Wednesday's Best Bet: Charley Rude is well-mannered at Turfway
Wednesday’s seventh race at Turfway Park is a $72,000 entry-level allowance event for fillies and mares dashing six furlongs on the all-weather surface. The scheduled post time is 8:55 p.m. EST.
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No. 5 Charley Rude (4-1) moved to the Michael McCarthy barn and dropped into a maiden claiming dirt sprint on Nov. 9, and she was sharp in victory that day. She exits an even effort in the mud at Aqueduct, and this is her first all-weather attempt. She gets in a few pounds lighter with apprentice Walter Rodriguez, and a tactical trip is expected.
No. 1 Her World (5-2) easily captured her debut as the favorite in the Tyro Stakes. She was the beaten favorite in her last three outings, and she should attend the pace from the inside post.
No. 3 Only Kidding (4-1) missed by a half-length in a similar local sprint on Jan. 11. She figures to stalk the pace and might maintain form in her third start after a layoff.
No. 6 Two Sixtyone (6-1) set the pace and was second best in a local optional claiming sprint on Jan. 25. She is probably the one to catch.
No. 4 Ten Rings (8-1) stalked and scored in her dirt sprint debut at Los Alamitos last summer. She ran last in a dirt route at Del Mar second time out, and she pulled up and was vanned off in a local sprint when last seen on Dec. 29.
Wagers
No. 5 to win
Exacta 1-5/1-3-5
Trifecta 1-4-5-6/1-4-5-6/3
Recent Best Bet winners
Jan. 26 – Minnesota Ready/Zippin Gigi/Twirling Roses trifecta ($167.80)
Jan. 27 – Irish Prophet/Admiralty Place/Ridley's Major trifecta ($257)
Jan. 28 – Newgrange ($10.40), exacta ($30)
Jan. 29 – Lane Way ($6), exacta ($11.80)
Jan. 31 – Beren/Smooth B exacta ($3.60), trifecta ($11.20)
Thursday – Sunday Breeze/Good Old Charlie exacta ($24.20)
Friday – Macadamia/Buzz of New York exacta ($21)
Sunday - Prince Abama/Masteroffoxhounds exacta ($44.40)
Tuesday - Nurturing ($10.60)