Delta Downs Picks & Predictions — June 12, 2026
This card ran on June 12, 2026.
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It's a hot Friday at Delta Downs — clear skies and 88°F baking the Louisiana dirt — and the track is serving up a nine-race card that leans heavily on quarter horse action. Three claiming races kick things off before giving way to a five-race trial series at 350 yards, making this one of the more format-consistent cards you'll see all meet.
That trial cluster is the main event today. Five straight heats at the same distance means pace scenarios are tight, times will be comparable, and qualifying spots are on the line — which almost always sharpens the competition. Meanwhile, the front end of the card offers solid betting opportunities in the claiming ranks before the trials take center stage.
Bottom line: nine races, one surface, and a card built for the sharp bettor who knows how to connect the dots across a trial series. Let's dig in.
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Race 1
Claiming · 440 yd · Dirt
A clear top-two emerge in this 440-yard claiming sprint, with Paint the Tank and Cherry Cola Bling separating themselves from a muddled middle pack — but value lurks at the bottom of the ticket.
Paint the Tank comes in with the field's highest TrackWiz rating at 87.81 and draws the morning line favoritism at 5/2 for good reason. Trained by Jose Carrizales and piloted by Randy Edison Jr., this one has a 20% career win rate — solid for a claiming runner at this level. In a short 440-yard dash where gate speed and early explosion are everything, a horse with this kind of rating separation over the field is hard to fade. Best bet of the race.
Cherry Cola Bling posts the second-best rating in the field at 82.33 and carries a 22% career win rate — actually the highest in the field — for trainer Salvador G. Flores. At 7/2 on the morning line, there's legitimate upside here, and Lucas Constantin gets the call. If Paint the Tank catches a bad break from the gate, Cherry Cola Bling has the profile to steal the win outright.
Ah Mr Majesstic checks in third in the TrackWiz ratings at 72.45, a meaningful gap above the rest of the field but clearly a tier below the top two. The 4/1 morning line is fair, and Ubaldo Luna is a capable hand at this level. Use this one underneath in exactas and trifectas — the 11% career win rate is modest but this horse figures to be in the mix late in the fractions.
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Today's Delta Downs card is compact but loaded with opportunity — free picks on Paint the Tank, Gray Jam, and Tlc the Pilot give everyone a starting point, and the five-race trial series sets up beautifully for multi-race wagering. For pace projections, exotic breakdowns, and the full nine-race analysis including that X Ecutive Action longshot angle, subscribers have everything they need. Not a member yet? Check out our plans at TrackWiz Pricing and get in on the full card. Good luck out there — race smart.