{"id":289,"date":"2023-12-09T19:21:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T19:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/?p=289"},"modified":"2023-12-09T19:27:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T19:27:41","slug":"2024-road-to-ky-oaks-los-alamitos-betting-the-starlet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/09\/2024-road-to-ky-oaks-los-alamitos-betting-the-starlet\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Road to KY Oaks | Los Alamitos | Betting the Starlet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2023 Scarlet G2 | Los Alamitos | Preview &amp; Picks\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0g9LX4PuoIM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>One And One Sixteenth Miles &#8211; Purse $200,000<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re headed to Los Alamitos for the Grade 2 Starlet, which is for two-year-old fillies going a mile and a sixteenth around the dirt track. We have 6 contenders in a very competitive race. We&#8217;re hoping to see some future 2024 KY Oaks contenders!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"182\" src=\"http:\/\/billyhosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1-Billy-Ho-T-Shirt-Youtube-White-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71\" style=\"width:292px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1-Billy-Ho-T-Shirt-Youtube-White-1.png 477w, https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1-Billy-Ho-T-Shirt-Youtube-White-1-300x114.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Help support\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BillyHoSports<\/a>\u00a0by making a small donation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/billyhosports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-2023-Starlet-MY-Pace-Thumb.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-2023-Starlet-MY-Pace-Thumb.png 722w, https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-2023-Starlet-MY-Pace-Thumb-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Contenders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 9-5 favorite is Bob Baffert\u2019s Nothing Like You, an experienced filly that won the Desi Arnaz Stakes at Del Mar with a strong closing effort. Clearly, she\u2019s definitely a win contender and a Must-Use. On the other hand, Pacific Rose ran a closing 3rd in the Chandelier Stakes at Santa Anita against fellow rival Chatalas, who won that race. However, Doug O\u2019Neill has a poor track record with graded stakes winners, so it&#8217;s a PASS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for 3 Flynn\u2019s Chance, priced at 8-1, she might round out exotics. You could consider playing her as an improvement 2nd off the layoff. Importantly, she held up well in a hot pace vs. Great Forty Eight in her last race. Moving on to #4 Great Forty Eight, who broke her maiden at Del Mar a month ago and ran a distant 2nd to Nothing Like You before that. Notably, Tim Yakteen is looking to upset his mentor in this one. Overall, it seems like an Exotics Play<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TgUQCb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Deals<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"273\" src=\"http:\/\/billyhosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amazon-Deals-Race-to-150-Preview-1024x273.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amazon-Deals-Race-to-150-Preview-1024x273.png 1024w, https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amazon-Deals-Race-to-150-Preview-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amazon-Deals-Race-to-150-Preview-768x205.png 768w, https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amazon-Deals-Race-to-150-Preview.png 1156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early on in the BC Juvenile Fillies, 5 Chatalas got bumped around and was never in it. Despite moving inside the stretch to 7th, jockey Antonio Fresu decided to fight another day. In this 6-horse field, she is going to be a huge factor. Trainer Mark Glatt doesn\u2019t have many 2-year-olds this season; however, he\u2019s at 23% winners, and 8 out of 13 have hit the board. Sired by Gun Runner, this is a classic bounce back for the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for #6 Grazia, she broke her maiden first out. How many times have we watched the &#8216;other&#8217; Bob Baffert entry win the race at a value? Sired by Uncle Mo, she\u2019s had a couple of good works since the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of strategy, you can\u2019t really know for sure who makes the jump in this one. However, we do know Bob Baffert dominates this event. I\u2019ll bet the 5-6 on top here, and the tote board may reflect the 6 by the time they break this evening. The 5 Chatalas is going to bounce back, and the 6 will appreciate the added distance. She\u2019s ready. Additionally, I do like the 3 Flynn\u2019s Chance to crash the exotics. I won\u2019t be shocked to see Nothing Like You pull off the hat trick and make it three straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Get All Your KY Derby 150 Updates at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BillyHoSports!<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-2023-Starlet-Plays-Thumb.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-2023-Starlet-Plays-Thumb.png 722w, https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-2023-Starlet-Plays-Thumb-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One And One Sixteenth Miles &#8211; Purse $200,000 We\u2019re headed to Los Alamitos for the Grade 2 Starlet, which is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":294,"href":"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289\/revisions\/294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billyhosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}