Wednesday, September 2, 2026
BEST BET : RACE 6 CAPTAIN DEE TEE
VALUE PLAY: RACE 9 HIGH LIGHTING
RACE 1
7-PREMIER VICTOR drops in class, has win on 157.4, overcome 7 post?
6-STARFISH ships in from northeast, has win at Saratoga in 157.3, drops in class
5-PSALMSFORTYSIXFIVE had some strong miles here in July, in the money 6 of last 10 races
7-6-5-4
RACE 2
4-BETTOR ROLL ON A has raced well in last 5 races, has win in 156.2, home in 28.2
3-YOUR BROTHER finished 3rd to BETTOR ROLL A two races back
2-GREAT BET can he regain the form he had in May and June, had some outstanding miles in May/June
4-3-2-8
Race 3
6-CAPTAIN DEE TEE outstanding last two miles at Monti, went to the top from 8 post 2 races ago, another mile on top from start to finish?
3-OVER HILL N DELLE was only a couple of lengths behind CAPTAIN DEE TEE, was first over for half of that race
2-THIS DUDES PERFECT has been consistently good all year long, 18 times in the money
6-3-2-8
RACE 4
4-HUNGRY JOE had some fast miles at Saratoga in July/August, will it translate to Monti?
5-LONGVIEW had strong Monti debut in good 2nd place finish, has six 2nd place finishes in 7 races
2-ROBBER BARON disappointing 2nd place mile at 1-9, can win this race
5-2-4-1
RACE 5
7-K J TITLE returns to Monti after racing against better horses at YONKERS, last time here won the Open trot from 5 post
5-GREY CLOUDS had some good efforts out of town in last 5 races, faced much better horses, last time here won Open trot over K J Title
3-MAKIN MAGICE TONITE always put in a good effort in Open trot, has 7 wins on the year
RACE 6
2-WAVERLY HANOVER always around, 2 wins, 3 seconds, two third place finishes in last 10 races at this class
1-KINGPIN HANOVER won first race at Monti, nice mile from 6 post, moves to rail
4-SOUTHWIND BANSHEE got buried in first race at Monti, first over prolonged trip in Open trot, moves down in class
2-1-4-5
RACE 7
2-CAPTAIN JENNA has raced against better horses out of town all year long, team Tritton
1-SOME DEAL HANOVER disappointing 2nd place mile at 1-9, has 6 wins on the year, has rail
4-SICANO last race was very bad, throw out that race, was on a roll winning 5 races in a row, form back?
2-1-4-3
RACE 8
4-KENOBI returned to Monti and raced okay in Open trot, drops down to win level, has 8 wins on the year
1-MUCHO MACHO last two races has raced well at this level, has rail
6-MISSION VOYAGE finished ahead of MUCHO MACHO in last race, has been racing well in last 3 races
4-1-6-3
RACE 9
6-HIGH LIGHTING has some bad trips in last 4 races, has been racing first over and 3 wide, good trip can win
4-MY FRIND THE CAPTAIN has some very good miles out of town, could win in first time at Monti
3-EVERLY GRACE consistently in the money in last 10, seventeen times in the money in 23 races
6-4-3-2
RACE 10
2-CRAZY TRAIN has some tough trips in several miles, has a win at Monti in 154.3
8-IMWONCAPRAINWISER night and day horse, some miles are outstanding and some miles are duds, what’s up today? 8 post
3-HARD WORKIN’ MAN always gives a good effort at this level, capable of winning this race
BRIAN’S COMMENTS: This card is very hard to handicap.
All the races have chance for upsets.
