Saturday's Best Bet: Tracksmith needs the Woodchopper trip
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Saturday’s ninth race from Fair Grounds is the $75,000 Woodchopper Stakes for 3-year-olds traveling one mile on the turf course (Post Time 5:22 p.m. ET). It marks the return of Belmont Stakes winner Sir Winston, but I won't be using him on my tickets.
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#13 TRACKSMITH (6-1) can take this if he is able to work out a trip from an outside post. He should get pace to chase and reconnects with his winning rider, Adam Beschizza. His lone stakes win this year was at this one-mile distance.
#4 Marquee Prince (8-1) should sit a decent stalking trip. Florent Geroux rides the well-posted runner, and he guided him to a pair of local stakes wins earlier this year.
#7 The Last Zip (6-1) is a sharp, consistent early pressing type. He always runs his race in turf routes.
#5 Rijeka (15-1) moves to the Brad Cox barn, and the race shape figures to help the late runner. His task is not impossible.
Wagers:
#13 to win
Exacta 13/4-5-7
Exacta 4-5-7/13
December 2019 Best Bet Winners
Dec. 3 - WICKED WINNINGS ($5.60)
Dec. 4 - LADY MAGICA ($5.20)
Dec. 5 - ZOFELLE ($4.60), Exacta ($23.20)
Dec. 8 - HAPPY FARM ($16.40)
Dec. 11 - VELVET CRUSH ($5.80), Exacta ($9.00)
Dec. 13 - Coalinga Hills/Timberlake Gage/Erebuni Trifecta ($167.10)
Dec. 17 - IF YOU WANT IT ($6.00), Quinella ($5.60)
Dec. 18 - DIAMOND PLAY ($7.20)
Dec. 19 - DUKE OF CARTHENIA ($5.20)
Dec. 20 - SYDSTER ($6.60), Exacta ($36.00)
Dec. 21 - DIAMOND OOPS ($9.00)
Dec. 22 - Bobby G/Midnight Act Exacta ($9.60), Trifecta ($11.40)
Dec. 27 - Dale's Lil Sis/Blue Suade Guitar Exacta ($19.80)
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