Wednesday, October 28, 2026
BEST BET: RACE 7 SILENCETHEWITNESS
VALUE PLAY: RACE 3 TRUE NORTH
RACE 1
7-Mayland owners test the water at Monti, has 10 wins and banked $95,000, drops in class and has wins in 157 at Harrington, 7 post
4-PRINCE ARCHIE drops down from Open racing, last time not in Open racing won in 159.2
1-BABY TAO nice win in 159.2, win was at lower class, moves up in class
7-4-1-3
RACE 2
5-GREAT BET has had a great year, 11 wins, nine 2nd place finishes, hard fought win in 154.2, hard to pick against
7-SAMMY B HAPPY almost stole the race on the lead, needs to race off the pace today, can he win from 7 post?
1-YOUR BROTHER 6 wins on the year and 20 times in the money, highly competitive in most every race, has rail
5-7-1-2
RACE 3
6-TRUE NORTH two races in a row racing first over, needs a better trip, showed ability with two wins in a row in Sept, 6 post hurts
4-LAZER LIGHTS has two second place finishes in a row, last race came home in 29.1, has raced well at Monti
8-READY TO HUNT last 4 races has competed, winning times in those miles were fast, overcome 8 post
6-4-8-1
RACE 4
6-HUDSEN A moved from off the 8 post and won going away in 156.1
7-HANK THE HUNK 2 good first over races in last two races, needs better trip, 7 post?
5-STASH IT AWAY tough trip in last race from 7 post, was second in previous two races
6-7-5-1
RACE 5
6-KJ TITLE rough trip from the 8 post in last race, some post relief with 6 post, win in 157.1 from 7 post two races back
7-EMMA TOWN BUD only 9 starts on the year, had a breaking problem earlier in the year, comes to Monti sharp, was regular in Open at Monti last year, 7 post
1-REEL EM IN was disappointing as my best bet last week, right there every week, has rail, wide open race
6-7-1-5
RACE 6
1-MACH SILVER throw out the last race from the 8 post, 2 races back was first over 1/2 the race but still won the race, has raced well at Monti
2-ROCKMYSTER N where did that huge mile in 154.2 come from? had some miles here in Aug
5-FIREARM last two races have been very good, tough trip in last race, won 2 races back in 156.3, home in 28.3
1-2-5-7
RACE 7
2-SILENCETHEWITNESS tough trip in last race, won previous 3 races in a row, second and third races back was first over winner
7-TORONTO good second place finish in 154.4, two races back finished one length behind SILENCETHEWITNESS, 7 post hurts
5-HANKSCOLTFORTYFIVE last 4 races have been good, has 6 wins on the year
2-7-5-6
RACE 8
6-DC ANNA drops down in class out of Open trot, has been facing better horses all year, will Bruce go down the road with her
2-BELIEVER was first over and finished only three lengths behind PREMIER VICTOR, was second to STICK WITH ME KID, can win
5-FLIP FIVE STONES nice q race, ships in from Ohio, let’s see what you got
6-2-5-7
RACE 9
2-FIRSTDUE TRUCKWORK big mile victory in 156.4, 2 races back won from 7 post, 3 in a row?
3-FULL HAND LUKE was favorite in last race against FIRSTDUE TRUCKWORK but broke, 2nd in 157.3 two races back, close 3rd three races back
1-FARMER GEORGE won 2 races back, will need to improve greatly to win today
2-3-1-7
RACE 10
5-LAST MACH can he recapture form from Aug/Sept, last 2 races were okay, had the dreaded 8 post in the last race, weak field, should prevail
7-CENTURY GRIZZLY last two races was good at this level, was third in 156.1, home in 29.2, has win in 157 here, post 7 hurts
1-GO MR JOHNNY won in 157.2, has some quality miles, get rail
5-7-1-3
RACE 11
8-PREMIER VICTOR has 3 wins in a row, has won from the 7 post, 9 wins on the year, no lock from the 8 post
4-MIKE THE KNIGHT finished 3/4 of a length behind PREMIER VICTOR, has 3 post
3-WAVERLY HANOVER has good efforts most of the year, finished 2nd and 4th to PREMIER VICTOR
8-4-3-2
BRIAN’S COMMENTS: The trainer stats at Monticello continue to look close in the race for most wins. Tammy Sowers leads with 133 wins followed closely by Jenifer Petrelli with130 and Bruce Aldrich with 78. Ken Koch has the best win percentage with 28.9
