Pick Pony Mini Tip Sheet for Finger Lakes Racetrack – Racing News and Analysis for September 15, 2026


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Finger Lakes Racetrack — Pick Pony Handicapper Report | September 15, 2026

Fast track expected on a mild, dry afternoon in Farmington. Inside posts and early speed hold a consistent edge throughout the card, especially in the two 4.5-furlong ultra-sprints where gate position is nearly decisive. Closers face a tough assignment all day given Finger Lakes' short stretch run.

Race 1 — 1760f | Alw 24500n1x | BUM

Lifeisbutadream (4) is the top selection in a short six-horse field with top connections and the right profile for this condition. Lipan Law (6) is the value alternative from the same barn, worth pairing in exactas. Ekwanok (1) controls the rail and pace, making her a natural show contender.

Race 2 — 1760f | Clm 5000n3l | BUN

Percy (6) is the clear top choice with dominant barn connections in a modest eight-horse field. Song So Sweet (7) and So Spirited (4) are the logical underneath horses in exacta and trifecta combinations. Renaissance Man (1) at 6-1 from the rail is the most interesting longshot given the favorable post in a seven-furlong route.

Race 3 — 1320f | Alw 24500n1x | BUN

Sir Kartrite (4) is the value play at 3-1 if co-favorites In The Chase (1) and Skyler's Starship (5) press each other through honest fractions, leaving him to run past tired rivals in the short stretch. In The Chase (1) benefits from the rail in a six-furlong sprint and is the most likely alternative winner. Toscano (3) at 4-1 is worth a minor trifecta include.

Race 4 — 1210f | Alw 26900n3l | BUN

Guilty (6) is the morning line favorite and gets the top selection, but Share The Ludt (1) at 3-1 from the rail with an experienced rider is the race's most compelling value angle in a distance where the gate break is everything. Rockinmoney (3) and stablemate Kismeholdmethrlme (4) give a powerful barn two chances and round out trifecta tickets.

Race 5 — 1320f | Clm 5000n1y | BUM

Book Of Wisdom (2) gets the nod at 4-1 from an inside post in the card's largest field of ten, with a solid trainer-jockey pairing to save ground through the turn. Follow Your Arrow (9) is the morning line favorite and primary threat despite the wide draw. Tekila (6) at 5-1 and Kaymus (7) at 8-1 — notably with the meet's top rider — are the secondary longshots worth including in trifectas.

Race 6 — 1210f | Clm 11000b | BUN

The Institute (2) is the top selection from an ideal post in another ultra-sprint where gate position is paramount. Fire Down Below (5) at 6-1 is the value overlay of the afternoon — the meet's top rider rarely takes a mount at that price without genuine confidence. Mayheminthepalace (1) at 5-1 from the rail with a pace-savvy rider is the other live threat and worth including in exactas.

Race 7 — 1320f | OClm 30000b | BUN

Paradise Valley (4) tops the field in the card's richest and most competitive race, but Pompous Prince (1) at 5-1 from the rail with the meet's top rider and barn combination is the single best value play on the entire card. Scoot Daddy (3) at 4-1 is well positioned from post 3 and is the third wheel of a natural trifecta box, with East Coast Girl (9) and Squire Creek (5) as closer-profile longshots if the pace heats up.

Race 8 — 1320f | Clm 4000n1y | BUM

Hypnocurrency (6) is the card-closing favorite and gets the top selection at this modest claiming level. Only In My Dreams (7) and Diva Banker (2) — both from the same active barn — are the natural underneath horses and could be deployed tactically as a pace-setting and tracking tandem. Sweet Tooth Sue (1) at 8-1 from the rail is the most interesting longshot at a price in the finale.

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