LOUISIANA DOWNS · WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2026

Race 3 — Race 3 — Entries, Odds & Picks

CLAIMING 7 1/2 Furlongs Turf 3 Year Olds And Up $9,900

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Soul Coaxing 7-5

Weather

Partly Sunny · 95°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Soul Coaxing

M/L 7-5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 7-5 · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Publius

M/L 5-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-1

DARK HORSE

Eastside Cool

M/L 8-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 8-1

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 · Louisiana Downs · Wednesday 30 September 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 Eastside Cool J: Nieves E · T: Foster Joseph M	+800	—	—	—	—	—
2 Quaternion J: Lozada C · T: Jorge Lara	+1000	—	—	—	—	—
3 Publius J: Ramirez J Jr · T: Juan Cano	+500	—	—	—	—	—
4 Russells Hustle J: Castillo I · T: Jonathan Wong	+200	—	—	—	—	—
5 Dan d'Oro J: Roman K · T: Hewitt Michael	+3000	—	—	—	—	—
6 Dude Drop Kid J: Williams R · T: Foster Joseph M	+800	—	—	—	—	—
7 Soul Coaxing J: Barrera E J · T: Juan Cano	+140	—	—	—	—	—

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

# Field of 7

1 post 1

Eastside Cool

Nieves E · Foster Joseph M · 123 lb

by Frosted out of Fifth and Madison

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

2 post 2

Quaternion

Lozada C · Jorge Lara · 123 lb

by Union Rags out of Dame Marie

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

3 post 3

Publius

Ramirez J Jr · Juan Cano · 125 lb

by Constitution out of Sharp Instinct

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-1

M/L

5-1

4 post 4

Russells Hustle

Castillo I · Jonathan Wong · 123 lb

by Noble Mission*GB out of Soul Navigator

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 2-1

M/L

2-1

5 post 5

Dan d'Oro

Roman K · Hewitt Michael · 123 lb

by Medaglia d'Oro out of Street Interest

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 30-1

M/L

30-1

6 post 6

Dude Drop Kid

Williams R · Foster Joseph M · 122 lb

by Lemon Drop Kid out of Demure Halo

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

7 post 7

Soul Coaxing M/L FAV

Barrera E J · Juan Cano · 125 lb

by Karakontie*Jpn out of Owl Moon

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 7-5

M/L

7-5

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