Thursday's Best Bet: Insensitive may be responsive at Oaklawn
Thursday’s eighth race at Oaklawn is an entry-level allowance event with a purse of $140,000 for fillies and mares traveling one mile on the main track. The scheduled post time is 5:22 p.m. EST.
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No. 9 Insensitive (7-2) looked good graduating in a local route last last year and was clearly second best in a slow early-fast late race in the slop on Feb. 11. The improving filly might maintain sharp form in her third start after a layoff.
No. 3 American Band (5-2) was part of the exacta in all six local outings. The early-pressing mare won as the favorite in a local sprint in the mud on Jan. 12, and the clear runner-up was a next-out winner. She should attend the pace in this longer event.
No. 12 My Good Fortune (10-1) is a relatively consistent closer. Her new rider Rafael Bejarano wins races with Chris Hartman, and she is capable of spicing up the exotics.
No. 10 Xylophone (5-1) has been in fine form since last summer. The closing mare likes this distance and should make an impact in the lane.
No. 11 Flashy Lass (6-1) won back-to-back dirt routes on fast ground last year and stubbed her toe in her last two attempts in the slop. There is a chance of rain again at Oaklawn on Thursday.
No. 5 Paris Style (6-1) finished up the track in the slop on Jan. 27. She fired a half-mile bullet for this on Feb. 27 and might bounce back at her winning distance.
Wagers
No. 9 to win
Exacta 3-9/3-9-12
Trifecta 3-9/3-5-9-10-11-12/10-12
Recent Best Bet winners
Feb. 16 – Teen Drama/Paleo’s Princess/New Collection trifecta ($73.40)
Feb. 18 – Big Pond ($4.00), trifecta ($34.40)
Feb. 19 – Miracle Worker ($6.80)
Feb. 24 – Octane/Magic Tap exacta ($40.20)
Friday – Princess of Time ($5.80), exacta ($11.80)
Sunday – Du Jour/Easter exacta ($28.20)
Wednesday – Spikezone/Just Beat the Odds exacta ($7.80), trifecta ($22.40)