Finale Stakes Second Round – Bluffs Run

Jason Gill is our new resident greyhound handicapping expert. Jason has been attending and wagering on greyhound races since 1980. A third-generation greyhound racing fan, Jason taught many handicapping classes and seminars at the now defunct Multnomah Greyhound Park outside of Portland Oregon.

Good day and thanks for checking in on this blog entry. In this article, I will be offering some quick thoughts and ideas on four races taking place at Bluffs Run Greyhound Park.

All four races will be second-round races in the $60,000 Finale Stakes – they will be run over the 550-yard course.

Race #1 – This second round race will feature one of the best greyhounds in the country in #6 Boc’s Tony Romo. The inside part of the track should be open for his tremendous late kick. I will be using the #1 Illuminate and the #7 Barts Bold Ruler with Tony Romo in quinielas and box exactas.

Race #2 – I will be keying off the #8 XKT Jim Thurber in this contest. Thurber appears to be very well posted as the #6 Lahaina wants inside and the #7 Dutch Connor has no early speed and appears to be outclassed. I will use the #2 O Ya Spunky, the #3 JD Iconic and the #6 Lahaina with the eight in quinielas.

Race #4 – The #7 Boc’s Executive is easily the greyhound to beat in this second round race. Executive comes into this race on a major form spree – having won three of this last five races. I will narrow down in this race and only use the #1 B’s Silver Wings and #2 L Bumble Bee with the favorite.

I will start off the Pick-4 using those three greyhounds (1,2,7) – On all my extra Pick-4 tickets I will single Boc’s Executive.

Race #8 – I think the #1 It All Worx Out is in a great spot to get a piece of the trifecta at a decent price. Worx Out is a rail runner who should benefit when the #2 O Ya Spike and the #4 Driven Dreams go wide in the first turn. I will take a bit of a stab and key the #1 Worx Out second and third in trifectas behind the #6 Dk’s Gator Roll and the #8 Helpme Helpyou – who scored an easy win from the same post in round one.

Thanks for reading and good luck!!