Delaware Oaks fair odds: Fireline offers value in stakes debut
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Two horses going in different directions convene in the Grade 3, $300,000 Delaware Oaks on Saturday, and if the morning line is right, the filly charting a positive course will offer the better price.
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No. 8 Miracle is the 3-1 morning line favorite for the race. She is a known commodity by virtue of five stakes placings, including a second to eventual Kentucky Oaks and Acorn Stakes winner Pretty Mischievous in the Rachel Alexandra in February at Fair Grounds. However, placings is all that they are, as Miracle is on a six-race losing streak since winning her career debut, a skid that includes a pair of losses as the favorite.
No. 4 Fireline is second choice on the morning line at 7-2 and brings no stakes or two-turn credentials to this 1 1/16-mile tilt in America's first state. But the talent is impossible to ignore, given the 13-length maiden win against a next-out winner followed by a gritty stalk-and-pounce win from the rail in her 3-year-old debut 6 1/2 months later.
From a wagering standpoint, I'm not convinced I'll get the 5-2 I want on Fireline, but I think there are other opportunities in trying to beat Miracle. No matter what, I cannot imagine Fireline being less than 2-1 in any pool, so I would feel comfortable singling her in multi-race wagers that include the Dick Memorial (G3) on turf.
| Post |
Silks |
Horse / Sire |
Rating |
Trainer / Jockey |
Last Start / Next Start |
HRN |
| 1 |
|
Foggy Night
Khozan
|
0.00 |
Robert E. Reid Jr.
Paco Lopez
|
6th, 2022 Demoiselle G2
|
10-1 |
|
Last Race
|
6th, 2022 Demoiselle G2
|
| 2 |
|
Cover The Spread
Will Take Charge
|
0.00 |
Brittany T. Russell
Feargal Lynch
|
3rd, Lrl AlwOC (3/10/23-R6)
|
12-1 |
|
Last Race
|
3rd, Lrl AlwOC (3/10/23-R6)
|
| 3 |
|
Opus Forty Two
Mendelssohn
|
0.00 |
Arnaud Delacour
Daniel E. Centeno
|
5th, 2023 Beaumont G2
|
15-1 |
|
Last Race
|
5th, 2023 Beaumont G2
|
| 4 |
|
Fireline
Arrogate
|
3.79 |
Chad C. Brown
Dylan Davis
|
1st, Bel AlwOC (5/18/23-R6)
|
7-2 |
|
Last Race
|
1st, Bel AlwOC (5/18/23-R6)
|
| 5 |
|
Balpool
Uncaptured
|
4.12 |
Rob Atras
Luis A. Rodriguez Castro
|
4th, 2023 Black-Eyed Susan G2
|
6-1 |
|
Last Race
|
4th, 2023 Black-Eyed Susan G2
|
| 6 |
|
Promiseher America
American Pharoah
|
4.12 |
Raymond Handal
Jorge A. Vargas Jr.
|
14th, 2023 Kentucky Oaks G1
|
5-1 |
|
Last Race
|
14th, 2023 Kentucky Oaks G1
|
| 7 |
|
Fast Tracked
Cross Traffic
|
0.00 |
Arnaud Delacour
Jorge Ruiz
|
7th, Lrl AlwOC (3/10/23-R6)
|
12-1 |
|
Last Race
|
7th, Lrl AlwOC (3/10/23-R6)
|
| 8 |
|
Miracle
Mendelssohn
|
4.79 |
Todd A. Pletcher
Trevor McCarthy
|
2nd, 2023 Bouwerie RS
|
3-1 |
|
Last Race
|
2nd, 2023 Bouwerie RS
|
| 9 |
|
Cats Inthe Timber
Honor Code
|
4.45 |
Brittany T. Russell
Jeremy Rose
|
6th, 2023 Black-Eyed Susan G2
|
10-1 |
|
Last Race
|
6th, 2023 Black-Eyed Susan G2
|
| 10 |
|
Crypto Mama
Cloud Computing
|
4.12 |
Kelly J. Breen
Mychel J. Sanchez
|
3rd, 2023 Memories of Silver LS
|
10-1 |
|
Last Race
|
3rd, 2023 Memories of Silver LS
|
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