KEENELAND · SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER 2026

Race 1 — Race 1 — Entries, Odds & Picks

CLAIMING 7 Furlongs Dirt 3 Year Olds And Up $66,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Carol's Melody 6-5

Weather

Sunny · 62°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Carol's Melody

M/L 6-5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 6-5 · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Miss Enchanted

M/L 7-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 7-2 · chief rival · Romans Dale (top US trainer)

DARK HORSE

Alta Avenue

M/L 6-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 6-1 · Gaffalione T (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.

Race 1 · Keeneland · Sunday 18 October 2026 · Post TBD

Race 1 — 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 Turkish Pistachio J: Mendoza A · T: Genaro Garcia	+800	—	—	—	—	—
2 Miss Enchanted J: Saez L · T: Romans Dale	+350	—	—	—	—	—
3 Alta Avenue J: Gaffalione T · T: David Jacobson	+600	—	—	—	—	—
4 Tizianna J: Morales E · T: Matt Shirer	+1200	—	—	—	—	—
5 No What Ifs J: Loveberry J · T: Forster Grant T	+400	—	—	—	—	—
6 Bolt Dior J: Hernandez B J Jr · T: Girten Tim	+1500	—	—	—	—	—
7 Carol's Melody J: Ortiz J L · T: Kenneally Eddie	+120	—	—	—	—	—

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

# Field of 7

1 post 1

Turkish Pistachio

Mendoza A · Genaro Garcia · 118 lb

by Catholic Boy out of Spin Control

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

2 post 2

Miss Enchanted

Saez L · Romans Dale TOP-25 · 121 lb

by Maximus Mischief out of Erin Enchanted

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 7-2

M/L

7-2

3 post 3

Alta Avenue

Gaffalione T ELITE · David Jacobson · 118 lb

by Tacitus out of Atala

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

4 post 4

Tizianna

Morales E · Matt Shirer · 120 lb

by Beau Liam out of Radiant Ruby

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

5 post 5

No What Ifs

Loveberry J · Forster Grant T · 121 lb

by Frosted out of Settling for Gold

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

6 post 6

Bolt Dior

Hernandez B J Jr · Girten Tim · 118 lb

by Bolt d'Oro out of Vibrant Ginger

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

7 post 7

Carol's Melody M/L FAV

Ortiz J L · Kenneally Eddie · 118 lb

by Shancelot out of Empires Answer

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-5

M/L

6-5

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