Saturday's Best Bet: Adventuring takes a chance in Bourbonette Oaks

Saturday’s 10th race from Turfway Park is the $150,000 Bourbonette Oaks for 3-year-old fillies traveling one mile on the all-weather surface (Post Time 5:45 p.m. ET).

#8 ADVENTURING (3-1) improved her numbers in each of her three maiden route starts for Brad Cox. All three of those races were originally scheduled for turf and run on the main track, and she stalked and romped in her graduation run Feb. 16. Since they keep trying to run her on turf, it makes sense to switch to all-weather ground. I like her running style versatility and she could easily win this under Florent Geroux.

#10 Candace O (5-1) was competitive in all four turf starts for Graham Motion. She exits an okay 4th in the Sweetest Chant (G3) and the runner-up and show finisher were both next-out stakes winners. Quality local rider Rafael Bejarano takes the call and she will probably stalk wide.

#3 Oliviaofthedesert (8-1) is interesting if she handles all-weather ground. She got the wrong setup in the Honeybee (G3) at Oaklawn Park March 6. In that event, she chased slow fractions and came up empty in the drive. She is 3-for-3 at one mile and figures to sit behind lively fractions and make a run. Her stablemate #9 Forever Boss (12-1) makes the turf to all-weather move for Ken McPeek. She should be finishing at a price.

Wagers:

#8 to win

Exacta Box 8-10

Trifecta 8-10/3-8-9-10/3-8-9-10

Trifecta 8/ALL/3-9  

Recent Best Bet Winners

March 14 - ANNA FANTASTIC ($5.00), Exacta ($22.20)
March 18 - Ocean Breeze/Wildwood's Beauty Exacta ($31.40)
March 19 - STANDING O ($9.80), Trifecta ($238.60)
March 20 - COLONEL LIAM ($3.40)
March 25 - CUSTOMEREXPERIENCE ($18.40)
March 26 - STALKING SHADOW ($12.60), Trifecta ($150.20)

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