Brian Mcevoy’s Picks

Thursday, September 17, 2026

BEST BET: RACE 9 LOVE ME LIKE YOUDO
VALUE PLAY: RACE 10 KEYSTONE DASH

RACE 1
2-STEPLATER almost lasted for win against against CAPTAIN JEREMY, has 2 post again
5-BEST IN SHADOW Petrelli picks up Running Aces shipper, she has the magic touch lately
6-GOBY HANOVER was 2 lengths back of STEPLATER in last race
2-5-6-4

RACE 2
4-BAMBINO JOE has been there in all 4 races at Monti, needs to be more involved earlier
5-NETWORK SEELSTER has 7 wins on the year, 16 times in the money
3-JEREMYS ALIBI has win 4 races back in 157.1, competitive at this level
4-5-3-6

RACE 3
6-WE BE JAMMIN very good mile from 6 post to finish 2nd in 156.4, faces a weak field he should beat
2-NO PULSE RICHIE finished 5 lengths behind WE BE JAMMIN, moves from 5 post to 2
7-PEMBROKE JOEY has been competitive at this level
6-2-7-1

RACE 4
3-CASHINCAM has 2 wins on the year, rough trip in last race
7-WASHEDUPOMABEACH has two wins on the year, has shown flashes of ability
5-CARTERS CAPTER has had a history of bad posts, 8 times in money
3-7-5-1

RACE 5
2-MIKI’S MAGIC RIDE last 3 races has been very strong, beat WEEKEND ATHANNIES in July 30th race
3-MV PALACIO BR tough trip in last race, was good in previous 3 races, includes win in 157.4
1-WEEKEND ATNANNIES competitive at this level, has two wins on the year, has rail

RACE 6
6-ROLLOVER BAYTHOVEN throw out last race, 5 second place finishes, a win, and third in last 10 races
2-STAY HUMBLE has shown a strong finishing kick, has 2 post
3-DRAGON PLUS has 3 wins on the year, competitive at this level
6-2-3-4

RACE 7
1-ODDS ON BREXIT has 11 wins on the year, throw out last two races, was sharper in July, has rail
2-YEPYEPYEP lost to ODDS ON BREXIT by 3/4 length from 7 post on July 1, lately form is off
5-WICKEDLY SMART was sharp and in good form in July, can he regain his form
1-2-5-3

RACE 8
3-LAST MACH in best form of the year, won in 156.1, last 6 races are very good
7-CAPTAIN JEREMY has been very good in non winners races, moves to racing against condition horses, has win from 7 post in 157.1
4-CHANTEE last 3 races has been very good, win in 159
3-7-4-2

RACE 9
2-LOVE ME LIKE YOUDO when at Monti in early Aug. blew away EVERLY GRACE by 9 lengths, has another win here in 156.4
1-GOLD STAR MAZIKEEN first over win in 159.3, moves to the rail
8-EVERLY GRACE has been in the money in last 10 races, has 3 wins, dreaded 8 post
2-1-8-7

RACE 10
5-KEYSTONE DASH has 3 wide move win in 157.1 from 6 post, shows form that can win this race, need a good trip
3-BARRYWHITE HANOVER has some very competitive miles at this level, was second to LEVI in 156.3
1-LITTLE ADMIRAL shows some ability at times, has win at Monti in 157.1, has rail
5-3-1-2

RACE 11
3-SHARK SOLICITOR a very wide open race, has 3 wins in a row, knows how to win
2-UWAITILLGOFIRST first race at Monti was strong, just lost in 158.1 from 8 post, moves into 2 post
6-SHARP RAZOR was first over second to SHARK SOLICITOR, can win this race
3-2-6-5

BRIAN’S COMMENTS We have a hot trainer and driver. Thru last Wednesday including the last 5 race programs, Greg Merton had 11 wins in 22 drives, Jennifer Petrelli had 8 training wins in 17 starts.