Fair Grounds: How to bet the Untapable Stakes

A total of eight juvenile fillies will compete in Sunday’s $100,000 Untapable S. at Fair Grounds. Dixiana Farms’ #5 Cocktail Moments (3-1) is the morning-line choice and rates a huge chance with anything resembling her fantastic debut tally for trainer Kenny McPeek.

Untapable Wagers

• $30 exacta 5 with 1 ($30)
• $10 exacta 5 with 4 ($10)
• $2 superfecta key 5 with 1,4 with 1,4 with all ($10)

The $190,000 yearling buy drew wide and was near the back of the pack in a seven-furlong maiden special weight test at first asking, but more than made up for her tardy break from the gate with a sensational closing run. The daughter of Uncle Mo exploded through the lane en route to a superb 9 1/4-length score, giving the impression of a filly with a very high ceiling going forward.

Cocktail Moments fired a bullet half-mile over the Keeneland training track in her latest morning move to signal her readiness for Sunday.

I don’t expect to get much of a price at post time on my top selection, so I will focus on the vertical exotics in hopes of maximizing value with the prime prospect.

#1 Fannie and Freddie (9-2) showed marked improvement when stretching out in distance last time out on the oval. Trained by Al Stall, Jr, the daughter of Malibu Moon made up for a pair of unplaced sprint showings with a sharp tally going 1 1/16 miles in her third performance, crossing the wire 3 3/4 lengths in front.

The bay filly didn’t flaunt any early foot on the occasion, but she came home swiftly and looked the part from a visual standpoint, as well. Fannie and Freddie blitzed a bullet four panels on the course on Saturday to prepare for her stakes bow.

To a lesser extent, I will also use #4 Implosion (10-1) for Steve Margolis. Following a game maiden score at Churchill Downs two back, the daughter of Not This Time traveled wide throughout in a subsequent allowance endeavor when fourth beneath the Twin Spires. I expect her to receive a more sensible trip on Sunday with good value under Mitchell Murrill.