Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 10-1 at Tampa Bay Downs

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Jan. 7 at Tampa Bay Downs, Delta Downs, and Turfway Park, including a 10-1 longshot.

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• $50 Turfway Park Challenge
• $120 Turfway Park Feeder to 1/17 Lecomte KDBC Qualifier

Best Bets and Quick Picks

Tampa Bay Downs: Race 8: $25,000 Maiden Claiming (seven furlongs on dirt, 3:50 p.m. ET)

#2 Our Lady Donna D (10-1) failed to factor in her first two starts, but those came running long against tougher competition. Dropping into a $25,000 maiden claimer, cutting back to seven furlongs, and adding Lasix may trigger a turnaround under hot jockey Samuel Marin.

At 10-1, a win bet is in order. We’ll also bet Our Lady Donna D in an exacta with #7 Questnbled’cisions (9-5).

Selections

• #2 Our Lady Donna D (10-1)
• #7 Questnbled’cisions (9-5)
• #5 Great Actress (8-1)

Wagers

• $12 to win on #2 Our Lady Donna D
• $6 Exacta: 7 with 2
• $2 Exacta: 2 with 7
  Total: $20

Delta Downs: Race 3: Maiden Special Weight (five furlongs on dirt, 6:43 p.m. ET)

#6 My Other Half (8-5) has already beaten the majority of the rivals she’ll face in Race 3. She finished second by a head over this track, distance, and class level on Nov. 28, and she should appreciate returning to this configuration after misfiring at Fair Grounds on Dec. 21.

Let’s key My Other Half on top of exacta and trifecta tickets using #3 Seeking Hope (5-2) and #1 Miss Landlock (7-2) underneath.

Selections

• #6 My Other Half (8-5)
• #3 Seeking Hope (5-2)
• #1 Miss Landlock (7-2)

Wagers

• $20 Exacta: 6 with 3
• $5 Trifecta: 6 with 3 with 1
  Total: $25

Turfway Park: Race 5: $50,000 Maiden Claiming (one mile on dirt, 7:55 p.m. ET)

#11 Phila Street (9-2) never factored when debuting in a one-mile maiden special weight on dirt at Churchill Downs, finishing last by a wide margin. But the quality of competition was solid—the victorious Chip Honcho returned to win the Gun Runner S. on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Dropping in class, switching to Tapeta, and adding Lasix for his first start as a gelding may put Phila Street in the hunt for victory at Turfway Park. It helps that trainer Brad Cox wins at a lofty 27% rate with second-time starters.

Let’s place a win bet on Phila Street.

Selections

• #11 Phila Street (9-2)
• #3 Garryowen (3-1)
• #1 Psalmist (5-1)

Wagers

• $25 to win on #11 Phila Street

Good luck!