Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Cactus Cairo returns

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Sept. 1 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, Presque Isle Downs, and Assiniboia Downs, including a pair of exactas.

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Best Bets and Quick Picks

Horseshoe Indianapolis: Race 6: Maiden Special Weight (5 1/2 furlongs on dirt, 4:45 p.m. ET)

#3 Pioneer Sky (7-2) has already beaten many of the entrants in this maiden sprint for Indiana-bred juvenile fillies, but her 0-for-5 record is a cause for pause. She’s lost four times at this class level and could be vulnerable against the lightly raced #9 Moonshining Mama (4-1).

Moonshining Mama has only run once, debuting with a fourth-place finish in a five-furlong sprint at this track and class level. Moonshining Mama showed speed that day and is eligible to move forward in her second start for the hot jockey/trainer duo of Amir Mendoza and Genaro Garcia.

Let’s bet Moonshining Mama to win and key her over Pioneer Sky in an exacta.

Selections

• #9 Moonshining Mama (4-1)
• #3 Pioneer Sky (7-2)
• #1 Dreamy Justic (6-1)

Wagers

• $20 to win on #9 Moonshining Mama
• $10 Exacta: 9 with 3
  Total: $30

Presque Isle Downs: Race 6: $35,000 Allowance Optional Claiming (6 1/2 furlongs on Tapeta, 5:45 p.m. ET)

#1 Cactus Cairo (7-2) earned a flashy 90 Brisnet Speed rating when debuting on March 21 in a six-furlong maiden special weight over the Turfway Park Tapeta track. She rated in midfield before charging home on top by 2 3/4 lengths.

None of the other entrants in Race 6 have earned a Brisnet Speed rating higher than 80, so Cactus Cairo looms as the horse to beat while picking up hot apprentice jockey Taylor Kingsley, who rides with a seven-pound weight allowance.

A win bet is in order.

Selections

• #1 Cactus Cairo (7-2)
• #4 Trail of Roses (4-1)
• #6 Inspire Courage (3-1)

Wagers

• $30 to win on #1 Cactus Cairo

Assiniboia Downs: Race 1: $10,000 Maiden Claiming (six furlongs on dirt, 8:30 p.m. ET)

#4 Known to Be (9-5) debuted in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight at Assiniboia Downs. She closed a little ground from well off the pace to finish fifth behind future stakes winner Rise Again.

Trainer Lise Pruitt wins at a 38% rate with second-time starters, so Known to Be is eligible to move forward and vie for victory on Tuesday, especially while dropping in class for a $10,000 maiden claimer.

Let’s place a large win bet on Known to Be, then key her over #5 Cloudsinmycoffee (5-2) in an exacta.

Selections

• #4 Known to Be (9-5)
• #5 Cloudsinmycoffee (5-2)
• #2 Point Maid (7-5)

Wagers

• $35 to win on #4 Known to Be
• $5 Exacta: 4 with 5
  Total: $40

Good luck!