My Kentucky Oaks 2018 Play of the Day

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Friday's 2018 Kentucky Oaks card presents challenging races, where favorites look vulnerable and payoffs look juicy. 

One of my strongest opinions on Friday's card is that #11 Rushing Fall is beatable in the Edgewood Stakes (G3). While not a complete toss, she must overcome a tough outside post and her speed figures do not tower over these. #3 Altea (the other Chad Brown) and #7 Toinette actually ran slightly faster, though Rushing Fall was coming off an extended layoff in the Appalachian Stakes (G2) at Keeneland Race Course. #6 Daddy is a Legend ran respectable off a 5-month layoff and can certainly improve considering she broke in a tangle last out.

I'll put in some pick 3s ending with the Oaks that I think is fairly wide open, and lean toward #11 My Miss Lilly as my top pick. 

The sequence starts with Race 9, in which #2 Electric Forest looks to lay over this field. But I will use #6 Devine Mischief as a backup. 

Also check out my full card analysis. (We already picked the winner of the first race!)

$0.50 pick 3 - 2,6/3,6,7,11/2,5,10,11,13,14=$24

$1.00 pick 3 - 2/3,6,7,11/10,11,13,14=$16

$1.00 pick 3 - 2/3,7,11/10,11,14=$9

Total Bet = $49

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