HORSESHOE INDIANAPOLIS · MONDAY 5 OCTOBER 2026

Race 9 — Entries, Odds & Picks

MAIDEN 300 Yards Dirt 2 Year Olds $18,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Cyber Saint M

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite

EACH-WAY

R Different Option

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival

DARK HORSE

My First Smooch

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L

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 9 · Horseshoe Indianapolis · Monday 5 October 2026 · Post TBD

Race 9 — 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 Cyber Saint M J: Villamil Bocanegra D · T: Sacramento Chavez	—	—	—	—	—	—
2 R Different Option J: Flores-Munoz Y · T: Shawna Martin	—	—	—	—	—	—
3 My First Smooch J: Luna Diaz L E · T: Tim Eggleston	—	—	—	—	—	—
4 Cyber Dash J: Martinez L D · T: Cunningham Anthony F	—	—	—	—	—	—
5 Cv Paint Your Tools J: Diaz E · T: Claudio Barraza	—	—	—	—	—	—
6 Kv Power J: Morin F · T: Claudio Barraza	—	—	—	—	—	—
7 Jess Is Up J: Pina R D · T: Tim Eggleston	—	—	—	—	—	—
8 Candy On Fire J: Penaloza C · T: Ezequiel Rodriguez	—	—	—	—	—	—
9 Kats Bad Habit J: Rodriguez A · T: Karin Yike	—	—	—	—	—	—

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

# Field of 9

1 post 1

Cyber Saint M

Villamil Bocanegra D · Sacramento Chavez · 124 lb

by Cyber Monday out of A Preachers Daughter

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2 post 2

R Different Option

Flores-Munoz Y · Shawna Martin · 124 lb

by Jess Different out of Dna Dalesblackbueaty

M/L

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3 post 3

My First Smooch

Luna Diaz L E · Tim Eggleston · 124 lb

by Whata Corona out of Smooch and Run

M/L

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4 post 4

Cyber Dash

Martinez L D · Cunningham Anthony F · 124 lb

by Cyber Monday out of Shes So Valiant

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5 post 5

Cv Paint Your Tools

Diaz E · Claudio Barraza · 124 lb

by Pyc Paint Your Wagon out of Apollitical Tools

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6 post 6

Kv Power

Morin F · Claudio Barraza · 124 lb

by Kvn Corona out of Invisible Power

M/L

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7 post 7

Jess Is Up

Pina R D · Tim Eggleston · 124 lb

by Jess Being Valiant out of Cant Bug This Game

M/L

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8 post 8

Candy On Fire

Penaloza C · Ezequiel Rodriguez · 124 lb

by Jess Good Candy out of Stel Chargin

M/L

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9 post 9

Kats Bad Habit

Rodriguez A · Karin Yike · 124 lb

by Habits Secret out of Katinizer

M/L

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