Wednesday's Best Bet: Medalla Match lights the fuse at Canterbury
Wednesday’s 5th race from Canterbury Park is the 50,000 Minnesota H.B.P.A. Distaff Stakes for fillies and mares traveling one mile on the turf course (Post Time 8:10 p.m. EDT).
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No. 1 MEDALLA MATCH (5-1) stretches back out and returns to turf in her second start after a layoff. She ran well in multiple turf races last year and should make her presence felt throughout.
No. 4 Rush Hour Traffic (9-2) is an early-pressing mare making her first start in more than five months. She is firing bullets for this, handles any footing, and frequently finishes in the top three.
No. 6 Niceno (2-1) is a late runner hoping for a pace duel between my top two choices. She owns the best late pace ratings and can get there if the race flow is to her liking.
No. 7 Lady Hideaway (3-1) won three straight local turf races last summer. This is her first outing in more than eight months and she will try to get involved late.
Wagers:
No. 1 to Win
Exacta Box 1-4
Trifecta 1-4/1-4-6-7/1-4-6-7
Recent best-bet winners
May 5 - Tom's Regret ($6.40), trifecta ($430.80)
May 6 - Olympiad ($3.80), exacta ($12.00)
May 7 - Jackie’s Warrior/Reinvestment Risk/Aloha West trifecta ($47.60)
May 10 - Li'l Jimmi Sue ($5.00), exacta ($11.00)
May 12 - I'm Blushing ($7.20)
May 13 - Teddy's Barino ($4.00), trifecta ($65.80)
May 15 - Arzak/Tap It To Win exacta ($33.10)
May 18 - Thealligatorhunter ($2.80) - dead heat
May 20 - First Captain/Vindictive exacta ($42.00)
May 22 - Doc Adams ($5.60)