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Finger Lakes Race 9 picks, odds and entries: claiming, 5 1/2 Furlongs dirt

Post 3:59 PM ET5 1/2 Furlongs · DirtPurse $17,500Claiming3 Year Olds And Up -999°F

9 horses line up for Race 9 at Finger Lakes, a claiming over 5 1/2 Furlongs of dirt and a $17,500 purse. Post time is 3:59 PM ET. Our top pick is Tahila at 7-2, with Jayme's Turn (12-1) our value play. The full field, odds and our reasoning are below.

Finger Lakes Race 9 field and morning-line odds

#Horse (sire – dam)M/LJockey / trainerWt
1Big JackieMendelssohn – Aunt Babe4-1Luis PerezT: Michael Ferraro121 lb
2Princess AzaraCentral Banker – Impishness15-1J. RohenaT: Tamara Housel121 lb
3Jayme's TurnMunnings – Comedic12-1Emanuel De DiegoT: Katlynn Gutterson121 lb
4R N B BabySky Kingdom – Be My Honeycomb6-1Andre WorrieT: Jon Arnett124 lb
5SineadMendelssohn – Andarta3-1Keiber CoaT: Jorge Abreu124 lb
6Good MissionMission Impazible – Queen Pauline5-1Jeremias FloresT: Paul Barrow124 lb
7Bustling TownMajestic City – Sage Hall12-1Reylu GutierrezT: H. James Bond124 lb
8Tenacious ChildMcKinzie – Stella Performance15-1Oscar GomezT: Rachel Sells121 lb
9TahilaUnion Rags – Cuccidati7-2Jose BaezT: Dana Saul124 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 9 picks

Top pick9 Tahila 7-2
  • Priced at 7-2 on the morning line.
  • Jose Baez has won 6 of 33 rides (18%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Dana Saul is 5-for-29 (17%) in New York, with horses in the money 45% of the time.
  • By Union Rags out of Cuccidati.
Value play3 Jayme's Turn 12-1
  • At 12-1 on the morning line, the price is bigger than this horse’s connections suggest.
  • Emanuel De Diego has won 12 of 70 rides (17%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer Katlynn Gutterson is 7-for-37 (19%) in New York, with horses in the money 43% of the time.
  • By Munnings out of Comedic.
Longshot7 Bustling Town 12-1
  • A 12-1 outsider with enough in its corner to hit the board and juice an exotic.
  • Reylu Gutierrez has won 13 of 85 rides (15%) at New York tracks in our records.
  • Trainer H. James Bond is 2-for-21 (10%) in New York, with horses in the money 33% of the time.
  • By Majestic City out of Sage Hall.

Finger Lakes Race 9 analysis: pace, price and connections

Sinead is the 3-1 morning-line favorite, with Tahila next at 7-2. Prices stretch out to 15-1 on Tenacious Child, so the board has real depth.

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.

How to bet Finger Lakes Race 9

For a straight bet, Jayme's Turn is the price play at 12-1. To cover our top pick as well, a $1 exacta box of Tahila and Jayme's Turn costs $2.

To chase a bigger payout, use Bustling Town (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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