Best Bet: Tea N Conversation is sprightly in Lady of Shamrock
Sunday’s eighth race at Santa Anita is the $100,000 Lady of Shamrock Stakes for 3-year-old fillies traveling one mile on the turf course. The scheduled post time is 5:30 p.m. EST.
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No. 2 Tea N Conversation (5-2) was my value, top choice in the Blue Norther Stakes last time, and she was the only late runner making up any ground. Her winning rider Umberto Rispoli stays put, and she can get there this time if the pace is honest.
No. 3 Wild Grazer (2-1) won both turf sprints since arriving in this country, and Juan Hernandez was aboard both times. She is a logical contender if she can route.
No. 4 Ag Bullet (3-1) exits a fast turf-sprint maiden win. She smartly went all the way last time and should make her presence felt from the outset.
No. 5 Princess Bettina (15-1) is back in a preferred turf route in her second start after a short layoff. Flavien Prat takes the call, and she should make an impact in the lane.
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Wagers
No. 2 to win
Trifecta 2/all/5
Superfecta key 2/3-4-5
Superfecta 2-3/2-3/4-5/4-5
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