Sunday's Best Bet: Knowing Glance relentless in Ruthless
Sunday’s 8th race from Aqueduct is the $100,000 Ruthless Stakes for three-year-old fillies journeying seven furlongs on the main track (Post Time 4:25 p.m. EST).
No. 6 KNOWING GLANCE (4-1) stalked and scored in a couple of dirt sprints in Kentucky last fall. She disappointed in her last pair but did run into buzzsaw Secret Oath over a route of ground Dec. 31. She is back in a sprint and earned her diploma at seven panels.
No. 7 Shotgun Hottie (5-2) moves to the William Morey barn and he is sending out live runners at the current stand. She set the pace and weakened to 4th in the Untapable Stakes Dec. 26, and she was a bit overmatched in that Kentucky Oaks points race. She turns back and shows up in a winnable spot.
No. 1 Champagne Poetry (3-1) rallied for the show in her turf sprint bow, and she pressed above par fractions and graduated by a neck in a local dirt sprint Jan. 13. She owns the best last-race speed rating and should attend the pace from the rail.
No. 4 Miss Interpret (3-1) adds blinkers in her third start after a layoff for Todd Pletcher. She figures to stalk the pace and might land a share.
Get my Expert Santa Anita Park picks for Feb. 6
Wagers:
No. 6 to win
Exacta Box 6-7
Trifecta 6-7/1-4-6-7/1-4-6-7
Recent Best Bet Winners
Jan. 28 - YOUTE ($5.60), Trifecta ($62.40)
Jan. 29 - ESSENTIAL WAGER ($5.80)
Feb. 5 - Express Train/Law Professor Exacta ($16.20)