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Check out my Monday (10-28-24) Parx Racing Race 9 analysis below.

PRX 9 (OC-16k/1x, 6f dirt) – Post Time 4:20 PM ET
Primary – #1 NINJA PRIZE, #4 Winning Time
Secondary – #8 Lost and Confused, #2 Bolt of Aurum, #9 Palm Island, #6 All American Rod

Horse Comments:

#1 Ninja Prize (6-1) dueled and missed by a head in a $15k claimer at 6.5f Sept. 4 and he was claimed that day, and he dueled and was second best at this course/distance Oct. 2 (show finisher next-out winner). He was claimed out of his last start for $25k and he should impact the pace from the inside post. 

#4 Winning Time (7-2) was part of the trifecta in all five starts. This is his first start since January and first start as a gelding, and he should be in the hunt from the outset. 

#8 Lost and Confused (5-1) rallied to miss by a half-length in an off the turf claiming sprint at LRL Oct. 5 (show finisher next-out winner). He sports two local wins and projects a stalking trip while out in the clear for a productive jockey-trainer team. 

#2 Bolt of Aurum (4-1) chased, led, and was best of the rest in third in an extended sprint at Laurel Park in the slop Sept. 28. He is back at his winning distance in his second start after a layoff, and he will probably stalk the pace under his new rider Paco Lopez. 

#9 Palm Island (5-1) pressed wide and weakened from the outside post in a local extended sprint Sept. 23. He ran well in his last three starts at this distance at MTH, and he graduated in a local extended sprint as the favorite last year. 

#6 All American Rod (5-1) won both local dirt sprints earlier this year vs. PA-bred company. Robert Mosco shows a profit with this type of layoff runner. 

Wagers: 

#1 to win

Exacta box 1-4

Trifecta 1-4/1-2-4-8/1-2-4-6-8-9

October 2024 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners 
Oct. 1 – Beads ($10.20), Exacta ($28.00)
Oct. 3 – Donegal Momentum/Royal Majesty Exacta ($61.00)
Oct. 4 – Sea Runner ($3.60), Exacta ($9.40), Trifecta ($77.80)
Oct. 4 – SA (races 8-9) – $5 Late Daily Double ($47.00)
Oct. 6 – Iron Man Cal ($4.60)
Oct. 9 – Green Light ($3.42)
Oct. 10 – Major Dude ($6.74)
Oct. 13 – On the Whim ($8.00)
Oct. 17 – Peignoir ($6.02), Exacta ($16.34)
Oct. 21 – Bold Fortune ($4.90)
Oct. 23 – Neon Icon ($11.96), Trifecta ($427.64)
Oct. 27 – Watchtower/Medoro Exacta ($37.20)

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Jarrod Horak

Jarrod Horak posts stakes recaps from Del Mar and Santa Anita Park, along with full card recaps and free stakes picks from Southern and/or Northern California.