Friday's Best Bet: Gorilla Trek hits the road at Turfway
Friday’s fourth race at Turfway Park is an optional-claiming event for 2-year-olds traveling one mile on the all-weather track. The scheduled post time is 7:25 p.m. EST.
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No. 4 Gorilla Trek (3-1) rallied for the win in his turf route bow, and was up the track in the Grade 2 Bourbon (G2) second time out. He picked up the show in a race originally scheduled for turf and run at 1 1/16 miles on a fast main track at Churchill Downs last time. He owns decent late pace ratings and will try to get involved from off the pace.
No. 6 Alder (5-2) makes his first start as a gelding. He stretches out and switches surfaces, and Brad Cox and Axel Concepcion teamed up to win Thursday’s feature at Turfway Park with Chop Chop.
No. 3 Woodcourt (5-1) set a fast pace and held the show in a similar local route on Dec. 1. He removes blinkers and his new rider Luan Machado is enjoying a productive meet.
No. 7 Mena (5-1) won his last two dirt routes as the favorite, and the show finisher from his last outing was a next-out winner. He steps up and tries all-weather ground for the first time, and a stalking trip is expected.
Wagers
No. 4 to win
Exacta box 4-6
Trifecta 4-6/3-4-6-7/3-4-6-7
Dec. 3 – Stay Hot ($6.60)
Dec. 9 – Catiche/Mouffy exacta ($30)
Dec. 11 – Masrour ($2.80), exacta ($8), trifecta ($22.80)
Dec. 12 – Empire Pass/Golden Tabby/Bucks Some trifecta ($43.40)
Last Wednesday – Flipping Fish/Henry's World/He’s In Charge trifecta ($202.60)
Saturday – War Campaign ($14.60), exacta ($54.80)
Monday - Young Squire ($8.40), exacta ($23.40), trifecta ($81.20)