HORSESHOE INDIANAPOLIS · WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2026

Race 3 — Race 3 — Entries, Odds & Picks

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT 6 Furlongs Dirt 3 Year Olds And Up $43,520

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Nacua 8-5

Weather

Mostly Sunny · 71°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Nacua

M/L 8-5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 8-5 · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Final Countdown

M/L 3-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 3-1 · chief rival

DARK HORSE

Cool Cat Boots

M/L 6-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 6-1

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 · Horseshoe Indianapolis · 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 Nacua J: De La Cruz F · T: Ethan West	+160	—	—	—	—	—
2 Final Countdown J: Achard A · T: Robert Pompell	+300	—	—	—	—	—
3 Pharoah Kidd J: Stanley A O · T: Pat Clay	+800	—	—	—	—	—
4 Ain't Dere No Mo J: Burgos A · T: Emma Sanchez	+800	—	—	—	—	—
5 Mahmoud's Cloud J: Sanjur S · T: Emma Sanchez	+450	—	—	—	—	—
6 Cool Cat Boots J: Lara V · T: Juan Medina	+600	—	—	—	—	—

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

# Field of 6

1 post 1

Nacua M/L FAV

De La Cruz F · Ethan West · 120 lb

by Core Beliefs out of Shop Girl

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-5

M/L

8-5

2 post 2

Final Countdown

Achard A · Robert Pompell · 124 lb

by Gio Ponti out of Cinnie

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 3-1

M/L

3-1

3 post 3

Pharoah Kidd

Stanley A O · Pat Clay · 120 lb

by American Pharoah out of Stellaris

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

4 post 4

Ain't Dere No Mo

Burgos A · Emma Sanchez · 120 lb

by McKinzie out of Amused

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

5 post 5

Mahmoud's Cloud

Sanjur S · Emma Sanchez · 120 lb

by Cloud Computing out of Voodoo's Vision

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 9-2

M/L

9-2

6 post 6

Cool Cat Boots

Lara V · Juan Medina · 119 lb

by West Ranger out of Charlotte Marie

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

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