Brian Mcevoy’s Picks

Monday, September 14, 2026

BEST BET: RACE 2 ANNE BONNEY N
VALUE PLAY: RACE 4 VEL DONNA

RACE 1
3-ESA is sharp in last 6 weeks, should be able to get to the top and control the race?
2-SAVAGE LP was good in last race, raced on the outside and lost by only 1/2 length
5-BRICKYARD WINNIE finished 3rd to ESA, need to be more engaged earlier in the race
3-2-5-6

RACE 2
2-ANNE BONNEY N she is a super hot horse, was parked out and still won going away, 5 wins in last 9 races
5-SENORITA DRACO has been improving, last win came home in 29, threat to win
7-BRENDAS DELIGHT throw out last race, had 4 wins in a row, post 7 hurts
2-5-7-3

RACE 3
4-KING JIMMY when he stays flat he is in every race, has beat many in this race before
3-SORPRESE was only 1/2 length back of KING JIMMY in Aug 17 race
2-BABY TAO has been racing for bigger purses all year, has win here in 159.1
4-3-2-1

RACE 4
5-VEL DONNA 15 times in the money this year, has some good competitive miles
6-LIZZIAN has two wins on the year, won here in 158.3
1-SCARLET MOON throw out last race from 8 post, raced competitively at Cumberland, rail
5-6-1-4

RACE 5
4-BELLA ARTISTE has 9 wins on the year, raced against better out of town, last time here won in 156.3
1-EBONY LADY throw out last race from 8 post, two races back won from rail in 156.1, home in 28.1
2-FOREVER A FLIRT finished close to EBONY LADY twice, gets improved post position
4-1-2-6

RACE 6
1-HOME’N DRY has beat most of these horses before, comes off win and moves to the rail, will be short price
5-HALL IT IN competitive in most races, finished 2 lengths behind HOME’N DRY in July 27th race
6-SIMON GOT LUCKY 14 times in the money this year, competitive at times
1-5-6-3

RACE 7
1-FEAR HER TOUCH has been there in 5 of last 6 races, something happened to her in last race!, just stopped at 2-5, should we disregard?
2-BLUEBIRD CRUSH always around, 2 lengths back of FEAR HER TOUCH 2 races back
6-SHE COMES AND GOES comes to Monti from Tioga, raced well there, was sharper earlier in the year
1-2-6-3

RACE 8
5-MASSIVE OPULANCE 9 times in the money, second to SD ELIMINATOR, wide open race
4-HE’S A TUFF finished 1/2 length behind MASSIVE OPULANCE in last race, has been competitive in last 10 races
1-LUCKY PANCAKE moves from 7 post to rail
5-4-1-3

RACE 9
2-SUGAR BRITCHES went 3 wide in last race and just missed winning the race, home in 29.2, has 5 wins in last 7 races
1-BEANTOWN BABE last 4 races was right there, has rail
5-GIDDYUPANGO finished one length back of SUGAR BRITCHES
2-1-5-8

BRIAN’S COMMENTS: It is no surprise that the rail leads in wins with 288 wins on the year. Post position 2 is next with 228 wins, followed by post position 3 with 221 wins.