Saturday's Best Bet: Zero Tolerance gets tough in Autumn Miss
Saturday’s 8th race from Santa Anita Park is the Grade 3, $100,000 Autumn Miss Stakes for three-year-old fillies traveling one mile on the turf course (Post Time 7:08 p.m. EDT).
No. 8 ZERO TOLERANCE (3-1) fired in all three sprints and overcame trouble to capture the Unzip Me Stakes Oct. 3. Peter Miller’s up-and-coming filly has route influences in her pedigree and Flavien Prat is 2-for-2 with her.
No. 5 Ego Trip (5-1) hit the board in all three outings including a show finish in the Lake Placid (G2). Technical Analysis beat her last time and that one would be heavily favored against this modest group. This might be her preferred trip and the maiden probably fits with these.
No. 6 Madone (7-2) cuts back to her winning trip. She is actually 5-for-5 on firm turf at one mile and she should be rolling late under her winning rider Juan Hernandez.
No. 3 Burgoo Alley (4-1) stretches back out after an even 3rd in the Unzip Me. She fired in a couple of flat mile optional claiming turf events at Del Mar and her winning pilot Umberto Rispoli strings along.
No. 7 Spanish Loveaffair (7-2) exits a sharp win as a 30-1 longshot in the Pebbles Stakes at Belmont Park and that was her third victory at one mile on turf. She figures to chase the pace under Abel Cedillo.
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Wagers:
No. 8 to Win
Exacta Box 5-8
Trifecta 5-8/3-5-6-7-8/3-5-6-7-8
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