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08-17-2026 Card.
Monday · August 17, 2026
A tight, hand-graded set of the day’s best spots — ranked by conviction, priced for value, and scored against results every morning. No noise. Just the plays worth making.
31%
Play of the day · model win
8
Plays on the card
12/1
Top price on the card
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Grades next morning
Play of the Day
3TDN · R1
★ Prime
Chanel Spirit
3Thistledown · Race 1 · Post 12:50 PM ET · Dirt 1m
TRobert C. Cline·JLuis Antonio Gonzalez
Our top-rated runner and it's a price over the favorite — a clear, uncontested early-pace edge. When our number and the crowd's disagree this hard, that's the bet.
Take
3.5/1 or better
Win probability
31%
Play type
Win · Single
The Card
Value
6John the Baptist
Finger Lakes · R2 · 1:24 PM ET · Dirt 1m
TNirka Huertas·JEmanuel De Diego
Controls the pace with the front to itself and is priced over fair — the kind of lone-speed spot the market keeps underrating.
Take
8/1
Win
17%
Strong
4Telecaster
Ellis Park · R4 · 2:16 PM ET · Wet 6f
THutch Holsapple·JWilliam Antongeorgi III
Controls the pace with the front to itself and is priced over fair — the kind of lone-speed spot the market keeps underrating.
Take
6/1
Win
22%
Strong
3Capital Conquest
Parx Racing · R7 · 3:22 PM ET · Dirt 6.5f
TThomas Iannotti IV·JAndy Hernandez
Our top-rated runner and it's a price over the favorite — a clear, uncontested early-pace edge. When our number and the crowd's disagree this hard, that's the bet.
Take
6/1
Win
24%
Score
7One Violent Affair
Presque Isle · R1 · 3:30 PM ET · Synth 1m 70y
TAldana Spieth·JScott Spieth
The longshot with a live shot — a lone-speed pace profile the board is ignoring. Small to win, big payout.
Take
12/1
Win
15%
Strong
3Mor Cheese Please
Parx Racing · R8 · 3:49 PM ET · Dirt 1m
TTroy Newton·JJaime A. Torres
Our top-rated runner and it's a price over the favorite — a clear, uncontested early-pace edge. When our number and the crowd's disagree this hard, that's the bet.
Take
4/1
Win
30%
Strong
1Sadie's Silver Kid
Thistledown · R7 · 3:50 PM ET · Dirt 5.5f
TLoren Huepenbecker·JT. D. Houghton
Controls the pace with the front to itself and is priced over fair — the kind of lone-speed spot the market keeps underrating.
Take
6/1
Win
21%
Value
5Chalant
Presque Isle · R2 · 3:57 PM ET · Synth 6f
TScooter Davis·JAntonio A. Gallardo
Controls the pace with the front to itself and is priced over fair — the kind of lone-speed spot the market keeps underrating.
Take
8/1
Win
15%
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