Coop's picks for Evangeline Downs - Friday, Aug. 1

Chad Cooper (The Examiner sports editor)
Winners: 192-633, .303
Best Bets: 24-39, .615
Longshots (hitting the board): 24-54, .444
Top 3 picks in the $: .534

Morning Line (opening odds)
Winners: 192-633, .303
Best Bets (9/5 or lower): 48-96, .500
Top 3 picks in the $: .536

John McGary (EVD track announcer)
Winners: 176-633, .278
Best Bets:
Longshots:
Top 3 picks in the $: .500

Friday, Aug. 1
Race 1
Coop: 4-1-8-9 (1-$$$)
John: 9-8-7-1
ML:  4-8-7-9

Race 2
Coop: 2-4-3-7
John: 2-7-3-4
ML: 2-4-7-6

Race 3
Coop: 7-1-11-2
John: 7-11-2-1
ML: 7-2-8-1

Race 4
Coop: 4-3-1-6
John: 4-3-5-6
ML: 4-2-3-6

Race 5
Coop: 1-2-6-8
John: 8-3-1-9
ML: 2-8-9-1

Race 6
Coop: 5-1-8-6
John: 5-1-2-3
ML: 5-1-2-6

Race 7
Coop: 8-6-2-3
John: 6-7-4-3
ML: 6-8-2-4

Race 8
Coop: 7-6-3-4
John: 3-4-7-1
ML: 3-6-7-4

Race 9
Coop: 2-7-8-3 (7-$$$)
John: 2-8-6-1
ML: 2-1a-8-1