Oaklawn Park: How to bet the 2021 Advent Stakes on Dec. 3

A total of 10 two-year-olds will dash six panels in the opening-day feature at Oaklawn Park on Friday, the $150,000 Advent S. The race boasts a trio of runners in the cast who exit maiden tallies, and I will center my wagers around the three recent graduates.

Advent Stakes Wagers

• $5 exacta box 4, 6, 10 ($30)
• 50-cent superfecta 4, 6, 10 with 4, 6, 10 with 2, 4, 6, 9, 10 with 2, 4, 6, 9, 10 ($18)
• 50-cent superfecta 10 with 4, 6 with 4, 6 with all ($7)

I am not sure what #4 Ruggs (10-1) beat on debut at Remington Park, but the Ron Moquett pupil looked good in pulling away late as the 8-5 favorite. Purchased for $170,000 this summer, the son of superb young sire Gun Runner dueled on the inside of another runner in his first outing prior to going clear in late stretch, and I don’t envision that he will be the type of colt who needs the lead in order to have success. He will have to improve, but I expect a forward move from the colt on Friday beneath Martin Garcia.

The Dallas Stewart-trained #6 B Sudd (6-1) was a smart third in a loaded sprint at Keeneland at first asking, prior to graduating in game fashion under the Twin Spires last time out. By Jimmy Creed, the Kentucky-bred cuts back to six furlongs for his stakes debut, and I believe that the move will benefit the youngster in his Oaklawn bow. David Cabrera opts to ride the March foal, which is surely worth noting.

#10 Higher Standard (3-1) dominated nine foes at Churchill Downs in his initial outing for Tom Amoss. The speedy son of Into Mischief thrived over the muddy, sealed surface in his 5 1/2-furlong heat, and I love that the well-bred colt came back to fire a bullet morning drill in his latest work. He will have Florent Geroux in the silks from the advantageous outside post slot.

Steve Asmussen’s expensive #9 Cairama (5-2), who checked in fifth in the recent Nashua S. (G3), and #2 Kavod (6-1), who was second in the Tremont S. earlier this campaign and makes his first run off the claim for Chris Hartman, are two contenders that I will use in the lower rungs of the exotics.