DELTA DOWNS · WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2026

Race 3 — Entries, Odds & Picks

MAIDEN CLAIMING 7 1/2 Furlongs Dirt 2 Year Olds $39,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Tensas Union Girl 5-2

Weather

Sunny · 84°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Tensas Union Girl

M/L 5-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-2 · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Grey Strat

M/L 7-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 7-2 · chief rival · blinkers

DARK HORSE

Leslie's Lucky

M/L 5-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-1

How we score: composite rating of morning-line market position (60%) + trainer tier (20%) + jockey tier (12%) + elite combo bonus (5%) + equipment signals (3%). Picks are programmatic, not editorial — informational only. 21+ where applicable.

Race 3 · Delta Downs · Wednesday 21 October 2026 · Post TBD

Race 3 — Odds & Pool Movement

Live tote odds and pool amounts from the racing data feed. US racing is pari-mutuel — odds are set by the pool at post time and reflect the same pool across all ADW operators. AmWager (horse.bet partner) offers 6–8% rebates on every wager. 21+. 1‑800‑GAMBLER.

Runner	Morning Line	Live Odds	Movement	Win Pool ($)	Pool Share	Bet at AmWager →
1 Queen's Guitar J: Castillo A · T: Jonas Gibson	+1000	—	—	—	—	—
2 Leslie's Lucky J: Thornton T · T: Klanfer Alan	+500	—	—	—	—	—
3 I'm a Pound J: Barrera E J · T: Wilson Shane	+450	—	—	—	—	—
4 Grey Strat J: Melancon J · T: Wilson Shane	+350	—	—	—	—	—
5 Tensas Union Girl J: Hernandez H · T: Justin Jeansonne	+250	—	—	—	—	—
6 Shez a Nugget J: Mudd J · T: Klanfer Alan	+1200	—	—	—	—	—
7 Anna K J: Castillo I · T: Bourgeois Keith	+800	—	—	—	—	—
8 True Fire J: Birzer A E · T: Jayde Gelner	+800	—	—	—	—	—

Shortest live odds (market favorite) · AmWager (tap live odds to bet) · American odds format

# Field of 8

1 post 1

Queen's Guitar

Castillo A · Jonas Gibson · 120 lb

by Star Guitar out of Queenanne'srevenge

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

2 post 2

Leslie's Lucky

Thornton T · Klanfer Alan · 120 lb

by Lookin At Lucky out of Schiff's Corner

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-1

M/L

5-1

3 post 3

I'm a Pound

Barrera E J · Wilson Shane · 120 lb

by Pound for Pound out of Run Rhea Run

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 9-2

M/L

9-2

4 post 4

Grey Strat

Melancon J · Wilson Shane · 120 lb

by Star Guitar out of Hot N Sour

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 7-2

M/L

7-2

5 post 5

Tensas Union Girl M/L FAV

Hernandez H · Justin Jeansonne · 120 lb

by Cairo Prince out of Cascia

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-2

M/L

5-2

6 post 6

Shez a Nugget

Mudd J · Klanfer Alan · 115 lb

by Mr. Money out of Flat Out Flirty

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

7 post 7

Anna K

Castillo I · Bourgeois Keith · 120 lb

by Cross Traffic out of Smitty's Sunshine

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

8 post 8

True Fire

Birzer A E · Jayde Gelner · 120 lb

by Aurelius Maximus out of Aife

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

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