Best Bet: Heavenly Sunday will be divine in Sweetest Chant
Saturday’s eleventh race at Gulfstream Park is the Grade 3 Sweetest Chant Stakes for 3-year-old fillies traveling 1 1/16 miles on the turf course. The scheduled post time is 5:01 p.m. EST.
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No. 8 Heavenly Sunday (5-1) ran away in her turf bow in Indiana, and was even better and faster in her flat-mile, entry-level tally on turf at Keeneland second time out. Tyler Gaffalione hops aboard for Brad Cox, and she could easily stalk and score again.
No. 9 Stephanie’s Charm (12-1) improved her speed ratings in her last two turf stakes starts. The late striding filly gets more ground in her third start after a layoff, and she should be heard from late under Jose Ortiz.
No. 7 Cairo Consort (2-1) won three of her last five starts on turf. She took the Catch a Glimpse Stakes in Canada last year and was last seen winning the local Ginger Brew at one mile Jan. 7. She can stalk or close, and Irad Ortiz Jr. got to know her last time.
No. 1 Sweetlou’sgotaces (4-1) stretched out, got loose early and kept on going when last seen in the one mile Tepin Stakes at Aqueduct on Nov. 27. Joel Rosario stays put, and the versatile filly will probably try to take advantage of her inside draw.
No. 2 Padma (5-1) hooked a runaway winner in a clear runner-up finish in her dirt-sprint bow, and stalked and smartly earned her diploma second time out. She was a solid runner-up in the Cash Run Stakes on Jan. 1, and this is her first turf start for Bill Mott. Junior Alvarado strings along, and he has been clicking with this barn recently.
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Wagers
No. 8 to win
Exacta box 8-9
Superfecta 8-9/7-8-9/all/1-2-3-7-9
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Jan. 27 – Irish Prophet/Admiralty Place/Ridley's Major trifecta ($257)
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Tuesday – Beren/Smooth B exacta ($3.60), trifecta ($11.20)
Thursday – Sunday Breeze/Good Old Charlie exacta ($24.20)
Friday – Macadamia/Buzz of New York exacta ($21)