Thursday's Best Bet: Girl Daddy takes next step in Pocahontas

Thursday’s 10th race from Churchill Downs is the Grade 3 Pocahontas Stakes for 2-year-old fillies traveling one mile on the main track (Post Time 5:58 p.m. ET).

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#11 GIRL DADDY (8-1) is a $500,000 daughter of Uncle Mo exiting a solid debut sprint win at Ellis Park. In that race, she broke last of ten, got into a nice stalking spot, and rolled to an easy victory by 5+ lengths under Joe Talamo. She has been stabled at Churchill Downs all along and might be good enough to make the grade for Dale Romans. 

#6 Crazy Beautiful (2-1) has not done anything wrong in two strong efforts as the favorite to begin her career. She stalked from the inside post and easily scored in her flat mile turf debut at Ellis Park July 5, and switched surfaces and clicked right back in the Debutante at that same venue Aug. 9. She packs a decent late kick and could easily make it three straight. 

#10 Inject (5-2) got into a nice forward position and powered home in her five panel debut at Ellis Park Aug. 15. They paid $390,00 for the daughter of Frosted, and I was a big fan of her sire. She stretches out three furlongs and is probably the one to catch. 

#4 Dream Quist (12-1) caught the slop and was the beaten favorite in her dirt sprint debut as the favorite at Churchill June 28. She stretched out to one mile at Ellis Park second time out, and the $265,000 Nyquist filly stalked and cruised to an easy maiden win on fast ground. Her winning rider Rafael Bejarano stays put, and she can surprise these if she moves forward again. 

Wagers:

#11 to win

Exacta 6-10/4-11

Exacta 4-10-11/6

Trifecta 6-10/ALL/4-11

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