While the New Mexico-bred runners had center stage Monday at Zia Park, the Tuesday card boasts 7 stakes in open company.Zia Park: Race 8 (5:14 pm ET) | $100,000 Zia Park Championship#11 Track Phantom (4-1 morning line odds) got back on the beam at Remington Park last out with a commanding allowance win. He looks wisely spotted here for Steve Asmussen with a chance to get back to his Gun Runner and Lecomte Stakes-winning credentials. I’ll use him in exactas with #6 Woodcourt, #4 Holiday Pay and defending race champ #10 Heroic Move. Win bet #11. Exacta key-box 11 with 6,4,10.Zia Park: Race 10 (6:08 pm ET) | $300,000 Zia Park Derby#7 Mister Omaha (3-1 morning line odds) has really come to hand in recent starts for veteran trainer Joe Offolter. He’s best when making the front, but not pace dependent, which could be important given the sprint speed of #8 McKinzie Street in the starting gate. Expect him to get the tactical jump on favorite #3 Brotha Kenny. Win bet #7.

EXTRA INCENTIVESBet $100, Get $10 | Finger Lakes | today’s races10X 1/ST Rewards Points | Zia Park | today’s racesNOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Pick 5 | $118,691 | Parx | begins Race 1 | 12:05 pm ET--Parx will have a mandatory payout on Wednesday this weekKEY RACESZia Park | Race 4 | 3:26 pm ET | Zia Park SprintZia Park | Race 5 | 3:53 pm ET | Zia Park JuvenileZia Park | Race 6 | 4:20 pm ET | Zia Park PrincessDelta Downs | Race 7 | 4:43 pm ET | My Trusty Cat StakesZia Park | Race 7 | 4:47 pm ET | Zia Park DistaffZia Park | Race 8 | 5:14 pm ET | Zia Park ChampionshipZia Park | Race 9 | 5:41 pm ET | Zia Park OaksZia Park | Race 10 | 6:08 pm ET | Zia Park DerbyLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXDelta Downs | Race 4 | 3:19 pm ETFinger Lakes | Race 5 | 2:02 pm ETMountaineer | Race 2 | 7:25 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHJonathan Buckley | Finger Lakes | 5 of 6 entrants 7-2 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Mahoning Valley | trainer Tim Hamm | 4 wins, 1 second, 1 third from 7 startersPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMJeremy Plonk: Finger Lakes Bet $100, Get $10 Spot Plays for TuesdayFrank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section

  The Cornucopia of Cash continues through this week as 1/ST BET and Xpressbet players take advantage of Bet $100, Get $10 promotions on select cards. Tuesday’s featured track for the bonus cash is Finger Lakes. Let’s get to work.Finger Lakes: Race 3 (1:06 pm ET)#7 Mad Magic (7-2 morning line odds) gets back to a preferred 2-turn distance after an even sprint try vs. tougher. Should be strong at this class level for a Ferraro-Perez team that’s exceptional locally in tandem, while Perez has been red-hot in route races of late (47% in exacta since October 1). Win #7. Exacta key-box 7 with 3,5,1.Finger Lakes: Race 8 (3:26 pm ET)#2 John the Baptist (5-1 morning line odds) has found a home since coming to Finger Lakes and the Nirka Huertas barn. This 9% stable on the year has taken off of late, winning 3 of its last 10 with a couple of placings to boot. Drawn well to save ground here on the natural class rise. Win #2. Daily Double 2-10 to pick in next race.Finger Lakes: Race 9 (3:54 pm ET)#10 Light Thoughts (10-1 morning line) ran better-than-it-looks against much tougher competition last out with a middle-move and fade. Back to a very capable level for a Nika Huertas barn that, as mentioned in Race 8, has been very strong of late. Win-place #10. Exacta key-box 10 with 3,8.

