Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Finger Lakes opening day
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Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, April 27 at Finger Lakes and Turf Paradise, including a trio of exactas.
Today's Races
All Races
UK Wolverhampton
Race 1
1 MTP
Parx Racing
Race 1
11 MTP
Thistledown
Race 1
21 MTP
Finger Lakes
Race 1
26 MTP
Laurel Simulcast
Race 1
29 MTP
ARG Palermo
Race 1
31 MTP
Pocono Downs (H)
Race 1
31 MTP
UK GH Yarmouth (G)
Race 1
45 MTP
UK GH Nottingham (G)
Race 1
68 MTP
Oak Grove (H)
Race 1
6:10 PM
Will Rogers Downs
Race 1
6:15 PM
IRE GH Youghal (G)
Race 1
OFF
Gulfstream Simulcast
Race 1
6:45 PM
IRE GH Enniscorthy (G)
Race 1
7:00 PM
Miami Valley (H)
Race 1
8:00 PM
Plainridge (H)
Race 1
8:00 PM
Turf Paradise
Race 1
8:15 PM
Harrington Raceway (H)
Race 1
8:30 PM
Western Fair (H)
Race 1
9:50 PM
Woodbine Mohawk (H)
Race 1
10:30 PM
Yonkers (H)
Race 1
10:45 PM
Mountaineer
Race 1
11:00 PM
Rosecroft Raceway (H)
Race 1
11:15 PM
NZ GH Manawatu (G)
Race 1
11:55 PM
AUS GH Angle Park (G)
Race 1
1:42 AM
AUS GH Hobart (G)
Race 1
2:11 AM
AUS Warwick
Race 1
2:37 AM
Race Type
Featured Tracks
Expert Picks
Pari Mutuel Urbain
FRA Enghien
Race 4
Purse: $60,000 1 13/16M |
8
7
10
Pari Mutuel Urbain
FRA Enghien
Race 5
Purse: $40,000 1 5/16M |
4
7
2
Pari Mutuel Urbain
FRA Enghien
Race 6
Purse: $18,000 1 5/16M |
16
13
10
Keeler Johnson
Finger Lakes
Race 2
Purse: $32,600 MSW 3yo | 4 1/2F | Dirt
2
6
3
Pari Mutuel Urbain
FRA Enghien
Race 7
Purse: $40,000 1 5/16M |
3
4
5
Pari Mutuel Urbain
FRA Enghien
Race 8
Purse: $12,000 1 13/16M |
10
5
4
Ray Cotolo
Oak Grove
Race 1
Purse: $13,000 1M | Dirt
9
2
5
Ray Cotolo
Oak Grove
Race 2
Purse: $50,000 1M | Dirt
1
4
2
Keeler Johnson
Finger Lakes
Race 5
Purse: $32,600 MSW 3yo+ | F&M | 4 1/2F | Dirt
7
4
5
Ray Cotolo
Oak Grove
Race 3
Purse: $14,000 1M | Dirt
2
6
7
Ray Cotolo
Oak Grove
Race 4
Purse: $50,000 1M | Dirt
3
5
8
Ray Cotolo
Oak Grove
Race 5
Purse: $50,000 1M | Dirt
5
2
8
Ray Cotolo
Oak Grove
Race 6
Purse: $25,000 1M | Dirt
5
2
1
Ray Cotolo
Oak Grove
Race 7
Purse: $50,000 1M | Dirt
1
3
4
Ray Cotolo
Oak Grove
Race 8
Purse: $50,000 1M | Dirt
5
1
2
Ray Cotolo
Oak Grove
Race 9
Purse: $25,000 1M | Dirt
2
3
1
Ray Cotolo
Oak Grove
Race 10
Purse: $11,000 1M | Dirt
3
4
2
Ray Cotolo
Oak Grove
Race 11
Purse: $50,000 1M | Dirt
6
3
5
Shannon Doyle
Western Fair
Race 1
Purse: $8,600 1M | Dirt
3
5
7
Ray Cotolo
Oak Grove
Race 12
Purse: $16,000 1M | Dirt
3
7
5
Shannon Doyle
