by Frank Cotolo

Frank Cotolo offers his picks for the $25,000 Pick 4 at Balmoral Park on May 8, part of the USTA Strategic Wagering program.

Balmoral Park Pick 4, Races 7-10, Sunday, May 8, 2011

The Play:

3/69/8/2,10= $8 ($2 ticket)

Analysis:

Race 7: Moving to the rail, (3) Andi Rose made a strong first-over bid in last, settling for fourth while being well supported.

Race 8: (6) Psyched can win again after just getting there, grinding it out in a conditioned event. Evil Urges (9) took the overland route and still held for second as the dead-on choice, a race he needed after two top qualifiers and a history of class.

Race 9: Endless Motion (8) stepped up last time, closing well, and now takes a short dip but still within range of her last victory.

Race 10: Shuffled back last time, Samstorm (2) he could not make aim at the top few. The gelding has one bad race in four, tossing one out with no excuse. From the far outside, (10) Wes Mantooth, arguably one of the worst named horses in history, made a strong first-over bid in his last and closed to get third by a neck.