – Bluegrass Ellie5-1Andre WorrieT: Jeremiah Englehart120 lb
4Raging WarWar Dancer – Raging Gold Digger6-1J. RohenaT: Chris Englehart120 lb
5Major ConfidenceBustin Stones – Chornayah Kracota2-1Keiber CoaT: M. Ferraro120 lb
6KeepmeinnyKeepmeinmind – Sweet Sneak7-2Joel CruzT: M. Ferraro120 lb
7Bonnet RougeSolomini – Getthemoneyhoney12-1Ben JosephT: Matthew Clarke110 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.

Our Finger Lakes Race 2 picks

Top pick5 Major Confidence 2-1
  • The 2-1 morning-line favorite, so the track handicapper rates this horse as the one to beat.
  • Keiber Coa has won 11 of 85 rides (13%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer M. Ferraro is 14-for-90 (16%) in New York, with horses in the money 47% of the time.
  • By Bustin Stones out of Chornayah Kracota.
Value play1 Uneven Numbers 10-1
  • At 10-1 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 Linda Dixon is 7-for-40 (18%) in New York, with horses in the money 60% of the time.
  • By Redesdale out of Even Numbers.
Longshot7 Bonnet Rouge 12-1
  • A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
  • Ben Joseph has won 0 of 34 rides (0%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Matthew Clarke is 2-for-19 (11%) in New York, with horses in the money 37% of the time.
  • By Solomini out of Getthemoneyhoney.

Finger Lakes Race 2 analysis: pace, price and connections

Major Confidence is the 2-1 morning-line favorite, with Zolfo next at 3-1. It is a tightly priced field, which usually means a competitive race.

M. Ferraro sends out 2 runners (Major Confidence and Keepmeinny), 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 101 mounts.

Forecast: , high of -999°F.

How to bet Finger Lakes Race 2

For a straight bet, Uneven Numbers is the price play at 10-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Major Confidence and Uneven Numbers costs $2.

To chase a bigger payout, use Bonnet Rouge (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.

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