Western Fair
Race 2
Purse: $9,000 1M | Dirt
6
7
2
Ray Cotolo
Oak Grove
Race 13
Purse: $50,000 1M | Dirt
7
1
5
Shannon Doyle
Western Fair
Race 3
Purse: $7,500 1M | Dirt
3
4
6
Ray Cotolo
Oak Grove
Race 14
Purse: $12,000 1M | Dirt
4
8
3
Shannon Doyle
Western Fair
Race 4
Purse: $8,600 1M | Dirt
1
3
6
Shannon Doyle
Western Fair
Race 5
Purse: $8,600 1M | Dirt
5
2
7
Shannon Doyle
Western Fair
Race 6
Purse: $6,000 1M | Dirt
2
1
6
Shannon Doyle
Western Fair
Race 7
Purse: $5,500 1M | Dirt
3
4
2
Shannon Doyle
Western Fair
Race 8
Purse: $10,400 1M | Dirt
4
8
6
Keeler Johnson
Turf Paradise
Race 9
Purse: $17,000 3yo+ | F&M | 1M | Turf
1
7
4
Shannon Doyle
Western Fair
Race 9
Purse: $6,500 1M | Dirt
1
6
5
Shannon Doyle
Western Fair
Race 10
Purse: $5,000 1M | Dirt
3
2
1
Shannon Doyle
Western Fair
Race 11
Purse: $12,500 1M | Dirt
6
4
7
Sky Racing World
AUS Quirindi
Race 1
Purse: $18,549 3yo+ | 5F | Turf
8
5
6
Sky Racing World
AUS Mornington
Race 1
Purse: $21,984 3yo+ | 7 1/2F | Turf
7
5
6
Sky Racing World
AUS Quirindi
Race 2
Purse: $20,610 3yo+ | 6F | Turf
8
6
10
Sky Racing World
AUS Mornington
Race 2
Purse: $21,984 3yo+ | 6F | Turf
4
7
9
Sky Racing World
AUS Quirindi
Race 3
Purse: $20,610 HCP 3yo+ | 5F | Turf
7
2
3
Sky Racing World
AUS Mornington
Race 3
Purse: $21,984 3yo+ | 1 1/4M | Turf
3
6
13
Sky Racing World
AUS Quirindi
Race 4
Purse: $18,549 3yo+ | 7 1/4F | Turf
4
12
3
Sky Racing World
AUS Mornington
Race 4
Purse: $21,984 3yo | 5F | Turf
8
1
6
Sky Racing World
AUS Mornington
Race 5
Purse: $15,114 HCP 3yo+ | 5F | Turf
6
10
5
Sky Racing World
AUS Quirindi
Race 5
Purse: $18,549 HCP 3yo+ | 6F | Turf
7
1
10
Sky Racing World
AUS Mornington
Race 6
Purse: $15,114 HCP 3yo+ | 7 1/2F | Turf
2
3
5
Parx Racing
Race 1
Purse: $21,000 CLM 3yo+ | F&M | 7F | Dirt
1
7
4
Parx Racing
Race 2
Purse: $23,000 CLM 3yo+ | F&M | 6 1/2F | Dirt
7
8
4
Parx Racing
Race 3
Purse: $24,000 CLM 3yo+ | 6F | Dirt
5
6
2
Parx Racing
Race 4
Purse: $20,000 CLM 3yo+ | 6F | Dirt
4
3
5
Parx Racing
Race 5
Purse: $21,000 CLM 3yo+ | 6 1/2F | Dirt
3
1
4
Parx Racing
Race 6
Purse: $18,000 CLM 3yo+ | F&M | 1M | Dirt
5
2
7
Parx Racing
Race 7
Purse: $21,000 CLM 3yo+ | 6 1/2F | Dirt
4
3
2
Parx Racing
Race 8
Purse: $50,000 ALW 3yo+ | 1M | Dirt
6
7
1
Parx Racing
Race 9
Purse: $35,000 CLM 3yo+ | 1M | Dirt
1
7
6
Thistledown
Race 1
Purse: $12,600 CLM 3yo+ | 5F | Dirt
3
6
4
Thistledown
Race 2
Purse: $38,400 ALW 3yo+ | F&M | 5 1/2F | Dirt
2
5
6
Thistledown
Race 3
Purse: $12,600 CLM 3yo+ | F&M | 1M | Dirt
5
