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Check out my Tuesday (7-22-25) Presque Isle Race 7 analysis below.

PID 7 (Alw-32k/1x, PA-bred 3&up, 6f all-weather) – Post Time 6:12 PM ET
Primary – #1 J R JONE Z, #7 Mackenzie’s Novva
Secondary – #4 Face Down, #5 Strider’s Slider

Horse Comments:

#1 J R Jone Z (9-2) chased from second and prevailed by a neck in a local $12.5k/2L affair on June 25 and Scooter Jones is 25% first after the claim. Rosario Montanez is his new rider and he is 13-for-23 with this barn. The sharp early-pressing gelding should attend the pace from the inside post. 

#7 Mackenzie’s Novva (7-2) captured two of his last five routes. He was claimed by Brandon Kulp on June 11 and he added blinkers and landed the show on July 3. Scott Spieth is 3-for-5 with this outfit and this barn is 32% second after the claim. The biggest concern is the distance. He is 0-for-2 with a runner-up finish at 6f. 

#4 Face Down (5-2) hit the board in his last two allowance sprints including a nose defeat June 11. This is his third start after a layoff and the 4-time local winner is 3-for-9 at this distance.  

#5 Strider’s Slider (3-1) set the pace before fading to last 6 in his needed return as the beaten favorite on July 3. He made the lead and held the place in a pair of local sprints last year. 

Wagers: 

#1 to win

Exacta box 1-7

Trifecta 1-7/1-4-5-7/1-4-5-7

July 2025 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners 
July 3 – Classic Q/Play With Fire Exacta ($13.60)
July 6 – Downtown Channel/Life Advice Exacta ($69.50), Trifecta ($135.48)
July 8 – Calvin’s Ride/Adios Buccaneer Exacta ($39.20)
July 9 – Tootaloo Kangaroo ($4.60), Trifecta ($27.40)
July 12 – Far Bridge/El Rezeen Exacta ($7.00)
July 13 – Paxsational ($4.90), Exacta ($12.60)
July 16 – Mommy’s Turn ($7.00)

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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.