The Thanksgiving holiday week gets off to a fast start Monday with the $300,000 Steel Valley Sprint at Mahoning Valley and the 7-stakes New Mexico Classic Day card at Zia Park. Add in a Del Mar makeup day from last Friday’s weather cancellation and it already feels like the holiday is here. Horseplayers at 1/ST BET and Xpressbet get 10X 1/ST Rewards Points today on all plays at Zia Park.Mahoning Valley: Race 10 (4:18 pm ET) | $300,000 Steel Valley Sprint#11 Guns Loaded will be a deserving favorite off a smashing return win at Churchill in September. The Jose D’Angelo trainee was set back by a 2-turn bid in the Holy Bull that was reasonable to try given his pedigree, but his running lines have always suggested he’s best sprinting. There’s a solid pace here for his patient style to pounce. Look for #2 Hymn (10-1 morning line) to perhaps improve with a rider change to Evin Roman. Not that he’s better than Luis Saez, just that Hymn has made a few premature moves under Saez and any change of tactics might get this one back to his highly promising Oaklawn unveiling. Exacta play 11-2.Zia Park: Race 8 (5:14 pm ET) | $150,000 New Mexico Classic JuvenileNo doubt the Albuquerque duo of #9 Speed Merchant and #2 Bully Boy will garner the attention in the third installment of their budding rivalry. But neither is guaranteed to handle the Zia Park surface the same. We know #4 Fort Sumner (10-1 morning line) did so nicely in his debut. He’s a well-meant $80,000 buy by $7,500 stallion Marking. I love that dominant Remington rider Ramon Vazquez gets the call here and he’s been razor sharp riding this meet early in the week before heading back to OKC. That’s the play.

Yonkers Raceway has a 12-race card featuring action from the MGM Grand Prix Pacing Series. There is a $10,459 carryover in the $1 Pick 5 that begins in Race 5. So, that sequence will have a $25,000 guaranteed pool tonight. The $2.00 Late Pick 4 starts in Race 9, and it will be my focus.Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.Race 9 (9:25 PM EDT)1-Miki Shan (3-1) N-1-Miki Shan 3-1-Hasn’t raced since 10-12 and was scratched sick here on 10-28. Did put in a nice qualifier on 11-17. Raced from the back leaving from post 6 and stormed home in 54.3. Finished a close 5th against a tough field. Could wire this crew if fires hot off the bench.2-El Rey (5-1)-The 5-year-old has a 151.3 mark here last year and usually only races on the Hilltop on special occasions. Bartlett will have the Andrew Harris pupil forwardly placed and with the inside draw could put up a win in the 1st leg of the Grand prix series.Race 10 (9:45 PM EDT)1-Vicious (5-1)-The Joe B entry is best, as in only wins if on the engine. That seems to be the case, and Brent Holland will have the pedal down to take control. If left alone, this pilot could steal a quarter and then it has a chance to knock-off the one below.4-Christopher Dance N (6/5)-The Cullipher 5-year-old exploded home with a 54.2 back half to draw off by over 4 lengths in last. Faces the same kind tonight and should be another tiny price. Jason Bartlett has options, and speed at his disposable, this is a must use at a tiny price.Race 11 (10:05 PM EDT)1-Hammering Hank (5/2)-The Burke trainee came a good 2nd at 8-1 last time. That was the 1st start in town since shipping back from The Meadows. There could be others that leave but when the dust settles Yannick Gingras should be no worse than in the pocket. Looks like a main player in a race without a standout.3-Just Enuff Stuff (9/2)-Makes the 1st start for trainer Mike Forte barn and that barn posts 18% winners after a claim. Won 2 and 3 back and that streak ended last week with a 7-hole draw. Beaten chalk could make amends if George Brennan does a good job of timing the gate. Should have a big chance of getting a top of the stack trip, just like the one above.Race 12 (10:25 PM EDT)3-Rockin N Talkin (7/2)-Back in October while in the Stratton barn, the veteran beat the $25k claimers twice and the $30k claimers. Then was claimed by Deb Daguet and has raced against the $40 claimers in the last 2 starts and recent form has looked dull. Gets some needed class relief and now faces a beatable group of $30k claimers.4-Walkinshaw N (2-1)-The 13-year-old doesn't bring his fastball out every race, but when it leaves from the inside it usually is in the mix. Has a similar profile as the one above, form has tailed off and now gets class relief. But the Hudson trainee has an advantage over others, it gets a new set of hands as Bartlett is at the controls. There is some early speed inside and the race could set up for a closer.$2 Late Pick 41,2/1,4/1,3/3,4Total Bet=$32Check me out on Twitter!

EXTRA INCENTIVES10X 1/ST Rewards Points | Zia Park | today’s racesSCJJDULE NOTEDel Mar | makeup card today for Friday’s weather cancellation Turf Paradise | cancelled due to rainTOURNAMENT TIME$40 Del Mar Feeder | detailsNOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Pick 5 | $98,116 | Parx | begins Race 1 | 12:05 pm ET--Parx will have a mandatory payout on Wednesday this weekKEY RACESZia Park | Race 4 | 3:26 pm ET | first of 7 New Mexico Classic Day stakesMahoning Valley | Race 8 | 3:18 pm ET | Mahoning Distaff StakesMahoning Valley | Race 9 | 3:48 pm ET | White Memorial StakesMahoning Valley | Race 10 | 4:18 pm ET | Steel Valley Sprint StakesLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXParx | Race 1 | 12:05 pm ETZia Park | Race 3 |2:59 pm ETDel Mar | Race 9 | 7:30 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHJacinto Solis | Parx | 5 of 6 entrants 5-1 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Mountaineer | favorites won 5 of 8 races on the cardPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMFrank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section

