Monday's Best Bet: Carpenters Call works hard in Peach Street
Monday’s sixth race race from Presque Isle Downs is the $100,000 Peach Street Stakes for 3-year-olds and up traveling a mile and 70 yards on the all-weather surface. Post time is 3:45 p.m. EDT.
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No. 10 Carpenters Call (5-2) was overmatched in the United Nations (G1) on turf at Monmouth Park last time. He stalked the pace and cruised to an easy local flat mile optional claiming win June 29. His winning rider Samy Camacho stays put, and he figures to work out a decent tactical trip.
No. 11 Surly Furious (4-1) is a four-time local winner stretching back out in distance. He exits an unplaced effort in the Connaught Cup (G2) at Woodbine July 23. He rattled off three straight local victories before his last, including the Karl Boyes Stakes under Monday’s rider Avery Whisman.
No. 5 Grounded (6-1) easily went all the way in both local starts at this distance. He has been freshened for this and might prove an elusive target if he clears off early under his regular pilot Pablo Morales.
No. 7 Nice Ace (9-2) could not catch Grounded at this course and distance June 21. In his last two local starts at this trip, he went straight to the front and never looked back. He is a solid early-pressing contender in his current form.
No. 4 Declared (10-1) has a good overall record at this course and distance, and he fired exacta shots in his last four starts. He was clearly second best behind Nice Ace Aug. 3, and a stalking trip at square odds is expected.
Wagers:
No. 10 to win
Exacta 10-11/4-10-11
Trifecta 5-7-10-11/5-7-10-11/4
Recent Best Bet winners
Aug. 5 – Ready to Purrform ($9.80), trifecta ($469.00)
Aug. 6 – Nations Pride/Annapolis exacta ($29.20)
Aug. 7 – With the Moonlight ($4.30), exacta ($7.50)
Aug. 8 – Loyalty ($7.00), exacta ($23.80)
Aug. 10 – Running Bee ($6.70)
Aug. 12 – Bankit/Sea Foam/Brooklyn Strong trifecta ($378.00)
Aug. 14 – Slew's Tiz Whiz ($8.80)
Wednesday – Legends Can't Die/Mackillop/Mo Rewards trifecta ($480.48)
Saturday - Spenderella/Bellabel exacta ($16.20)