Best Bets Turfway Park Wednesday
Turfway Park: Race 7: $5,000 Claiming (6 1/2 furlongs on Tapeta, 8:55 p.m. ET)
#5 Classic Dancer (8-5) is the horse to beat after finishing sixth in back-to-back $16,000 claimers sprinting six furlongs at Turfway. Those efforts yielded matching Brisnet Speed ratings of 77, the two highest numbers that any of the Race 7 entrants have posted in their last two starts apiece.
Trainer Jesus Esquivel wins at a lofty 25% rate with horses dropping multiple levels down the class ladder, so descending into a $5,000 claimer should make Classic Dancer formidable. Let’s single him to start double and Pick 3 wagers.
Selections
#5 Classic Dancer (8-5)
#3 Cog (3-1)
#1 Vagabond Shoes (7-2)
Wagers
$15 Double: 5 with 1
$5 Pick 3: 5 with 1 with 6
Total: $20
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Turfway Park: Race 8: $7,500 Claiming (6 1/2 furlongs on Tapeta, 9:25 p.m. ET)
#1 Sally’s Gold (7-5) has shown pace-pressing speed in two recent starts over this track and distance. First, she won a $15,000 maiden claimer by two lengths. Then, she finished sixth in a $30,000 claimer.
Dropping in class for a $7,500 claimer should help Sally’s Gold return to the winner’s circle for trainer Mike Maker, a 32% winner with horses descending multiple levels down the class ladder. We’ll single her in our double and Pick 3 wagers from Race 7, then start a new double wager as well.
Selections
#1 Sally’s Gold (7-5)
#8 Italian Ivy (7-2)
#3 Yaree D Tat (12-1)
Wagers
$20 Double: 1 with 6
Turfway Park: Race 9: $5,000 Claiming (1 1/16 miles on Tapeta, 9:55 p.m. ET)
#6 Cool Rags (2-1) has turned in some fine efforts recently against tougher competition at Turfway. In January, he rallied to win a one-mile $12,500 claimer by 2 1/2 lengths with a 79 Brisnet Speed rating. Last time out, he tracked the pace on his way to third place in an $8,000 claimer, earning an 80 Brisnet Speed rating.
Tackling the $5,000 level should allow Cool Rags to win. We’ll single him to conclude our double wagers, then bet him over hot $5,000 claimer #2 Temper Tantrum (5-2) in the exacta.
Selections
#6 Cool Rags (2-1)
#2 Temper Tantrum (5-2)
#5 Ghost Bike (10-1)
Wagers
$10 Exacta: 6 with 2
