Friday's Best Bet: Old Chestnut can dictate terms in Central Park

by Jarrod Horak
Photo: Eclipse Sportswire

Friday’s 9th race from Aqueduct is the $100,000 Central Park Stakes for 2-year-olds traveling a mile and a sixteenth on the turf course (Post Time 3:45 p.m. ET).

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#4 OLD CHESTNUT (6-1) captured two of his four turf sprints, and he set the pace and kept on going in his two victories. His new rider John Velazquez might try to get aggressive in this spot. 

#3 Homeland (5-2) rallied to win his turf route bow as the favorite vs. New York-breds at Belmont Oct. 26. Bill Mott’s $500k son of American Pharoah might be this good. 

#10 Pixelate (8-5) earned an improved number in a neck defeat in the Awad Stakes Oct. 26. Jose Lezcano know him now and he should get pace to chase. 

#1 Mo Ready (8-1) stretched out, switched to turf, and beat a next-out winner at this distance at Saratoga Aug. 16. He is improving for Todd Pletcher. 

Wagers:

#4 to win

Exacta Box 3-4

Trifecta 3-4/1-3-4-10/1-3-4-10

December 2019 Best Bet Winners

Dec. 3 - WICKED WINNINGS ($5.60)
Dec. 4 - LADY MAGICA ($5.20)
Dec. 5 - ZOFELLE ($4.60), Exacta ($23.20)

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