WRD · RACE 1
UPCOMINGClaiming $10,000
Claiming $10,000, for 3-year-olds and up, that have not won three races lifetime.
Claiming race — every starter can be bought for the claiming price out of the race, so owners risk losing a horse that's clearly best. That keeps the field evenly matched on ability.
● Track record at 300 Yards: 15.13
The shape is the story here: the early pace looks honest rather than contested — expect a fairly run race where class and trip decide it, not pace collapse.
Our number tops on #5 Turnpike Princess (a tactical type, M/L 4-1). Recent figures: 86 · 81 · 82. Backup is #3 Hotwire Silos at 10-1. Use #4 Mh Cold Nights in exotic structures.
What would change our mind: a key scratch that reshapes the early pace, a sharp turf-to-dirt or surface switch off the rail, or live money showing up on a horse the board had dismissed. Watch the tote late.
The field, ranked
Our order, top to bottom.
The Feb 14 work, 1F in :12.40, was the best time at that distance that morning. 3rd of 43 at 1F on Aug 18, in :11.40.
Jockey switch: Erik N Esqueda last out, Jose Sosa today. 6th last time, 1½ lengths back, in a field of 10.
Best Brisnet figure in the field over its last five: 90, with 89 next best. Figures are climbing: 73, 80, 90 over its last three.
Gets a new rider, Rolando Raudales replacing Gonzalo Gutierrez. Beaten 2½ lengths for 7th in a 10-horse $10,000 claiming race at WRD.
Last out was 3rd, 1½ lengths behind the winner, in a 6-horse $10,000 claiming race at WRD. Has moved up each time out, 67 to 84 to 86.
Finished 5th in a 6-horse $10,000 claiming race at WRD, beaten 2 lengths.
At a glance
- Market favourite #4 MH COLD NIGHTS (2-1) — our number has it ranked #3.
- #4 MH COLD NIGHTS — our #3 number, about right at the windows (26.3% to their 28.2%).
- #1 CLUTCH SHOT — our #5 number, about right at the windows (21.2% to their 21.1%).
- #5 TURNPIKE PRINCESS — our top number on the card, about right at the windows (18.3% to their 16.9%).
Value read
- No price-band edge — the market looks efficient here.
Pace
Pace Vacuum. No real early speed. Whoever shows up first is likely uncontested. Pressers benefit.
and works against #1 Clutch Shot, #2 Turnpikers Silos, #3 Hotwire Silos.
Number = last-race early-pace figure. Green border = the shape helps; red = it works against.
Early speed and closing figures, horse by horse
Closing Kick · late-pace figure
How to play it
How we'd structure it from our ranking + pace read — a soft pace can let a forward type loose — protect with a saver on top. Structures and logic only; the stake is yours.
Win
#5 Turnpike Princess
Top of the field by a clear 22-pt IQ margin — the play stands alone to win.
Exacta — KEY
#5 Turnpike Princess OVER #3 Hotwire Silos · #4 Mh Cold Nights · #2 Turnpikers Silos
Key #5 Turnpike Princess on top over your contenders for the 2nd slot.
Trifecta — KEY/WHEEL
#5 Turnpike Princess / #3 Hotwire Silos · #4 Mh Cold Nights · #2 Turnpikers Silos / #3 Hotwire Silos · #4 Mh Cold Nights · #2 Turnpikers Silos · #1 Clutch Shot
#5 Turnpike Princess keyed 1st, your contenders filling 2nd–3rd.
Bet types offered at this track →
$2 EXACTA / (.50) TRIFECTA / (.10) SUPERFECTA / $2 DAILY DOUBLE