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

Post 2:03 PM ET6 Furlongs · DirtPurse $11,200Claiming3 Year Olds And Up -999°F

Race 5 at Finger Lakes goes to post at 2:03 PM ET on Tuesday: a 6 Furlongs claiming on the dirt for 10 runners and a $11,200 purse. We side with Tekila (3-1), with In Traffic (20-1) our value play. Here is the field, how the race sets up and where the value is.

Race 5 entries: runners, jockeys and odds

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWt
1Sweet Tooth SueHold Me Back – She's Got Thefever20-1Ben JosephT: Joseph Marino114 lb
2Only in My DreamsGlobal Campaign – Childhood Dream7-2Oscar GomezT: David Oyola124 lb
3Pure EleganceConnect – Back Up Preacher8-1Luis PerezT: Ilmar Loaiza124 lb
4In TrafficCross Traffic – Helluva Hunch20-1Jeremias FloresT: David Rivera124 lb
5TekilaLiam's Map – Beautiful Girl3-1Joel CruzT: Jonathan Buckley124 lb
6BustinroxyBustin Stones – Rockin Emmzy6-1Steven FretT: Eskei Beech124 lb
7Peggy RulesNative Ruler – Lil Prickly Cactus10-1Olaf HernandezT: Jon Arnett124 lb
8HypnocurrencyFreud – Silverama4-1Reylu GutierrezT: James Pettine124 lb
9Lady BankerCentral Banker – Angels Trace12-1Jose VenturaT: Ralph D'Alessandro124 lb
10Maize Loved LaffyBig Brown – Baby At the Park12-1Emanuel De DiegoT: Joseph Marino124 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 5 picks

Top pick5 Tekila 3-1
  • The 3-1 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 play4 In Traffic 20-1
  • At 20-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
  • Jeremias Flores has won 11 of 55 rides (20%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trained by David Rivera.
  • By Cross Traffic out of Helluva Hunch.
Longshot10 Maize Loved Laffy 12-1
  • A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
  • Emanuel De Diego has won 12 of 70 rides (17%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Joseph Marino is 2-for-8 (25%) in New York, with horses in the money 50% of the time.
  • By Big Brown out of Baby At the Park.

Finger Lakes Race 5 analysis: pace, price and connections

Tekila is the 3-1 morning-line favorite, with Only in My Dreams next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 20-1 on In Traffic, so the board has real depth.

Joseph Marino sends out 2 runners (Sweet Tooth Sue and Maize Loved Laffy), 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.

Forecast: , high of -999°F.

Race 5 betting strategy: where the value is

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

To chase a bigger payout, use Maize Loved Laffy (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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