Saturday's Best Bet: Bold Envoy the pick in Sunshine Millions Sprint
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Handicapper: Jarrod Horak
Track: Gulfstream Park
Race: 11 - Post Time: 5:00pm ET
Recent Best Bet Winners:
01/08 - TUP 2 PADDY'S SECRET ($8.60), Exacta ($19.90)
01/10 - DED 8 FLYING HONEYPOT ($8.80), Exacta ($20.20)
01/16 - SUN 6 Trifecta ($43.20)
Saturday's 11th race from Gulfstream Park (1-20-18) is the Sunshine Millions Sprint for 4-year-olds and up dashing six furlongs on the main track.
#5 BOLD ENVOY (6-1) romped in 2 of his 3 local dirt sprints including a smashing state bred score off a layoff for his new trainer Todd Pletcher Dec. 8 (156 Pace + 137 Today's Racing Digest Final Rating). This is a big step up to the 180 Race Level but he is a lightly raced gelding with upside.
#1 X Y Jet (1-1) was out of action for more than a year and returned a winner as the 3-2 favorite in the G3 Mr. Prospector Dec. 23 (155 Pace + 143 Final Rating). This race becomes interesting if he bounces.
#7 Sheikh of Sheiks (8-1) earned one of his best career numbers in a local show finish off a long layoff at this distance Dec 20 (135 Final Rating) and projects an outside stalking trip under Irad Ortiz, Jr.
THE PLAYS:
#5 to win
Exacta 5/1-7
Exacta 1-7/5
Trifecta 1-5/ALL/7
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