Friday's Best Bet: Bye Bye Liam can make an entrance in Advent
Friday’s ninth race at Oaklawn is the $150,000 Advent Stakes for 2-year-olds dashing 5 1/2 furlongs on the main track. The scheduled post time is 5:14 p.m. EST.
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No. 11 Bye Bye Liam (10-1) scratched out of the Ed Brown Stakes at Churchill Downs on Nov. 25. He switched to dirt and rallied for the win at 27-1 in the slop in his second career start Oct. 27. This $200,000 Bolt d’Oro colt will try to get involved from off the pace under his winning rider Keith Asmussen.
No. 10 Valentine Candy (2-1) wired the field as the favorite in his Saratoga bow, and he was up the track in the Grade 1 Hopeful second time out. He dueled and was clearly second best in an optional-claiming sprint on Oct. 7, and exits a show finish in the Bowman Mill at Keeneland. Steve Asmussen’s Justify colt owns early-pressing versatility.
No. 4 Molly’s Town (3-1) dusted Indiana-bred company in his first four starts. He took on open company in the Ed Brown Stakes and battled on the pace and completed the superfecta at 11-1 odds.
No. 7 Andy’s Candy (12-1) rallied for the maiden win in an improved effort at Keeneland his second time out. He can get involved in the lane if the pace heats up.
Wagers
No. 11 to win
Exacta 4-7-11/10
Trifecta 10-11/4-7-10-11/4-7-10-11
Sunday – Stay Hot ($6.60)