Fair Grounds Connections Trends & Stats

Picks for 2/17/24

Fair Grounds | Race 6 | Dirt | 6 Furlongs | $65k MSW | Post 3:25 ET
#11 Gourmet
· Trainer/Owner combo has hit the exacta with first timers 3 out of 4 debut spins.
· Hot Trainer/Jockey combo hitting 27% winners last 60 days.
· Bullet work followed by more relaxed gallop indicates ready for race day.
· Draws the outside post, a plus for inexperienced runners that haven’t dealt with traffic yet.

Fair Grounds | Race 9 | Dirt | 8.5 Furlongs | $65k MSW | Post 4:52 ET
#10 Cornishman
· Hot Trainer/Jockey combo is 34% winners last 60 days and boasts a flat-bet positive ROI.
· Trainer/Owner are 43% winners going Sprint to Route for a runner’s 2nd career race.
· Runner’s even energy distribution on debut suggests he’ll relish two turns.

Fair Grounds | Race 10 | Turf | 8.5 Furlongs | $100k Stakes | Post 5:21 ET
#3 Creative Cairo
· Trainer has hit the board with her last 7 consecutive Non-Graded Stakes runners.
· The only last out winners on this course are this one and her stablemate #11. You have to go back 2 years to find a rival in here with a local turf win.
#11 Girl Named Charlie
· Horse for the Course sitting at 3 for 3 on this grass gets the call up to face tougher.
· Soft entry to #3 Creative Cairo.