Sam Houston Race Park picks for Sunday, Feb. 17

A solid Sunday card. We like races three and nine the best today to make some good money.

Good luck!

How to use the picks: We give you four horses. The numbers correspond to the program number or betting number. This isn't necessarily the order we think they will finish, but more the four horses we believe are the most likely contenders.

If you have read Acing Racing, we advocate trifecta, pick three and pick four wagering (buy the book if you want the strategies). If you are new to the game, try some simple exacta boxes. Take a horse of your own with two of mine and play a three-horse box ($6 on a $1 wager). Make sure you have at least one horse of 8-1 or higher in the bet.

More advanced players should use these selections as supplements to your own handicapping.

FIRST

2-3-6-4

MY MAGIC LADY comes off a nice effort and should improve

SECOND

2-7-6-1

TIN TOP KID has been a money burner but might repay his backers today

THIRD

1-5-8-4

VERITAS IN VINO has been knocking on the door and this might be the day

FOURTH

4-3-6-5

APRIL EXPECTATIONS leads w ide open group; include the 1 in your exotics in addition to the top four picks

FIFTH

2-1-8-9

SPIRIT OF A DOVE has good early speed and will be tough to catch

SIXTH

1-2-4-5

WRANGLIN OKIE is in a good spot to get win No. 2

SEVENTH

7-6-3-4

SLOWLY BUT SHIRLEY ran well at this level two back

EIGHTH

4-6-1-2

RIVER RAPIDS is on the improve; can win right back

NINTH

5-3-1-2

NO REGRET ships in from Delta with some nice efforts under his belt

TENTH

6-2-1-3

CAROUSEL TEN ships in from Kentucky; barn doesn’t start a lot but they almost always fire

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