How to bet the 2022 Magic City Classic

Seven Alabama-bred runners will travel one-mile on the dirt at Fair Grounds in the $50,000 Magic City Classic S. on Friday. Defending champ #3 Foolish Steve (6-5) ran off to a 7 1/4-length tally in the contest in 2021 and looms large as a likely repeat winner of the tilt for conditioner Ron Faucheux.

Magic City Classic Wagers

• $20 exacta: 3 with 6 ($20)
• $10 trifecta: key 3 with 1, 6 ($20)

By Mosquito, the six-year-old has compiled a 4-2-1-0 mark on the main strip locally and was last seen rolling clear to a dominant allowance coup at Evangeline Downs in May. The dark bay six-year-old has proven to be more than capable of firing his best shot when racing off the shelf, and he seems poised for a positive performance after a solid five-furlong morning move on the oval last week. Jose Rodriguez picks up the mount and will have the top selection in the first flight soon after the break.

#6 Two Mikes N Doc G (5-1) possesses very good value for the vertical exotics for trainer Rylee Magnon. The seven-year-old bay is not a win machine, but I love that he has finished in the top three in seven-of-nine outings in New Orleans, which includes a third-place result in the race last campaign.

The son of Doc N Bubba G failed to show a whole lot in a Delta Downs allowance try off the long absence last time out, but that event was a prep run for Friday and the contender will show marked improvement against this cast. Devin Magnon has the assignment.

#1 Fired Up Tiger (8-5) has been first or second in each of her six tries since joining the Patrick Devereux Jr. barn and is an obvious inclusion in the affair. By Firing Line, the sophomore filly has been especially sharp in posting back-to-back wins in her last pair of races, and any kind of forward move will make the chestnut very tough while breaking from the rail. James Graham riding the expected pacesetter adds to her appeal.