Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Assiniboia daily double

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, July 29, at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Assiniboia Downs, including a cold daily double.

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• New Players $200 Sign-Up Bonus: Open your TwinSpires.com account using the offer code BET200 to start earning a $200 bonus.
• Assiniboia Downs 25% Double Down: Hit two double wagers at Assiniboia Downs to receive a 25% boost (maximum $25 in total) on all winning double wagers for the day at Assiniboia Downs every racing day in July.
• 20x Tournament Points Boost: Receive 20x points on all tournament wagers from July 1 through July 31.
• Presque Isle Downs $1,000 Early Pick 5 Hit It & Split It: Hit the Early Pick 5 at Presque Isle Downs on any Tuesday in July to win your share of a $1,000 weekly prize pool.

Today’s TwinSpires tournaments include:

• $160 Horseshoe Indianapolis Feeder to 8/2 Whitney KDBC/NHC Qualifier
• $30 Horseshoe Indianapolis Challenge
• $120 Mountaineer Feeder to 8/9 Saratoga/Arlington Million MMBC Qualifier

Best Bets and Quick Picks

Horseshoe Indianapolis: Race 4: Maiden Special Weight (five furlongs on dirt, 3:43 p.m. ET)

#10 Rioja Alta (4-1) enters off fast workouts for trainer Anthony Cunningham, a 25% winner with first-time starters. On July 15, the chestnut gelding sped a bullet half-mile from the Horseshoe Indianapolis starting gate in :47 flat.

Rioja Alta doesn’t appear to be facing the toughest field on Tuesday, so if his 4-1 morning-line odds hold up, a large win bet is in order.

Selections

• #10 Rioja Alta (4-1)
• #2 Unbridled Intent (8-1)
• #7 Our Jalapeno (7-2)

Wagers

• $35 to win on #10 Rioja Alta

Assiniboia Downs: Race 1: Maiden Special Weight (seven furlongs on dirt, 8:30 p.m. ET)

#5 Rocky Top Mischief (1-1) has finished second and third in his last two starts over this track and class level, earning Brisnet Speed ratings of 65 and 69. He’s the fastest horse entered in Tuesday’s field and appears perfectly spotted to score a breakthrough victory.

Let’s get involved with the Assiniboia Downs 25% Double Down promotion and single Rocky Top Mischief to start a cold double bet. Then let’s key him over #4 Spike It Rich (8-1) in an exacta.

Selections

• #5 Rocky Top Mischief (1-1)
• #4 Spike It Rich (8-1)
• #2 Go Fer (2-1)

Wagers

• $20 Double: 5 with 6
• $10 Exacta: 5 with 4
  Total: $30

Assiniboia Downs: Race 2: $10,000 Maiden Claiming (7 1/2 furlongs on dirt, 9:00 p.m. ET)

After finishing second in a couple of unrestricted $11,250 maiden claimers sprinting six furlongs at Assiniboia Downs, #6 Not True (5-2) should appreciate tackling a $10,000 maiden claimer for horses bred in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, or South Dakota. The 60 Brisnet Speed rating she earned two starts back is the highest number in Tuesday’s field.

Let’s single Not True to conclude our double bet, then key her over #5 Hibernation (6-5) and #7 Little Eddie (3-1) in a cold trifecta.

Selections

• #6 Not True (5-2)
• #5 Hibernation (6-5)
• #7 Little Eddie (3-1)

Wagers

• $8 Trifecta: 6 with 5,7 with 5,7 ($16)

Good luck!