Thursday’s Best Bet: Loco Abarrio looks disciplined at Gulfstream

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Thursday’s eighth race at Gulfstream Park is a starter optional-claiming event for 4-year-olds and up dashing 5 1/2 furlongs on the all-weather track. The scheduled post time is 3:39 p.m. EST.

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No. 9 Loco Abarrio (9-2) exits a fast, local dirt-sprint win, and he completed the exacta in all three sprint attempts on synthetic. Thursday’s rider Irad Ortiz Jr. booted him home in a dirt sprint in March.

No. 1 Extendo (5-2) set the pace and held the place as a 19-1 outsider in the Janus Stakes on turf last time. He does his best work in local all-weather sprints and should attend the pace from the inside post. 

No. 6 Old Chestnut (6-1) landed the show in a pair of all-weather stakes races at Woodbine last year. He projects a stalking trip under his new rider Tyler Gaffalione. 

No. 8 Mamba On Three (4-1) always is part of the trifecta on synthetic ground. The reliable gelding was nabbed out of his last start for $50,000 by Fernando Abreu.

Wagers

No. 9 to win

Exacta box 1-9

Trifecta 1-9/1-6-8-9/1-6-8-9 

Recent Best Bet winners

Jan. 1  Otello ($5.40), trifecta ($100.00)
Jan. 4 – Dr. Ray D. ($7.00), exacta ($15.40), trifecta ($28.60)
Jan. 5 – Virat ($7.40), trifecta ($72.20)
Jan. 6 – 
Comparative/Saddle Up Jessie/Evidencias trifecta ($45.40)
Jan. 9 – In Spades ($7.80)
Jan. 12 – 
Crimson Rose/Nokie exacta ($10.80), trifecta ($56.40)
Jan. 14 
 My Mane Squeeze/Bernietakescharge/Tricky Temper trifecta ($45.60)
Jan. 20 – Saudi Crown/Red Route One exacta ($12.00)

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