EMERALD DOWNS · SATURDAY 11 JULY 2026

Race 8 — Race 8

MAIDEN CLAIMING 5 Furlongs Dirt Fast 3 Year Olds And Up $10,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Slippery Silk 5-2

Weather

Partly Sunny · 75°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Slippery Silk

M/L 5-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-2 · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Swingin Inthe Rain

M/L 9-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 9-2 · Howard Gibson (top US trainer)

DARK HORSE

Shady Creek

M/L 10-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 10-1 · Castellanos A (top jockey)

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.

# Field of 9

1 post 1

Slippery Silk M/L FAV

Krigger K · Debbie Peery · 125 lb

by Tom's Tribute out of Elegant in Silk

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-2

M/L

5-2

2 post 2

Swingin Inthe Rain

Cruz A M · Howard Gibson TOP-25 · 121 lb

by Barkley out of Sweet Swinging Ms

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 9-2

M/L

9-2

3 post 3

Designated Runner

Anaya A V · Harwood Ryland M · 121 lb

by Rise Up out of Line Drive

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

4 post 4

Shady Creek

Castellanos A ELITE · Wenzel Tom · 118 lb

by Sixthirteen out of Myladysabitshady

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

5 post 5

Lotsa Kitty

Nunnally B · Gibson Vince · 121 lb

by Lotsa Mischief out of My Indy Kitty

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

6 post 6

Roxie's Secret

Alvarado F T · David Martinez · 121 lb

by Raised a Secret out of Roxie Hart

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

7 post 7

Belle of Edmonds

Enriquez I D · Lucarelli Frank · 121 lb

by Honor A. P. out of Storm Hearted

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

9 post 9

Denada

Timentwa T · Gary Greiner · 120 lb

by Top Hit out of Rockin Cowgirl

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

10 post 10

Little Minnie Mo

Amador S R · Balcom Cliff · 121 lb

by Jess Mo out of T. J.'s Only

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

Scratches:

Orting Mist (#8)

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