Lethbridge RMTC Picks & Predictions — June 20, 2026
It's a gorgeous Saturday at Lethbridge RMTC — clear skies, 75°F, and a fast dirt track that should reward horses with early foot. Seven races are on the board today, ranging from maiden-friendly allowances to a pair of stakes events that give this card some real bite.
The pace scenarios figure to be lively all afternoon on a surface that's playing true. Three of today's top picks are sitting at morning-line odds of 5/2 or better, which means there's genuine competition across the card — and genuine opportunity for bettors willing to dig in.
Whether you're here for a casual wager or building multi-race tickets, there's plenty to work with today. Let's break it down.
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Race 1
Allowance · 5 1/2 fur · Dirt
A wide-open allowance sprint where the top-rated horse is not the morning-line favorite, setting up an intriguing overlay situation at 5½ furlongs on the Lethbridge dirt.
Properly Proper tops the TrackWiz ratings at 84.9 — a clear step above the field — and trainer Lyle W. Magnuson is a name worth knowing at this meet. The 9/2 morning line looks generous given the ratings gap, and if jockey Larris Allen can get a clean break from post 3, this horse should have every chance to run them down late. The zero career wins flag is noted, but the rating suggests the talent is there and a breakthrough could be imminent.
The Cat Let Me In brings the best career win percentage in the field at 20%, and a TrackWiz rating of 78.67 makes this the clear second choice on merit. Jockey O'Shane Nugent gets a horse with some tactical speed — that 50 average speed figure gives a baseline — and the 3/1 morning line may be shorter than ideal, but a top-two finish looks like a reasonable expectation.
City Ballett at 5/1 offers some each-way value as the third-best rated horse in the race at 72.51. Laurina Bugeaud takes the mount and this horse's 12% career win rate, while modest, suggests consistency without being a standout. In a race where the top two picks could get tangled in a pace battle, City Ballett has the profile to collect a check from a stalking position.
Race 2
Allowance · 5 fur · Dirt
Momo's Kiddo draws the eye immediately as an even-money morning-line standout, but Gray Like Alex's jaw-dropping 42% career win rate makes this more than a rubber-stamp favorite race.
Momo's Kiddo carries the highest TrackWiz rating in the field by a wide margin at 90.0, and trainer Lyle W. Magnuson sends this one out as the morning-line favorite at even money. The 20% career win percentage is solid in context, and Larris Allen has been an active rider at this meet. At 5 furlongs on the dirt, a horse of this rating profile should be able to dictate or sit just off the pace and put this away in the stretch.
Amusing Way is the most interesting secondary play in this spot — a 26% career win rate and the best TrackWiz rating outside the favorite at 63.36, all while sitting at 5/1 on the morning line. Trainer Chandra Clarke and jockey Andre Powell team up here, and if the favorite faces any trouble at the break over this short 5-furlong trip, Amusing Way has the profile to be right there at the wire.
Tiz Funny at 8/1 is a sneaky inclusion for exotic players. The 26% career win rate matches Amusing Way's, and a TrackWiz rating of 59.47 puts this horse firmly in the mix for a piece of the purse. Trainer John P. Brown keeps Garfield Gordon aboard, and the double-digit morning line gives this entry some legitimate show-ticket value in what could be a contested pace scenario.
Race 3
Starter Optional Claiming · 6 fur · Dirt
Readytotapnsing stands out as a heavy-duty class edge in this Starter Optional Claiming sprint, but the pace battle shaping up between the speed horses makes the race shape more complicated than the morning line suggests.
Readytotapnsing is the class of this field, sitting at an 87.81 TrackWiz rating — more than 14 points clear of the second-ranked Karaoke. The 5/2 morning line looks accurate for a horse of this caliber in a Starter Optional Claiming spot, and jockey Orlando Foster picks up a prime mount here. A 14% career win rate might seem modest, but the rating says the performances back it up, and a clean trip from post 4 should put this one in position to win going away.
Karaoke is a legitimate danger with a 73.72 TrackWiz rating and a 52 average speed figure — giving us actual pace data to work with. Trainer Cindy M. Cummins sends out Blandford Stewart, a capable jockey at this circuit, and the 3/1 morning line is fair. If Readytotapnsing runs into any pace pressure early, Karaoke has the speed figure profile to make a run at the wire.
State School Smart opens at 5/1 and leads the rest of the field in the ratings at 43.39, though there's a significant gap between this horse and the top two. Trainer Justin P. Weaselhead uses Dwight Anthony Lewis in the irons, and a 15% career win rate — best of the three horses outside the top pair — gives some reason to include this one in exacta and trifecta coverage.
Our three free races kick things off strong. Properly Proper opens the card in a 5½-furlong allowance at 9/2 on the morning line — a price worth respecting given a TrackWiz rating of 84.9. In Race 2, Momo's Kiddo goes postward as the even-money choice in a 5-furlong allowance, and that top rating of 90 backs up the favoritism convincingly. Race 3 brings a Starter Optional Claiming test at 6 furlongs where Readytotapnsing profiles as the pace-presser to beat at 5/2.
One thing connecting all three free picks: they're competing on a consistent dirt surface in conditions that favor horses who can get to the front or sit just off a pressured pace. With clear weather and no track bias concerns, speed figures should translate cleanly today — and TrackWiz analysis has each of these three well-positioned to fire their best number.
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Today at Lethbridge, the top free plays are Properly Proper, Momo's Kiddo, and Readytotapnsing — three solid angles on a clear, fast-track afternoon. For the full card including both stakes races and our exotic ticket strategies, subscribers can access every race breakdown right now. Good luck out there, and may the pace set up in your favor.