Brian Mcevoy’s Picks

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

BEST BET: RACE 2 SPECTACULAR LEO
VALUE PLAY: RACE 8 DC ANNA

RACE 1
2-DO WOP KID drops out of open company, won amateur race at Monti with Alan Schwartz driving on April 15th
8-BIG LIMO ships in from Big M, won amateur race at Yonkers on Feb 19th
6-WOODSIDE GENIUS has been competitive

RACE 2
3-SPECTACULAR LEO has been spectacular, circled the field to the top and still was strong to the finish. 1-5 chalk
5-MOJARRA’S MAVERIK second race back from long layoff, should improve
8-RUFUS DUFUS finished second to SPECTACULAR LEO 8 lengths back

RACE 3
6-REEL EM IN has two good races in amateur races here at Monti, drivers always a question in these races
4-SOUTHSIDE BAR has two victories at Northfield in 158.1, Sherdan is good amateur driver
1-THE LAST CHAPTER has had bad luck with post draws, was good here last year

RACE 4
4-MELTDOWN MONTE first over most of race in slop vs CAPTAIN PLANET
5-CAPTAIN PLANET moves from rail to post 5, has raced in higher class all year then other horses in the field
1-B COOL FOOL big mile two races back in 156.2, parked in last race

RACE 5
3-MAKIN MAGIC TONITE finished 3rd behind strong KENOBI in open trot
2-WESLYNN CROWN beat a good ANDOVER CONTESSA 3 races back, toss up between top 2, stay flat?
7-K J TITLE was good in West Virginia and Saratoga

RACE 6
7-NIGHTOFTREACHERY chased SUNSET SOPH 2 and 3 races back, first over vs LADY JERICHO last week, post hurts
2-ONE PUSHY BROAD has two good races and two bad races
6-ANNA BRI AND ME has okay qualifier, we don’t know this horse yet?

RACE 7
6-YEPYEPYEP is most consistent in this field, needs smart drive, don’t get caught first over
4-AVIATOR huge mile in 155.4, down the road again?
1-PARKLANE ODDS finished second to YEPYEPYEP, has rail

RACE 8
1-DC ANNA broke and had no chance , has rail, don’t let KENOBI go loose on lead
5-KENOBI can he do it again, form back?
6-SHAKE N BAKE throw out last race, had 8 post. will be more involved today

RACE 9
3-DRAGON PLUS has been right there in search for 2nd victory
6-WISHIN FOR KISSES has shown flashes of winning form
4-QUEEN HAYDEN has finished behind WISHIN FOR KISSES twice

RACE 10
2-MEADOWBROOK DIO slight edge over PLEASEANDTHANKYOU
1-PLEASEANDTHANKYOU was nose behind MEADOWBROOK DIO in last race, toss up
4-CHIP CHIP CONWAY needs a race?, ready?

RACE 11
1- post advantage wins this race, has been very good since the move into Petrelli barn
5-LONG WEEKEND A close between LONG WEEKEND A and DON’T CHIP ME in form
6-DON’T CHIP ME battle for second

Brian’s Comments: anxious to get another look at the promising three yr old SPECTACULAR LEO, will he improve enough to compete in Sire Stakes Excel Series