TOURNAMENT TIME$40 Del Mar Feeder | detailsNOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Pick 6 | $126,875 | Gulfstream Park | begins Race 6 | 2:47 pm ETJackpot Pick 6 | $189,873 | Churchill Downs | begins Race 5 | 2:57 pm ETJackpot Super Hi 5 | $174,248 (CAN) | Woodbine | Race 11 | 6:12 pm ETKEY RACESAqueduct | Race 4 | 1:40 pm ET | Forever Together StakesAqueduct | Race 8 | 3:39 pm ET | Pebbles StakesWoodbine | Race 9 | 5:11 pm ET | Clarendon StakesDel Mar | Race 7 | 6:32 pm ET | Red Carpet StakesLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXLaurel | Race 6 | 2:24 pm ETChurchill Downs | Race 6 | 3:26 pm ETDel Mar | Race 7 | 6:32 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHSaffie Joseph Jr. | Gulfstream | 6 of 7 entrants 9-2 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Gulfstream | favorites won 6 of 11 races on the cardPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMScott Shapiro: Churchill Downs Sunday Spot PlaysBrian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section

The penultimate week of racing this year at Churchill Downs concludes this afternoon with a 10-race card that kicks off at 1 pm ET. With a plethora of stakes races on the horizon for Thanksgiving week, it is more of a “meat and potatoes” card today, but there are definitely some attractive maiden and allowance events to sink your teeth into. Here are a trio of horses I will build my Sunday Funday around in Louisville.Race 1:The card kicks off with a $50k maiden claimer for fillies and mares at 6-furlongs where #3 Our Shenanigan was made the understandable 2-1-ML favorite by oddsmaker Mike Battaglia. The Brad Cox trainee has hit the board in 4 of 6, including twice against protected maidens. The problem is she has had plenty of chances already where she was supposed to win. She shook off the rust last time out in a $150k maiden claimer at Keeneland, so theoretically she should improve second off the bench. That said, she is not for me. I prefer the far lighter raced #1 Army Nurse. The Brian Lynch trainee debuted in a race that included Our Shenanigan and while she was beaten a nose back on October 17 by the morning line favorite, she has far more room for improvement. The daughter of Army Mule broke just ok and was buried down on the rail much of the way. Look for Luis Saez to get her out of that gate a little quicker today and try to get to the lead. If he does, she should be long gone in the lid lifter.Play: #1 Army Nurse (5-2 ML)Race 6:I bet #2 Exclusive Star on November 7 in her second start off the layoff for trainer Eddie Kenneally and she missed by a head despite a bobble shortly after the break. The Boxman Stables filly ran huge against the flow three-back at Keeneland despite finishing off the board and has come back off the break firing two solid shots for trainer Eddie Kenneally. The American Pharoah filly comes back on just 16 days-rest, moves to an inside post, retains Luis Saez, and should either be on the lead or in the pocket throughout. Hopefully, she can avoid getting caught up in an early battle and sticks around her 5-1-morning line offering since I much prefer her to 3-1-top choice #7 Hear the Queen and 4-1-second choice #3 Competitive Threat.Play: #2 Exclusive Star (5-1 ML)Race 10:The card concludes with a MSW event for 2YOs at 6.5-furlongs where Winstar Farm homebred #8 Wall Street is likely to take a lot of public support. The Into Mischief colt is a half-brother to 2024 H. Allen Jerkens (G1) and Woody Stephens (G1) winner Patch Adams. He comes in off some fast works and attracts Irad Ortiz Jr. He could be tough to beat, but I am almost willing to take at least a small swing against these well-bred types before seeing one for myself.I will roll with the colt with experience in #2 Circle Tap. The son of Twirling Candy was underwhelming last time out at Keeneland when finishing an even fifth, but I love the way he finished two-back in his lone start over this racetrack. It is important to remember that Keeneland and Churchill are not similar surfaces, so often times some horses much prefer one to the other. I am hopeful that is the case with this Willis Horton Racing runner that put in a strong late run on September 12 to finish second to speed horse Spun DMC. He moves inside and hopefully opts to make one run like he did two and a half months ago. He should be a very fair price.Play: #2 Circle Tap (10-1 ML)