DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Friday, Aug. 7, 2026

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12:30 CNL 1st NO WHAT IFS (#4, 7-2) will ship to Colonial off a 10-month layoff for Forster, who has picked his spots carefully and successfully this year; the mare seemed just fine when she returned from a much shorter break in October last year, just missing in a first-level allowance at Keeneland; Forster has won with each of his last three runners coming off a layoff of more than 180 days. - Patrick Moquin | Get Past Performances for this race

1:00 WO 1st BIG BABY HENRY (#3, 6-1) has had a little break since getting claimed at this level June 28 from a race that contained two next-out winners. The 5yo won his lone seven-furlong start last fall under Nicholls and could do some damage at a square price. - Ron Gierkink | Get Past Performances for this race

1:10 SAR 1st HERE'SYOURTROUBLE (#5, 15-1) looked good winning her second start off the claim for Rudy when out to a mile; she's made two starts so far this year, one on turf, and the other a two-turn race at Monmouth; turns back and drops for the third start off the layoff. - Mike Beer | Get Past Performances for this race

1:30 CNL 3rd DOUBLE AIRO (#1, 5-1) returned from a short break last month and switched to turf for the first time in nearly two years, a move that led to very little in a second-level allowance; Bailes excels at switching runners back to dirt, and this one obviously prefers that surface anyway; she might have needed the rest after a slightly diminished effort at Charles Town in May, but she's a contender if she bounces back to the form she displayed at Laurel in the spring. - Patrick Moquin | Get Past Performances for this race

2:06 WO 3rd BEE ME (#3, 10-1) was a respectable third two back in his first try at this $25K non-two class. A four-wide trip over a rail-biased track worked against him most recently and he figures to get back on track under Maragh, who broke his maiden. - Ron Gierkink | Get Past Performances for this race

2:49 SAR 4th THREE B'S (#5, 5-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Mike Beer). | Get Past Performances for this race

3:11 MTH 3rd AGARRAMESIPUEDES (#3, 10-1) doesn't win often, thanks to his lack of tactical speed, but three of his four career wins have come at this distance, and though he always spots his rivals position he could get a quick, contested pace to chase today; worth a shot at a square price if this field stays intact, at least in terms of the confirmed speeds. - Kenny Peck | Get Past Performances for this race

3:30 CNL 7th OUR SOUPER HERO (#5, 9-2) has not been completely out of it against tougher fields at Colonial and Gulfstream this year, but Casse clearly thinks it's time to give the gelding some class relief; not much else is changing for the steady gelding, so it's simply a matter of finding the right field for him to get back to his winning ways. - Patrick Moquin | Get Past Performances for this race

3:45 WO 6th DRAW BOOT (#6, 15-1) had worked nicely prior to finishing seventh after racing wide all the way in his second straight unplaced performance on the inner turf July 20. He wired non-two types in his season opener on the Tapeta and could effectively revert to that style while dropping to a new low. - Ron Gierkink | Get Past Performances for this race

3:58 SAR 6th ED CHARLES (#7, 8-1) broke a bit slowly and was outpaced while looking green, then came wide off the turn to put in a good finish in a useful debut effort; dangerous if building on that effort as he gets a bit more ground to work with. - Mike Beer | Get Past Performances for this race

4:47 MTH 6th DAKOTA CAM (#1, 8-1) was blanked in her first three starts on the turf but she's shown late life in her last couple of losses, including the race two back when in against similar; there's a good amount of early zip in this field, and if she can work out a clean trip from the hedge she's eligible to spring the upset. - Kenny Peck | Get Past Performances for this race

4:51 WO 8th BIG LEW (#5, 6-1) put away two rivals on the lead before giving way late in a valiant effort with the aid of rail bias July 20. His tactical speed may come in handy in this longer bottom non-two sprint and Bynoe knows him better now. - Ron Gierkink | Get Past Performances for this race

5:42 SAR 9th Regally-bred THIRD COAST (#4, 8-1) has looked good progressing as a 3yo. He had a bit of a trip behind one of today's rivals at Keeneland in April, before bouncing back with a dominant stakes win going this distance in his next start; got caught over behind horses all through the stretch when stepped up to try a Grade 1 last time; adds blinkers to try again, and he will be a price. - Mike Beer | Get Past Performances for this race

6:02 DMR 3rd MUSTANG KNICKY (#5, 7-2) and speedster FACTOR P top this dirt sprint for Cal-bred maiden fillies and mares. MUSTANG KNICKY was only prepping two weeks ago in a turf sprint that was her first start since last summer. She pressed, chased and faded. But her two dirt starts here a year ago were decent; she contested the pace to deep stretch before she faded. With a prep under her belt, returning to the main track, 'KNICKY can win if she catches the fast front-runner FACTOR P. - Brad Free | Get Past Performances for this race

8:35 DMR 8th GOLD FOOT (#5, 4-1) Based on a respectable sixth last out in a $25k claiming turf mile, 'FOOT can win this $16k claiming starter turf route. 'FOOT has not won a race since a DMR turf allowance two summers ago, but he has been running well vs. rivals similar or better than these. Last time out facing tougher, he lost by less than five lengths. Class drop for his second start of the meet, 'FOOT can win from slightly off. - Brad Free | Get Past Performances for this race