Sunday's Best Bet: Barkin howling mad in Belle Mahone
Sunday’s 7th race from Woodbine is the is $100,000 Belle Mahone Stakes for fillies and mares traveling a mile and a sixteenth oh the all-weather surface (Post Time 4:27 p.m. EDT).
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No. 10 BARKIN (10-1) is a consistent late runner switching back to all-weather ground. She ran well in both local synthetic starts including an allowance win at this distance last summer. The graded stakes placed daughter of Animal Kingdom should offer wagering value.
No. 7 Stargaze (5-2) is a fairly reliable mare with a decent record at this course and distance. She chased the pace and smartly captured this event last year.
No. 3 Munnyfor Ro (7-2) won a trio of sophomore stakes at Woodbine last year. This is her first start in more than seven months and we will find out where she stacks up with solid older rivals.
No. 4 Dreaming of Drew (3-1) won a local stakes route in 2020, missed all of 2021, and ran well in both local stakes sprints this year. She stretches back out in her third start after a long layoff and might get brave if they hand her an easy lead.
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Wagers:
No. 10 to win
Exacta 10/3-4-7
Exacta 3-4-7/10
Trifecta 3-4-7/ALL/10
Recent best-bet winners
May 28 - Bally's Charm ($6.20)
May 29 - Bran ($4.00)
June 1 - Nice Ace/Ribbons and Medals/Press Snooze Trifecta ($23.80)
June 3 -Buy Land and See ($2.80)