Daily Racing Form expert Ron Gierkink has provided handicaps for the 10-race card at Turfway Park on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. His best bet is Ma Rae’s Girl in the first race. The picks include projected finishers and analysis for each event.
Ron Gierkink, an expert handicapper and analyst for Daily Racing Form, has analyzed the Wednesday, March 11, 2026, racing card at Turfway Park. The card features 10 races on the Tapeta surface, with Gierkink offering his top three projected finishers for each alongside key insights.
In Race 1, Gierkink selects Ma Rae’s Girl as the top pick, noting she is plunging in class after a troubled showing at Oaklawn and has prior success on synthetic surfaces. Don’t Say It and Tiger Division follow as the second and third choices, with Don’t Say It improving in her form cycle under rider Machado.
For Race 2, Special Sauce leads, fresh off a win in a $30K sprint, with stablemate Tiz China as the main threat. Race 3 highlights On Palm Sunday, in peak form with a career-high Beyer speed figure. Subsequent races feature picks like Max n’ Lou in Race 4, Juanita Mychiquita in Race 5, and Baby Max in Race 6, where he reacquires Lasix after a strong stakes performance.
Race 7's top selection is Givethedevilhisdue, bred for the distance after a promising debut. Your Mission tops Race 8, returning after a layoff, while Jill Jitterbug leads Race 9 against N1X competition. The card closes with Jittier Girl in Race 10, a second-out maiden with strong recent works.
Gierkink emphasizes value in these selections, drawing from past performances and trainer-jockey stats. Free DRF Past Performances are available for the Race of the Day.
