How to bet Parx Pick 5 mandatory payout $1 million pool
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The Philly Big 5 must go on Wednesday at Parx. Prior to scratches, each race features at least 10 entrants, providing bettors with variety in challenges and opportunities. Another thing to keep in mind is that several horses were scratched on Tuesday due to an EHV-1 positive, meaning that there may be a significant amount of scratches on Wednesday. Going into the Tuesday card, the jackpot was $505,292 and involvement starts at just a 50-cent base wager with a first post of 3:46 p.m. EST, and new money is expected to bring the pool to more than $1 million.
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Race 7 (Leg 1): We start with a complex $10,000 claiming puzzle at 1 mile 70 yards for 4 year olds and up. (See chart below Race 8 for how dirt routes have played at Parx this year. Four of the five races are dirt routes.)
No. 1 Grit’n’grind (4-1 ML) and No. 12 Wagon Boss (5-1 ML) exit the same race where Wagon Boss narrowly held on to the victory over an oncoming Grit’n’grind. The tables may be turned here as Grit’n’grind now gets the advantage of the rail while Wagon Boss will have to cross and clear from the far outside. Another horse to use on the ticket is No. 6 In Equality (6-1 ML) who comes in off back-to-back wins. He rallied into moderate fractions from last to first up the rail in his last start, and trainer Ronald Abrams is 20 percent with horses coming in off wins.
Picks: 1, 12, 6
Race 8 (Leg 2): The chalk looks tough to beat in this $8,000 starter handicap for fillies and mares 3 years old and up going 1 mile 70 yards. No. 10 Miss Dillingham (2-1 ML) comes in off a win at 1 1/16 miles and has the highest last-out Beyer Speed Figure of 78. She also has the highest career best Beyer of 81. For more coverage, No. 3 Fleeterthan (4-1 ML) is ultra consistent, having hit the board in her last four efforts. She has yet to run at this distance, but trainer Michael Moore is 22 percent when stretching out from sprint distances.
Picks: 10, 3
Race 9 (Leg 3): This is the second of several $8,000 starter handicaps, this one for 3-year-olds and up going 1 1/16th miles. Several horses look evenly matched in here, and this will be a spread race. No. 7 Exit Right (2-1 ML) comes in off two wins and finished ahead of both No. 5 Flat Out Flying (3-1 ML) and No. 3 Silver Edge (4-1 ML) in his last start. However, both his wins were on off tracks, and he may not get the same for this event. No. 9 Secret Path (6-1 ML) shortens up slightly from 1 1/8 miles to the 1 1/16 and has Beyer Speed Figures that fit with this group. For a bit of a long shot, No. 2 Big Beautiful Wall (8-1 ML) has been popular in the claim box, comes in off two wins and goes out first off the claim for trainer Mary Pattershall who is 29 percent with this move out of a sample size of 7.
Picks: 7, 5, 3, 9, 2
Race 10 (Leg 4): Another $8,000 starter handicap for 3-year-olds and up, this is the only sprint in the sequence at 5 1/2 furlongs and should feature a pretty hot pace. (See below for the dirt sprint matrix.) The speed of the speed on paper, No. 13 Fran’s Worrier (8-1 ML), appears to be at a disadvantage in drawing the far outside post. If his last non-effort can be forgiven, No. 5 Jamminwithbrandon (8-1 ML) should come running late. A horse who is likely to take money is No. 1 Beverly Park (3-1 ML) as he has been favored in his last 10 races. He also has the best last-out Beyer Speed Figure of the group in an 84. Another contender is No. 9 Brazen (4-1 ML) who comes in off a win.
Picks: 5, 1, 9
Race 11 (Leg 5): Ending with $7,500 claimers four and up going 1 mile 70 yards, No. 5 Nimble Beast (7-2 ML) seems like the horse to beat if he shows up. He drops in from the $15,000 claiming level, but his last two starts don’t exactly inspire confidence to single. For a horse who has shown more recent consistency, No. 8 The Right Path (4-1 ML) will also be on the ticket.
Picks: 5, 8
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