Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Buffalo Stakes exacta

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Oct. 1 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Assiniboia Downs, including a $50 exacta in the Buffalo S.

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Best Bets and Quick Picks

Horseshoe Indianapolis: Race 2: Maiden Special Weight (5 1/2 furlongs on dirt, 2:41 p.m. ET)

Since 2020, trainer John Ortiz has compiled a stellar 8-for-18 (44%) record debuting juveniles in dirt sprints at Horseshoe Indianapolis. That includes a 1-for-2 (50%) tally this year.

Perhaps #4 Street Twirl (5-1) can give Ortiz another win. The unraced daughter of Street Boss has shown speed during morning training, most notably clocking a bullet half-mile from the Ellis Park starting gate in :47 1/5.

Let’s place a win bet on Street Twirl, then add an exacta using #1 She’s High Proof (12-1) and #7 Leslie’s Time (5-2) for second place.

Selections

• #4 Street Twirl (5-1)
• #1 She’s High Proof (12-1)
• #7 Leslie’s Time (5-2)

Wagers

• $22 to win on #4 Street Twirl
• $6 Exacta: 4 with 7
• $2 Exacta: 4 with 1
  Total: $30

Horseshoe Indianapolis: Race 11: Back Home Again S. (six furlongs on dirt, 7:20 p.m. ET)

#7 Spirited Justice (5-2) has been in sharp form at Horseshoe Indianapolis. On July 31, she trounced a five-furlong maiden special weight by 4 3/4 lengths over next-out winner #2 Sahara Hottie (9-2). Then Spirited Justice beat males in a six-furlong allowance, leading all the way to score by two lengths.

The latter win earned a 73 Brisnet Speed rating, which tops the Back Home Again field. Let’s bet Spirited Justice to win and key her over Sahara Hottie in an exacta.

Selections

• #7 Spirited Justice (5-2)
• #2 Sahara Hottie (9-2)
• #3 Eltinge (3-1)

Wagers

• $22 to win on #7 Spirited Justice
• $8 Exacta: 7 with 2
  Total: $30

Assiniboia Downs: Race 3: Buffalo S. (one mile on dirt, 9:25 p.m. ET)

#3 Mighty Mikee (1-9) looks like a standout. He dominated his first two starts at Assiniboia, including the CTHS Sales S., before finishing a close second in the Osiris S.

Those three efforts yielded Brisnet Speed ratings of 72, 79, and 76, far and away the highest numbers in the Buffalo field. Let’s bet Mighty Mikee on top of #1 Silver Spiced (4-1) in a large exacta.

Selections

• #3 Mighty Mikee (1-9)
• #1 Silver Spiced (4-1)
• #4 Cloudsinmycoffee (20-1)

Wagers

• $50 Exacta: 3 with 1

Good luck!