DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Friday, January 30, 2026
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Post Time: 12:33 ET
Track: Tampa Bay Downs (1st Race)
Horse: MT. D'ORO (#7, 9-2)
MT. D'ORO, who landed on the edges in her last few vs. $6.25K opposition, is dropping to the bottom $5K class and should be prominent in her third start off a fall break. She's versatile in terms of running style and retains Gil, who is 4 for 13 at the meet for Hamm. – Ron Gierkink | Get Past Performances for this race
Post Time: 1:35 ET
Track: Tampa Bay Downs (3rd Race)
Horse: DIVINE ROMANCE (#1, 6-1)
DIVINE ROMANCE is a DRF Best Bet (Ron Gierkink). | Get Past Performances for this race
Post Time: 1:45 ET
Track: Fair Grounds (1st Race)
Horse: SPINNING GLORY (#7, 8-1),
SPINNING GLORY doubled in price first race after being claimed out of a $12.5K N2L turf sprint romp, saved ground and came into the FG homestretch with run in her 12/12/25 start, but when taken off the rail past the three-sixteenths and angled toward the 3 or 4 path, ANNIE'S JOY, closing on the outside, beat her to the spot. Spinning Glory's rider had to tap on the breaks, take a hard left turn, then come through a relatively narrow hole after losing momentum. She probably ran just about as well as Annie's Joy, and as a lightly raced 4yo wit just two starts since July, she has more room to improvem than does Annie. – Marcus Hersh | Get Past Performances for this race
Post Time: 1:49 ET
Track: Gulfstream (4th Race)
Horse: LOSMASTIX (#7, 5-1)
LOSMASTIX was buried on the rail in his debut where he...checks notes...broke last. He still ran evenly and is more likely than not to improve second time racing. Works are sharp and this colt draws tons better all while picking up Zayas. – Scott Ehlers | Get Past Performances for this race
Post Time: 2:05 ET
Track: Tampa Bay Downs (4th Race)
Horse: KIONA (#6, 10-1)
KIONA got the dreaded Beyer donut at first asking in a restricted maiden special Nov. 9. She's since changed trainers and is adding blinkers and Lasix for the abrupt drop to $16K. Gil is 1 for 4 for a trainer with decent numbers with new shooters. – Scott Ehlers | Get Past Performances for this race
Post Time: 2:49 ET
Track: Gulfstream (6th Race)
Horse: IT'S ONLY WORDS (#6, 10-1)
IT'S ONLY WORDS ran a solid second (at 7-1) when last seen trying this distance and it was only two back. She gets a faster pace today. This mare loves this dirt and has yet to miss the show dough going this far. Morelos returns and this mare just responds well to him. – Scott Ehlers | Get Past Performances for this race
Post Time: 4:45 ET
Track: Fair Grounds (7th Race)
Horse: HITCHCOCK (#7, 4-1)
HITCHCOCK is a DRF Best Bet (Marcus Hersh). | Get Past Performances for this race
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