Brian Mcevoy’s Picks

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

BEST BET: RACE 5 REEL EM IN
VALUE PLAY: RACE 3 READY TO WIN

RACE 1
5-YANKEE OM THE MOVE throw out last two races with bad posts, previous 8 races were very competitive, raced at higher class here, 15 times in the money
6-ZANDER has raced at higher class all year, second to ROCK HONEY, third to RUSTY BEACH
2-CRAZY TRAIN nice second in 156.4, has a recent win in 155.4
5-6-2-4

RACE 2
5-CHIP CHIP CONWAY has been racing at a higher class most of the year, 3rd to MAKIN MAGIC TONITE, 2 length behind SUNNY REBEL from 7 post
2-SUNNY’S REBEL broke in last race, won 2 races back but dq’ed, recent form good
4-JAKEY JUMPUP was 4 lengths behind MAKIN MAGIC TONITE, first over third to SUNNY REBEL
5-2-4-3

RACE 3
2-READY TO HUNT has been competitive, has 3 races here with bad posts, won at Saratoga 155.3
1-FULL HAND LUKE 2nd to CALCULATED RISK, third to CLEOPANTER
3-FIRSTDUE TRUCKWORK nice mile from 7 post to win in 158.4, can upset
2-1-3-5

RACE 4
5-SILENCETHEWITNESS has 3 wins in a row, strong first over win in last race, form is strong
4-TORONTO only one length behind SILENCETHEWITNES, was racing against better most of the year
8-SOME DEAL HANOVER good 3rd one length behind SILENCETHEWITNESS, right there in every race, the tough 8 post
5-4-8-3

RACE 5
1-REEL EM IN solid Open racing all year, 2nd to good KJ TITLE in last race, faces lesser horse today
3-MAKIN MAGIC TONITE won going away in 158.3, raced okay in Open races
2-EMPIRE BUILDER nice win from 6 post at Pocono in 156.1, last race at Monti won in 158
1-3-2-4

RACE 6
2-CRUNCHINIT put in all together in commanding win in 157.1, strong second to CLEOPANTHER
4-TRUE NORTH rough trip in last race, had big first over move move, has two wins here in Sept
3-LAZER LIGHTS was good second in 158.1, needs to improve to win
2-4-3-7

RACE 7
2-PREMIER VICTOR 4 wins in a row in last 5 races, form is top notch now
6-WAVERLY HANOVER raced okay in Open pace, 2 races back was 2 lengths behind PREMIER VICTOR
7-MISSION VOYAGE was first over 3rd to PREMIER VICTOR, has win 3 races back in 158.2
2-6-7-5

RACE 8
1-GREY CLOUDS raced first over in last two races, had some nice miles out of town, has rail
8-KJ TITLE would be favorite off last race but drew the 8 post, big mile from 7 post, has some big mile this year
7-SOUTHWIND BANSHEE second to KJ TITLE from 6 post, 3 races back won in 157.4
1-8-7-6

RACE 9
6-BARBARA’S BROWNIE was good second to CRUNCHINIT, was good 3rd two races back, improving
3-GLORIOUS MORNING has win her in 159 from 6 post
2-HIGH LIGHTING throw out last race, has win from 8 post, very consistent
6-3-2-1

RACE 10
4-UWAITTILLGOFIRST last two had big miles from bad posts, 4 races back won in 156.4 by 4 lengths
2-JOHNNY CHIP has been racing against better all year long, has win here in 154.1
3-LYONS PEGASUS has two very good miles in a row, won in 155.1, can he handle the jump in class
4-2-3-5

RACE 11
8-CARRONSIDELEGCY GB racing in $30,000 claimers at Yonkers, huge drop in class, has win at TIOGA IN 152.1, 8 post
2-OUCHIE has big mile at lower class in 155, has win at Tioga in 152.2
7-VEL LETSROLL SOUTH has been racing out of town against higher class horses, has 2nd place finish here in 154.4
8-2-7-4

BRIAN’S COMMENTS: Keep in mind that as the temperature drops the times get slower. When comparing times of horses check the temperature of the races.