Wednesday, June 24, 2026
BEST BET: RACE 6 QUEEN OF EGYPT
VALUE PLAY: RACE 2 MY SECRET ABILITY
RACE 1
1-WHY TOMORROW RAY raced okay at Yonkers but against much better, comes to Monti to notch a much needed victory, has rail
4-MIKI DE VIE keeps knocking on the door, ultra consistent
8-WE BE JAMMIN last time at this level won from the 2 post, has the 8 post, back class
1-4-8-2
RACE 2
2-MY SECRET ABILITY broke stride in last race but still only finished 3 lengths back, back to Thomas Merton driving
1-PARTY AT SEVEN has had bad posts lately, has shown ability, rail advantage, 8 horses in this race and all of them can win this wide open race
4-JUMPSHOT form is off lately, was good in April and shown, he can win this race
2-1-4-3
RACE 3
7-SHE’S IN THE JUICE has two wins in Excel Stakes in a row, solid fast races at Pocono, overcome 7 post?
3-NIGHTOFTREACHERY always around in nw 2 races, if SHE’S IN THE JUICE falters can win this race
2-KJ WOOGIE two easy victories in a row, can he get much better to beat the top 2
7-3-2-6
RACE 4
3-PINEBUSHDRAGONLIFE went down the road in sterling victory in 155.1 at 1-5, can he do it again?, there’s other early speed in this race, may need to rate off the pace today?
2-NETWORK SEELSTER has 7 victories on the year, has been sharp the last 4 races
4-THIRD EDITION throw out last race when parked to the third quarter, has two victories at this level
3-2-4-8
RACE 5
7-KJ TITLE has won 4 races in a row, saddled with outside post?, has hot driver in Taggert
4-DC ANNA can rate off the pace if there is a fast pace, has 6 victories this year
1-GREY GHOST two races in Open and two 4th place finishes, has rail today
7-4-1-5
RACE 6
1-QUEEN OF EGYPT looks like big chalk favorite today, has two victories in last two Monti races, add in rail advantage
6-LIGHTNING FURY shipped in from Ohio and won by open lengths in first start here, still needs to improve to beat QUEEN OF EGYPT
3-HIGH LIGHTNING throw out last race from 7 post, nice victory on June 9 race here, use in exotic bets
1-6-3-2
RACE 7
5-LOUS THE ATTITUDE strong mile at both ends of mile, 28.2 first and last quarter time, has raced in Open pace
2-ZEUS HANOVER has some strong races at Pocono at similar level, how does it translate to Monti?
7-SHANE FALCON went down the road in 154 victory, home in 28, post 7 hurts
5-2-7-4
RACE 8
2-SHE’S SPICEY last three races has been very strong, raced first over in all 3 races, needs better drive, has the two post to control the race from the start
4-SHOW ME back after break, has tons of back class, won $73,000 last year
5-MUSKINGUM finished 2 lengths behind Open winner KJ TITLE two races back
2-4-5-1
RACE 9
3-KEYSTONE DASH strong third to good PHOTOBOMBRHANOVER, has win at Tioga in 155 at same level
7-TRON back in Petrelli barn, has fast mile 3 races back in 154.1, had some good miles at Pocono
6-ON THE VIRG had a strong run of good miles in late April and early May, last two miles were disappointing
3-7-6-1
RACE 10
1-JOHNNY CHIP has some good miles in Philly, has rail and new home in Petrelli barn, how will Monti treat him?
4-BEACH PARTY very strong 3rd place finish in 154.3, set fractions and almost lasted for win, 13 times in money in 19 races
6-AVIATOR throw out last two races, was very good in April and May
1-4-6-3
RACE 11
1-SICANO finished strong second from 8 post, moves to rail
7-SOUTHWIND RODAN finished behind SICANO in last race, moves to seven post
3-CAPTAIN JEREMY had good race at Pocono, had two forth place finishes at MONTI
1-7-3-8
BRIAN’S COMMENTS: We have a mixed bag of chalky races and wide open races today