4
1
Thistledown
Race 4
Purse: $21,900 CLM 3yo+ | F&M | 6F | Dirt
4
2
3
Thistledown
Race 5
Purse: $20,800 CLM 3yo+ | F&M | 6F | Dirt
1
5
3
Thistledown
Race 6
Purse: $14,000 CLM 3yo+ | 5 1/2F | Dirt
2
5
1
Thistledown
Race 7
Purse: $30,800 CLM 3yo+ | 6F | Dirt
4
3
6
Thistledown
Race 8
Purse: $22,400 CLM 3yo+ | 5 1/2F | Dirt
2
7
3
Finger Lakes
Race 1
Purse: $26,500 ALW 3yo+ | 4 1/2F | Dirt
4
3
6
Finger Lakes
Race 2
Purse: $32,600 MSW 3yo | 4 1/2F | Dirt
6
2
3
Finger Lakes
Race 3
Purse: $14,000 CLM 3yo+ | F&M | 4 1/2F | Dirt
5
6
1
Finger Lakes
Race 4
Purse: $32,600 MSW 3yo | 4 1/2F | Dirt
4
6
2
Finger Lakes
Race 5
Purse: $32,600 MSW 3yo+ | F&M | 4 1/2F | Dirt
7
6
4
Finger Lakes
Race 6
Purse: $18,100 CLM 3yo+ | F&M | 4 1/2F | Dirt
6
2
4
Finger Lakes
Race 7
Purse: $26,500 ALW 3yo+ | 4 1/2F | Dirt
6
2
5
Finger Lakes
Race 8
Purse: $32,600 MSW 3yo+ | 4 1/2F | Dirt
6
3
7
Will Rogers Downs
Race 1
Purse: $12,000 CLM 3yo+ | 5 1/2F | Dirt
5
6
2
Will Rogers Downs
Race 2
Purse: $13,000 CLM 3yo+ | 1M | Dirt
2
6
4
Will Rogers Downs
Race 3
Purse: $18,000 CLM 4yo+ | F&M | 1M | Dirt
3
1
2
Will Rogers Downs
Race 4
Purse: $15,000 MCL 3yo+ | 5 1/2F | Dirt
5
6
9
Will Rogers Downs
Race 5
Purse: $50,000 HCP 3yo+ | 1M | Dirt
3
2
5
Will Rogers Downs
Race 6
Purse: $25,000 MSW 3yo+ | F&M | 1M | Dirt
10
9
6
Will Rogers Downs
Race 7
Purse: $16,000 STR 4yo+ | 1M | Dirt
10
3
1
Will Rogers Downs
Race 8
Purse: $26,000 ALW 3yo+ | F&M | 5 1/2F | Dirt
7
5
9
Will Rogers Downs
Race 9
Purse: $13,000 CLM 3yo+ | 5 1/2F | Dirt
8
10
2
Turf Paradise
Race 1
Purse: $17,800 STK 2yo | 300YD | Dirt
1
10
4
Turf Paradise
Race 2
Purse: $80,920 2yo | 300YD | Dirt
5
4
7
Turf Paradise
Race 3
Purse: $21,000 ALW 3yo+ | 6 1/2F | Dirt
3
5
2
Turf Paradise
Race 4
Purse: $18,000 3yo+ | F&M | 5F | Turf
6
3
2
Turf Paradise
Race 5
Purse: $9,000 CLM 3yo+ | 5 1/2F | Dirt
4
3
2
Turf Paradise
Race 6
Purse: $12,000 CLM 4yo+ | 1M | Turf
6
7
3
Turf Paradise
Race 7
Purse: $12,000 CLM 3yo+ | 6F | Dirt
6
1
2
Turf Paradise
Race 8
Purse: $8,500 MCL 3yo+ | 6 1/2F | Dirt
2
7
1
Turf Paradise
Race 9
Purse: $17,000 3yo+ | F&M | 1M | Turf
1
7
6
Mountaineer
Race 1
Purse: $19,000 MSW 3yo | 6F | Dirt
7
3
6
Mountaineer
Race 2
Purse: $9,500 CLM 3yo+ | F&M | 1M | Dirt
2
4
3
Mountaineer
Race 3
Purse: $12,000 CLM 3yo+ | F&M | 4 1/2F | Dirt
1
4
6
Mountaineer
Race 4
Purse: $13,000 CLM 3yo+ | F&M | 6F | Dirt
1
9
4
Mountaineer
Race 5
Purse: $9,000 CLM 3yo+ | F&M | 5 1/2F | Dirt
4
3
1
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