DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Friday, October 6, 2023

Daily Racing Form has served as the most trusted source of news and information about the sport since 1894, and moving forward we have decided to provide a free daily playbook – something that both hardcore horseplayers and casual observers can reference to get informed of each day’s action.

1:08 BAQ 2nd BAT FLIP (#2, 10-1) has not been competitive in his two starts as a 3yo, though there are mitigating circumstances for both of those efforts - was in very tough off the bench when caught wide all the way; got bumped between and wound up last over a quirky turf course when cut back to sprint last time. He flashed some potential last year when winning twice over this course, including the Central Park; giving him one more chance. -Mike Beer

1:27 LRL 3rd JASONTAKESLONG (#7, 12-1), listed as a Delaware vet scratch on 9/16, gets back to a more conventional surface after a couple of three-turn efforts at Charles Town. Finished ahead of Rocky Dice last time, and that one returned to win a nickel "beaten" there with a 66 Beyer. Hooked up in a duel with a hopeless longshot that finished last in that most recent start, and might relax a bit better up close to the pace here. -Dan Illman

1:50 GP 3rd LOVE MY JOB (#6, 15-1) may benefit from both the slight drop in company along with stretch to 5 1/2 furlongs, could prove bit of a sleeper with a little help up front. -Mike Welsch

2:21 WO 3rd KEEP GRINDING (#2, 8-1) is returning from a break with blinkers on as a new gelding and should rebound off a dull race where he had a three-wide trip over a rail-favoring track. Contreras picks up the mount for trainer Tino Attard. -Ron Gierkink

2:36 KEE 4th Looks like an early-speed overload in this 2yof N1X allowance and KENWICK (#6, 12-1) is almost certainly the one making the last run. She's run on turf and synthetic, but on pedigree I don't know why dirt isn't an option. Suspect she's overlooked in the wagering. -Marcus Hersh

2:49 GP 5th BELLY OF JELLY (#2, 12-1) stopped cold while appearing to have some run while facing some bunch last time and likely to get ample pace to run at today. One more chance. -Mike Welsch

2:54 WO 4th GRACE ON THE GREEN (#7, 6-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Ron Giekink).

3:08 KEE 5th ISABEL ALEXANDRA (#2, 8-1) got a nice little freshening into this while posting four post-Saratoga works for the Derby winning connections. Isolate the turf sprints and she's 3-1-1-1, and while Stone Silent finished well in front of her in the SAR stakes, she beat Stone Silent at IND. The race shapes her way if the jockey can save ground and find some room to operate the last quarter mile. -Marcus Hersh

3:45 GP 7th ROCKIN ROLLER (#5, 8-1) should benefit from recent two turn outing and all the speed signed on in main event. Shaky not if able to get a clean run from off what figures to be honest pace scenario. -Mike Welsch

4:15 GP 8th DE REGRESO (#1, 12-1) has the look of a filly likely to take big jump forward at second asking. Older brother Ludwig won his last two starts at Saratoga with Beyers of 86 and 90 respectively. Edgard takes the call. Might prove a sleeper if away running from the rail in two turn bow. -Mike Welsch

4:44 KEE 8th TOUPIE (#5, 20-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Marcus Hersh).

4:53 BAQ 9th Easy to give CLEAR VISION (#4, 6-1) a pass for that most recent start when up in class off the claim over a turf course that many horses do not handle - and he did not have a great trip in that race, anyway; had otherwise been very consistent and he is back at the right level for this with tactical speed from the inside. -Mike Beer

5:48 KEE 10th SCRIPT (#4, 15-1) turned in an April dud at KEE and hasn't raced since, but he won over the course last fall and has SoCal form that's far more competitive than the morning line. He's going to be overlooked with a bunch of 90-something Beyer horses entered and stands a great chance of outrunning his price. -Marcus Hersh

5:53 BAQ 11th JENNY WATERBAGS (#10, 8-1) is by Justify (19% with first-time starters, 22% with turf sprinters) and a half to three turf winners from this dam (from three to try); didn't draw well on the outside but lands in the right kind of field for a trainer who is underrated with first-time starters. -Mike Beer

7:28 MED 2nd WILD JAIME (#9, 6-1) makes his career debut for trainer John Kimmel, who scores at a strong rate with both 2-year-olds (27% win percentage, $2.59 ROI) and with turf sprinters (23%); kin to a couple of grass winners Lucky Jaime and Magical Jaime. -Kenny Peck

7:56 MED 3rd HOLY MOLY MOSES (#8, 4-1) comes off a couple of losses going long against statebreds at Penn National but he wasn't badly beaten in either of those two races, and the resulting Beyers give her strong credibility in this field; will be looking to make the last run, so he needs pace help, but given any kind of decent fractions to chase he can certainly win this. -Kenny Peck