Friday's Best Bet: Coastal Charm is appealing in Iowa Distaff
Friday’s sixth race at Prairie Meadows is the $100,000 Iowa Distaff for fillies and mares traveling 1 1/6 miles on the main track. The scheduled post time is 9:11 p.m. EDT.
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No. 3 Coastal Charm (5-2) set the pace and held the show in a turf route at Ellis Park last time. That was her first start after a short layoff and she should be primed for a big effort in this spot. She does some of her best work on the main track at this distance and might be the controlling speed under Martin Garcia.
No. 4 Butterbean (2-1) went last-to-first as the strong favorite in the local Jack Bishop Stakes at this distance on June 9. She won all three stakes starts at Prairie Meadows and should make her presence felt in the lane.
No. 1 Ice Orchid (3-1) eased as the favorite last time but I will just draw a line through that one. She was a consistent stalker before that and should save ground chasing the pace.
Wagers
No. 3 to win
Exacta 3-4
Trifecta 3-4/1-3-4/1-3-4
Recent Best Bet winners
June 18 – Planetario ($7.40), exacta ($14.80)
June 20 – Chelsea Wall ($11.40), exacta ($22.40)
June 22 – Daufuskie Island ($4.30), exacta ($10.80)
June 26 – Looms Boldly/Acoustic Ave/Dr. Kraft trifecta ($12)
Last Friday – Big Daddy Dave ($3)
Monday – Surly Furious ($4.20)
Wednesday - Nobody Listens/Latigo exacta ($26.20)
Thursday - Katie M’lady/Trail Ridge Road exacta ($7.60)