The Funny Finish Line with Trackside Ted – April 8, 2025 | Keeneland Edition

Welcome back, racing fans, to another jam-packed edition of The Funny Finish Line — where the horses run fast, the payouts run fat, and if you’re not cashing tickets, you might just be betting on the jockey’s hairline.

We’re trackside at Keeneland for a Tuesday tilt with over $4 million in purse money up for grabs. It’s a tipsheet buffet today, with juicy odds, mystery maidens, and some longshots that could make your wallet neigh in excitement. Let’s dig into a few of the highlights from today’s Raymond Report Tipsheet:

🏁 Race 1 – Maiden Special Weight | Post Time: 1:00 PM ET

🔥 Top Pick: (10) Shepherd – 6-1 They say the Shepherd always leads the flock… well today, we hope he leads them to the cashier’s window. With S. Russell rocking a strong 52% win clip, this one’s no sheepish pick.

💡 Ted’s Tip: Box up 10/7/8 in the Trifecta and add in that sneaky short-priced (2) Camp Hale for exacta insurance. Let’s herd that money!

🍀 Race 2 – Maiden Special Weight (Turf) | Post Time: 1:32 PM ET

🎯 Value Play: (5) Courageous Clay – 10-1 Named like a boxer but running like a ballerina on turf. Watch for him to float like a butterfly and cash like a freight train.

💥 Exacta Boxes: 5/1 and 1/7. Turf can be tricky, but the combo of Ortiz/Prat is turf gold.

💣 Race 3 – Allowance Optional Claimer | Post Time: 2:04 PM ET

👀 Watch Out: (6) El Dandi – 30-1 Forget “Retribution” at 4-1 — if El Dandi breaks clean, this could be El Payday. G. Corrales is sneaky-good in this type of spot.

🎩 Joker Special: (3) Brodeur. That’s right — he’s not just a Hall of Fame goalie name, he’s today’s wild card.

🧊 Race 5 – Maiden Special Weight | Post Time: 3:08 PM ET

🌟 Longshot of the Day: (10) Development Fee – 15-1 With Ortiz in the irons and a name like that, this horse sounds like it just got back from a motivational seminar. Don’t sleep on him.

💸 Race 7 – $350,000 Stakes | Post Time: 4:14 PM ET

💥 Big Bomb: (9) Surly Furious – 30-1 The name says it all. Might just break hearts and the tote board if this one gets rolling down the stretch.

🧪 Exacta Magic: 9/2/10 boxed like leftover takeout.

🧨 Race 10 – $1,250,000 Feature Stakes | Post Time: 5:52 PM ET

🎭 Drama Pick: (2) Render Judgment – 20-1 The judges are in — and they say this Russell mount is not guilty of being overpriced. If he gets first run, look out below!

📈 Solid Support: (4) Owen Almighty and (6) Chancer McPatrick to round out the Trifecta.

🎤 Ted Talk of the Day:

“If the tote board’s blinking, the horse is thinking… about winning. If your wallet’s sinking, you’ve probably been drinking — so stick to the Tipsheet!”

👀 Want more juicy insight and today’s full card breakdown? Head over to 👉 www.ATSSTATS.com and download today’s Keeneland Track Sheet with the full Raymond Report Tipsheet.

Until next post time, this is Trackside Ted reminding you:

“Bet with your head, not over it — and may your tickets come in straighter than a jockey’s crop!”

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