Mountaineer Racetrack Betting Picks – Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort fills its Wednesday race card with nine solid allowance, claiming, and maiden matches. I find myself agreeing with the morning line all too often, but I do also find some very good value show bets along the way.

It’s going to be a wet Wednesday in New Cumberland, West Virginia, with an 80% chance of precipitation, temperatures in the mid-50s, and winds around nine mph.

Read on for my Mountaineer Racetrack picks and tips for Wednesday, November 25, 2020.

This is a maiden special weight race for two-year-olds running a distance of 5-1/2 furlongs for a purse of $15,500.

I’m going to go with the 2/1 morning line favorite here — Insofar, with Luis H. Colon in the irons. This gelding finished in the money four of his six career starts.

Insofar could see plenty of competition from the second-favored Skinnersburg, but I think he’ll live up to the morning line’s expectations.

And speaking of expectations, I see plenty of longshots in this race — and they’re all justifiably longshots. The only value you’ll find in a show bet here is not making one.

This is a claiming race for three-year-olds and upward running a distance of one mile for a purse of $7,500.

I have to go with the 5/2 morning line favorite here, as well — Joey B, with Luis H. Colon aboard. This six-year-old gelding moneyed 29 of his 54 career starts, winning nine of them, and his 2020 stats are even better: five money finishes in nine starts, two of them wins. Not only that, but his jockey is having a very good year. Very.

As luck would have it, the only longshot in this race (30/1) actually has a solid chance of finishing in the money here, so let’s go with a show bet on Thirsty Actor, ridden by Marco Ccamaque. This six-year-old gelding moneyed 21 of his 41 career starts, winning six.

This is a starter allowance race for fillies and mares three years old and upward running a distance of 5-1/2 furlongs for a purse of $13,200.

My money’s on the 8/5 morning line favorite here — Musabaqa, with Charles Oliveros aboard. This five-year-old mare finished in the money 18 of her 25 career starts, winning 12 of them.

At 12/1, Flat Out Ten, ridden by Yuri Yaranga, is a good value show bet against this field. This five-year-old mare moneyed seven of her eight career starts, winning four. You could even try an across the board wager here, but I’m just recommending the show bet.

Mountaineer delivered with some good value show bets, and you can find even more at the two other tracks I reviewed for Wednesday: