THISTLEDOWN · MONDAY 17 AUGUST 2026

Race 5 — Race 5

CLAIMING 5 1/2 Furlongs Dirt Fast 3 Year Olds And Up $21,900

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Kingdom Trails 2-1

Weather

Chance Rain Showers · 80°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Kingdom Trails

M/L 2-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 2-1 · market favourite

EACH-WAY

My Kinda Party

M/L 3-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 3-1 · chief rival · blinkers

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.

# Field of 6

1 post 1

Credit Check

Fernandez V R · Zielinski Richard · 119 lb

by Goldencents out of Credit Analyst

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

2 post 2

Hollaback

Bowen R · Hamm Timothy · 119 lb

by Take Charge Indy out of Orientate to Luv

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

3 post 3

Rollin Freedom

Skerrett J · Saul Morales · 112 lb

by Cross Traffic out of Flight Eleven

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

4 post 4

My Kinda Party

Salazar Becerra F · Caryn Vecchio · 119 lb

by Tale of Ekati out of Helluva Notion

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 3-1

M/L

3-1

5 post 5

Kingdom Trails M/L FAV

Haldar H · Nestor Rivera · 114 lb

by Preservationist out of Trout River Red

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 2-1

M/L

2-1

7 post 7

Siofra

Cedillo M · David Wolochuk · 119 lb

by Maximus Mischief out of Pretty Much Mine

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 7-2

M/L

7-2

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