Parx boasts a $329,521 carryover in its Philly Big 5 wager and that pick 5 has a mandatory payout Wednesday that begins in Race 6 at 2:20 pm ET. Huge field sizes abound 12x10x10x9x12 and they make for 129,600 possible pre-scratch combinations.

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Parx // Race 6 // claiming
#1 Augie’s Girl (5-1 ML) // 23% Win Projection

Comments: An 11-point gap to a cluster of runners makes this a gutsy single right off the bat, but note favorites are 7-for-15 so far in 2024 at Parx in 6-furlong claiming sprints. So taking a shorter price with confidence here might not be as big of a risk at it seems.

Parx // Race 7 // claiming
#9 Mercy Mercy (4-1 ML) // 18% Win Projection
#8 Tilsa (9-2 ML) // 16% Win Projection
#1 Ipsum Gratis (5-1 ML) // 16% Win Projection
#10 Miss Loyalty (10-1 ML) // 12% Win Projection
#6 Gormley Girl (15-1 ML) // 10% Win Projection
#4 Canoochee (12-1 ML) // 10% Win Projection

Comments: Six runners are in double-digit Win Projections in a wide-open race as the top pick goes for a barn that is clicking strongly to start 2024. Get some coverage in this one.

Parx // Race 8 // claiming
#8 Souper Flyover (9-2 ML) // 23% Win Projection

Comments: Nearly identical Win Projections to Race 6 where the top pick is an 11-point spread over the rest and there’s a cluster of runners in close proximity below that one. The last time #8 Souper Flyover ran for the $5,000 claiming level he was a winner, and this 10-year-old likes to win races (16 career scores).

Parx // Race 9 // allowance-optional claiming
#5 Counterspy (5-2 ML) // 21% Win Projection
#8 Wicked Secret (4-1 ML) // 15% Win Projection

Comments: Top two morning line favorites could be deep enough in this spot, particularly with high-percentage Jamie Ness saddling #5 Counterspy. That runner’s last two bids at today’s one-mile distance are winning races vs. this group.

Parx // Race 10 // claiming
#6 Wood Be Wild (10-1 ML) // 17% Win Projection
#11 Neigh Dude (9-2 ML) // 15% Win Projection
#3 Rejected Again (12-1 ML) // 13% Win Projection
#4 Fatih (4-1 ML) // 10% Win Projection

Comments: Balanced group has four runners with double-digit Win Projections and no major separation points. Use as many as your budget allows as these 5-1/2 furlong dashes have been longshot havens at Parx in 2024 with an average winner of 8.4-1 odds.

The ticket:
1 with 9,8,1,10,6,4 with 8 with 5,8 with 6,11,3,4 = $24 for $0.50