Wednesday's Best Bet: Guardian Angel is on the lookout

Photo: Eclipse Sportswire

Wednesday’s eighth race at Gulfstream Park is an entry-level allowance event for Florida-bred 3-year-old fillies dashing seven furlongs on the main track. The scheduled post time is 3:37 p.m. EST.

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No. 7 Guardian Angel (9-2) improved with the addition of blinkers and lasix in her local maiden win on Jan. 18. She figures to stalk the pace from the outside post. 

No. 2 The Mrs (3-1) landed the place in her first two outings, and she broke through with a solid local maiden win on Jan. 15. She earned an improved speed rating last time and might be this good. 

No. 6 Flakes (5-1) looked good in her local bow late last year and was overmatched in the Forward Gal second time out. This is a better spot, and she might bounce back. 

No. 1 Kikilove (2-1) exits a sharp victory at this course and distance. She projects a ground-saving tactical trip under Irad Ortiz Jr. She will have to run faster to win this. 

Wagers

No. 7 to win

Exacta box 2-7

Trifecta 2-7/1-2-6-7/1-2-6-7

Recent Best Bet winners

Feb. 2  Sunday Breeze/Good Old Charlie exacta ($24.20)
Feb. 3 
 Macadamia/Buzz of New York exacta ($21)
Feb. 5 – Prince Abama/Masteroffoxhounds exacta ($44.40)
Feb. 7 – Nurturing ($10.60)
Feb. 8 – Her World/Only Kidding exacta ($15.40)
Feb. 9 – Stone Creator ($4.60), trifecta ($204)
Last Tuesday 
 Dreaming of Gerry/Good Culture exacta ($13.40)
Thursday – Idiomatic/Polka Polenta/Maybe Later trifecta ($51.96) 
Friday – Point and Shoot ($6.40)

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