KEENELAND · WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2026

Race 1 — Race 1 — Entries, Odds & Picks

MAIDEN CLAIMING 6 Furlongs Dirt 2 Year Olds $65,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Magical Mikel 5-2

Weather

Sunny · 71°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Magical Mikel

M/L 5-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-2 · market favourite · McPeek Kenneth G (top US trainer) · blinkers

EACH-WAY

Pop and Locke

M/L 9-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 9-2 · Brendan Walsh (top US trainer) · Gaffalione T (top jockey) · blinkers

DARK HORSE

Nickyb

M/L 6-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 6-1 · Romans Dale (top US trainer)

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 · Wednesday 21 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 Black Jacket Crazy J: Ortiz J L · T: Asmussen Steven M	+300	—	—	—	—	—
2 Magical Mikel J: Ortiz I Jr · T: McPeek Kenneth G	+250	—	—	—	—	—
3 Pop and Locke J: Gaffalione T · T: Brendan Walsh	+450	—	—	—	—	—
4 Nickyb J: Hernandez B J Jr · T: Romans Dale	+600	—	—	—	—	—
5 Ghost Wish J: Espinoza A · T: Von Hemel Donnie K	+2000	—	—	—	—	—
6 Mandalay J: Concepcion A · T: Briley Lonnie	+2000	—	—	—	—	—
7 Midnight Burst J: Curtis B · T: Nik Goodwin	+2000	—	—	—	—	—
8 Night Knight J: Machado L · T: Anna Navarrete	+600	—	—	—	—	—
9 Flanker J: Corrales G · T: Norm Casse	+800	—	—	—	—	—

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# Field of 9

1 post 1

Black Jacket Crazy

Ortiz J L · Asmussen Steven M ELITE · 119 lb

by By My Standards out of Hottestthingintown

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 3-1

M/L

3-1

2 post 2

Magical Mikel M/L FAV

Ortiz I Jr · McPeek Kenneth G TOP-25 · 119 lb

by McKinzie out of Moneybru

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-2

M/L

5-2

3 post 3

Pop and Locke

Gaffalione T ELITE · Brendan Walsh TOP-25 · 119 lb

by Vekoma out of Sum More Bizzness

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 9-2

M/L

9-2

4 post 4

Nickyb

Hernandez B J Jr · Romans Dale TOP-25 · 119 lb

by Epicenter out of Ionic

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

5 post 5

Ghost Wish

Espinoza A · Von Hemel Donnie K · 119 lb

by Midshipman out of Celestial Wish

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

6 post 6

Mandalay

Concepcion A · Briley Lonnie · 119 lb

by Sir Winston out of Bobbini

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

7 post 7

Midnight Burst

Curtis B · Nik Goodwin · 119 lb

by Mitole out of Honored Promise

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

8 post 8

Night Knight

Machado L · Anna Navarrete · 119 lb

by Authentic out of Dontpushyourluck

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

9 post 9

Flanker

Corrales G · Norm Casse ELITE · 119 lb

by Game Winner out of Lady Suebee

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

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