Friday's Best Bet: Gotta Go Mo goes wild in Goldwood
Friday’s 5th race from Monmouth Park is the $75,000 Goldwood Stakes for fillies and mares dashing five furlongs on the turf course (Post Time - 7:00 p.m. ET).
#3 GOTTA GO MO (3-1) is a sharp, improving New York-bred filly with early-pressing speed. She just missed vs. Caravel from the outside post in The Very One Stakes at Pimlico May 14. Her new rider Paco Lopez should have her in the mix throughout and she could easily move forward in her third start after a layoff.
#1 Caravel (5-2) scratched out of the Power by Far Stakes at Parx earlier this week when that turf sprint was moved to a wet main track. The versatile filly captured all three turf attempts at five panels and is a three-time stakes winner.
#8 Miss Auramet (4-1) exits a nice victory in the local Politely Stakes, and that abbreviated sprint was originally scheduled for turf and run on a wet main track. The versatile mare is a five-time winner at this distance on turf.
#7 Victory Kingdom (7-2) is 1-for-13 with seven minor awards on turf. She will probably stalk outside and might be able to hit the board.
Wagers:
#3 to win
Exacta 3/1-7-8
Exacta 1-8/3
Trifecta 1-3-8/1-3-8/7
Recent Best Bet Winners
June 2 - RED NOON RISING ($6.20), Trifecta ($127.20)
June 5 - DOMESTIC SPENDING ($5.00)
June 8 - CHILLY SKY ($7.40), Exacta ($17.00)
June 10 - ADENS DREAM ($6.00)
June 18 - Hudson Ridge/Flashiest Exacta ($13.60)
June 19 - FI FI PHAROAH ($6.00), Exacta ($27.80)
June 20 - WARREN'S SHOWTIME ($6.00), Exacta ($23.60)
June 21 - FLASHING DIAMOND ($5.00), Trifecta ($110.40)
June 24 - Robin Sparkles/Catch a Bid/Unique Factor Trifecta ($242.48)