Horseshoe Indianapolis Picks & Predictions — July 10, 2026
This card ran on July 10, 2026.
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Happy Friday from Horseshoe Indianapolis, where a nine-race card is set to run under partly cloudy skies and a comfortable 81°F. Conditions look ideal — no rain in the mix, and a fast dirt surface should hold all day for the sprint-heavy card. The turf course is in play for three races, including a pair of stakes in Races 7 and 8 that give this Friday card some real teeth.
Today's card has a nice mix of claiming races to open the afternoon, a stretch of allowance company through the middle, and those two turf stakes closing things out before a 350-yard quarter-horse sprint wraps it all up. Plenty of angles to work, and our TrackWiz ratings are flagging some interesting overlays — including a couple of morning-line outsiders worth a second look.
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Race 1
Claiming · 6 fur · Dirt
One horse towers over this six-furlong claiming opener on paper, but there's genuine intrigue for the exotics with a pair of value runners lurking at big prices.
Count the Cash earns the top TrackWiz rating in this field at 87.08 — a significant gap over the second-ranked horse — and posts a 14% career win rate that holds up well in a claiming context. Alexander Crispin gets the call, and the morning line of 3/1 feels fair given that edge on the numbers. With an average speed figure of 54 matching the field's best, this horse profiles as the class of the race and should be pressing or leading through the stretch.
Mi Sargento is an intriguing place play at 8/1 morning line with a TrackWiz rating of 65.58 — second-best in the field. The modest 4% career win rate is a flag, but in a place context, this horse has enough talent to land in the exacta if Count the Cash handles the top spot. Trainer Terry Vaughn gets a capable rider in Marcelino Pedroza, Jr., a jockey who knows how to rate a horse over six furlongs.
Slink is listed at 5/2 on the morning line — effectively co-second choice — and carries a 59.79 rating from TrackWiz. The 3% career win rate is low, but Luis Contreras is an experienced hand and this horse ties for the field's top average speed figure at 54. If the pace sets up honestly, Slink has the raw speed to be in the mix at the wire for show honors.
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Bottom line: today's card at Horseshoe Indianapolis has legitimate depth, highlighted by a strong top-end trio in the free races and two turf stakes that demand a closer look. Count the Cash and Hot Middles lead our public selections, but the real value may be hiding further down the card. Subscribers get every angle — head to TrackWiz Premium to unlock the full card before the first post.