Saturday's Best Bet: Hear My Prayer answers call in Wishing Well
Saturday’s 7th race from Santa Anita Park is the $75,000 Wishing Well Stakes for fillies and mares dashing six and one-half furlongs on the turf course (Post Time 6:37 p.m. EST).
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I have always liked No. 7 HEAR MY PRAYER (5-2) but the five panel specialist is probably a bit dicey at this trip. The versatile mare landed an advantageous post and captured two minor turf sprint stakes at Gulfstream Park (Melody of Colors in 2020 & Abundantia in 2021).
No. 4 Alice Marble (4-1) won three of her last five and hit the board in the other two including a runner-up finish in the Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint Jan. 15.
No. 1 Thrilling (4-1) exits back-to-back optional claiming wins and earned quality speed ratings both times. She figures to attend the pace from the rail.
No. 6 Tapwater (3-1) finished 2nd or 3rd in four of her last six stakes starts, and that incudes a runner-up finish in the Las Cienegas (G3).
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Wagers:
No. 7 to win
Trifecta Key 7/1-4-6
Trifecta 1-4-7/1-4-7/6
Recent Best Bet Winners
Feb. 5 - Express Train/Law Professor Exacta ($16.20)
Feb. 9 - REBELDE ($6.80)
Feb. 10 - You're Killin Me/Tiger Exacta ($12.40)
Feb. 11 - Big Novel/Vivacious Vanessa Exacta ($3.80), Trifecta ($6.60)
Feb. 12 - OURAIKA ($11.40), Exacta ($48.20), Trifecta ($125.40)
Feb. 19 - OLYMPIAN ($4.00)
Feb. 21 - ROCKY GIBRALTAR ($5.60), Exacta ($13.00)