Monday’s Best Bet: Stability may be steady at Turf Paradise
Monday’s fifth race at Turf Paradise is an optional-claiming event for 3-year-olds and up dashing 6 1/2 furlongs on the main track. The scheduled post time is 6:18 p.m. EDT.
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No. 3 Stability (7-2) exits an allowance win at this trip in New Mexico. The sharp gelding owns early-pressing versatility and should work out a nice trip in this spot.
No. 4 Thirty John (3-1) went all the way in a local allowance sprint Feb. 22. He will need to go quicker to secure the early lead in this spot.
No. 2 Bugler (5-1) has not finished out of the trifecta since December 2022. The consistent gelding is versatile and should be in the mix in his third start after a layoff.
No. 5 Economical (6-1) wired the field in his first start after the claim Feb. 22. He is sharp enough to step up and compete with these.
No. 7 Tenth Street Don (9-2) rallied for the win in a local sprint as the 3-2 favorite Feb. 27. His new trainer is Valorie Lund, and he is the best closer in this race.
Wagers
No. 3 to win
Exacta 3-4/2-3-4
Trifecta 3-4-5/2-3-4-5-7/2-7
Recent Best Bet winners
March 1 – Princess of Me ($5.80), exacta ($11.80)
Last Sunday – Du Jour/Easter exacta ($28.20)
Wednesday – Spikezone/Just Beat the Odds exacta ($7.80), trifecta ($22.40)
Thursday – Insensitive ($5.00)
Saturday – Sweet Azteca/Adare Manor/Green Up trifecta ($94.60)
Sunday – Medoro/Zona Verde exacta ($15.20), trifecta ($33.60)