Wednesday, October 14, 2026
BEST BET: RACE 8 TRUE NORTH
VALUE PLAY: RACE 8 TRUE NORTH
RACE 1
5-DOVER GLIDE big mile in last race, came from 11 lengths back to win going away, raced in Open 2 races ago,
3-WEBFLOW nice q race shows ready to rock, comes from a respected barn in Dirk Simpson barn at Meadows, had some good strong miles there
6-ACKLES HANOVER drops in class, had the 8 post in last race
5-3-6-7
RACE 2
4-CRUNCHINIT isn’t it time to get that second win, 34 starts, hangs around, weak field, 2nd in 158.3, has win in 158.3
5-BARBARA’S BROWNIE came home in 30 seconds to finish 3rd off soft fractions
6-MISS DELIGHT last 5 has win, 2 seconds, and a third
4-5-6-1
RACE 3
2-MAKIN MAGIC TONITE has beaten many of the horses before, was second on the lead off solid fractions, has 7 wins on the year
3-CHIP CHIP CONWAY has been dropping in class, at win level now
4-CANTHAVEME has some good miles out of town, has 6 wins and banked $49,000
2-3-4-8
RACE 4
3-GO MR JOHNNY has some good miles in wide open race, second to CAPTAIN DEE TEE, last two races had bad posts
5-SHARP RAZOR first over and lost by only 3 lengths, 20 times in the money
1-KIMANI N races okay with good post, has rail
3-5-1-7
RACE 5
5-AUSTRAL HANOVER last three races has been right there, competition has outside posts
8-Kj Title can win from 8 post, light open field today, has shown talent in the past, needs smart drive
7-DC ANNA right there with K J TITLE every week, 7 post tough
5-8-7-6
RACE 6
6-SOUTHSIDE BAR nice mile victory at Pocono in 156.2, has 6 wins on the year and banked $58,000
2-PAPA JOE LOZITO has raced well in NA Amateur racing, banked $63,000
5-MY SECRET ABILITY finished 2 lengths back of SOUTHSIDE BAR 3 races back, wide open race
6-7-5-1
RACE 7
6-PINEBUSHDRAGONLIFE had big 3 wide move and came home in 28.1 to win, post 6 tough
4-AVIATOR has win here in 155, has 5 wins on the year, 16 times in the money
5-SOLSTICE BEGONIA has some good miles at Northfield, has not found his Monti legs yet
6-4-5-3
RACE 8
6-TRUE NORTH has two dominating wins at Monti, went to Yonkers and failed against better horses, back at Monti
8-CALCULATED RISK had very good winning mile in 156.2, has dreaded 8 post
2-FULL HAND LUKE lost by 12 lengths to CALCULATED RISK, nobody beating top 2
6-8-2-3
RACE 9
4-SILENCETHEWITNESS since coming to Monti has two winning miles in a row, won in 155.3 two races back
3-SOME DEAL HANOVER has 6 wins on the year, 20 times in the money, competitive in every race
2-BUELLER beat SOME DEAL HANOVER two races back, right there in last 10 races
4-3-2-5
RACE 10
1-OUCHIE drops a notch in class after first over third, has winning mile at Tioga in 152.2, has rail
6-CENTURY GRIZZLY has some competitive miles at this level
7-ROSE RUN ASTRO first two miles at Monti were okay, had some fast miles at Philly, better in 3rd race here?, 7 post
1-6-7-4
BRIAN’S COMMENTS: Wide open racing today on today’s card. It was hard finding a BEST BET today. I have a unique situation today where a 9-2 morning horse(TRUE NORTH) is both my BEST BET AND VALUE PLAY.
