Monday’s Best Bet: Tivis scrapes the paint in Mahoning Distaff
Monday’s sixth race from Mahoning Valley is the $75,000 Mahoning Distaff Stakes for fillies and mares dashing six furlongs on the main track. The scheduled post time is 3:03 p.m. EST.
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No. 1 Tivis (7-2) chased the pace and was miles clear of the show finisher in a solid local effort on Oct. 29. She has struck five times locally and figures to save ground stalking the pace under Irad Ortiz Jr.
No. 7 Dancin At Midnight (5-2) fired exacta shots in nine of her last 10 starts, and she won five of those races. She has a strong record at this distance and should make her presence felt throughout.
No. 3 Pulpit’s Purrfect (8-1) always finishes in the top three in local sprint races. She can spice up the exotics.
No. 6 Ready Seeker (4-1) exits a sharp allowance win at Mountaineer. She captured her last four starts on a fast track.
No. 5 Deco Strong (3-1) won a restricted stakes sprint at Penn National in August. She fits with these if she runs back to that effort, but I do not fully trust her at this price.
Wagers:
No. 1 to win
Exacta 1-7/1-3-7
Trifecta 1-5-6-7/1-5-6-7/3
Recent Best Bet winners
Nov. 6 - Hero Status/Street Ruckus exacta ($14.80)
Nov. 10 - Siege of Boston ($4.90)
Nov. 12 - Our Flash Drive ($5.20), trifecta ($104.90)
Last Sunday - Rvalentina ($4.20)
Thursday - Sheriff Bianco/Unique Unions/Advanced Strategy trifecta ($111.48)