Sunday's Best Bet: Secret Spice hardly a secret in Zenyatta Stakes
Sunday’s 5th race from Santa Anita Park is the Grade 2 Zenyatta Stakes for fillies and mares traveling a mile and a sixteenth on the main track (Post Time - 5:30 p.m. ET).
#1 SECRET SPICE (8-5) has been in fine form since the summer of 2018, and all three of her wins were at Santa Anita. Her winning rider Flavien Prat stays put, and she might sit a great tactical trip from the inside post.
#3 Paradise Woods (5-2) has her problems at the gate. Abel Cedillo is her new pilot, and he just needs to get aggressive and put her on the lead if she breaks cleanly. She has always done her best work at Santa Anita.
#4 Ollie’s Candy (9-5) battled gamely throughout to prevail by a head in the Clement L. Hirsch (G1) July 28. She was 4-1 that day, but forget that price today. The versatile filly is 1-for-1 at Santa Anita and 2-for-2 at this distance.
#5 La Force (5-1) is wisely back on dirt, and she reconnects with her winning rider Drayden Van Dyke. She can get involved late and is an okay graded route performer.
Wagers:
Exacta 1-3-4/5
Trifecta Key 1/3-4-5
Trifecta 1-3/1-3/4-5
September 2019 Best Bet Winners
Sept 2 - SPUN TO RUN ($5.00), Exacta ($11.40)
Sept 4 - WINTER SUNSET ($8.40)
Sept 7 - Marconi/You're To Blame Exacta ($10.60)
Sept 10 - New York Groove/Bad Little Beast Exacta ($10.60), Tri ($8.20)
Sept 13 - Restless Rambler/Heartfullofstars Exacta ($6.10)
Sept 14 - STARSHIP JUBILEE ($6.40), Exacta ($17.00), Trifecta ($9.74)
Sept 15 - DECORATED INVADER ($6.80)
Sept 16 - Hotshot Anna/Talk Veuve to Me/Misericordia Trifecta ($43.65)
Sept 17 - Altar of Speed/Golden Aces/Shomethesisters Trifecta ($22.55)
Sept 19 - Grinning Tiger/Coil Me Home Exacta ($21.80)
Sept 21 - PAT ON THE BACK ($9.00), Exacta ($12.40)