Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Hyperlink tries Horseshoe Indianapolis

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, May 19, at Presque Isle Downs, Horseshoe Indianapolis, and Assiniboia Downs, including a 7-2 shot shipping from Kentucky to Indiana.

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• $80 Parx Bet and Set Feeder to 5/22 Churchill Downs Bonus Feeder
• $98 Horseshoe Indianapolis Feeder to 5/29 Churchill Downs Bonus Feeder
• $40 Horseshoe Indianapolis Challenge
• $40 Mountaineer Challenge

Best Bets and Quick Picks

Presque Isle Downs: Race 3: $25,000 Claiming (5 1/2 furlongs on Tapeta, 4:24 p.m. ET)

#4 Madferit (2-1) is dropping in class after running second in a $30,000 claimer and fifth in a $50,000 claimer, both at Turfway Park in March. Tackling the $25,000 level at Presque Isle Downs might be all Madferit needs to prevail for trainer Kathy Jarvis, a 21% winner with horses returning from layoffs of 46-90 days.

Let’s place a win bet on Madferit, then bet him over #1 Ryu Mo (5-2) in an exacta.

Selections

• #4 Madferit (2-1)
• #1 Ryu Mo (5-2)
• #2 Gideon (3-1)

Wagers

• $24 to win on #4 Madferit
• $6 Exacta: 4 with 1
  Total: $30

Horseshoe Indianapolis: Race 6: Maiden Special Weight (one mile and 70 yards on dirt, 4:45 p.m. ET)

#1 Hyperlink (7-2) has shown flashes of ability sprinting in Kentucky. Last summer, he ran third in a seven-furlong maiden special weight at Ellis Park.

Hyperlink recently returned from a long layoff with a third-place finish in a six-furlong $100,000 maiden claimer at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Stretching out around two turns offers a path to improvement, especially while shipping from Kentucky to Indiana.

Let’s place a win bet on Hyperlink and bet him over #8 Hickman Creek (9-5) in an exacta.

Selections

• #1 Hyperlink (7-2)
• #8 Hickman Creek (9-5)
• #4 Akkadian (10-1)

Wagers

• $24 to win on #1 Hyperlink
• $6 Exacta: 1 with 8
  Total: $30

Assiniboia Downs: Race 5: $17,500 Allowance Optional Claiming (five furlongs on dirt, 10:15 p.m. ET)

#5 My Liam (6-5) hasn’t missed the trifecta in four starts this year. First, he won a pair of $5,000 claimers at Fair Grounds. Then he ran third in a $9,000 claimer and a $10,000 starter allowance at Oaklawn Park.

My Liam figures to find the competition easier at Assiniboia Downs, where trainer Steve Keplin Jr. has compiled a stellar 5-for-7 (71%) record this meet. Let’s take a shot betting My Liam over longshot #4 Designated Hitter (10-1) in an exacta. The latter boasts a 7-2-2-3 record at Assiniboia and ran second at this class level last September.

Selections

• #5 My Liam (6-5)
• #4 Designated Hitter (10-1)
• #1 Bergheim (4-1)

Wagers

• $15 Exacta: 5 with 4

Good luck!