DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Saturday, January 1, 2022
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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.
1:20 AQU 3rd Looks like this race has to fall apart late, and NEXT FLIGHT (#4, 6-1) dropping in class (though still above levels at which he’s raced before) in his second race after a break has proven successful as a stalking/closing sprinter. – Marcus Hersh | Get PPs for this race
1:29 GP 4th FAST AND FLIRTY (#6, 5-1) a solid winner in full field of MSW foes at Churchill Downs with two of her victims coming back to graduate at MSW level in their subsequent starts, one at Turfway, the second at Fair Grounds. Working like a horse who’ll move forward off that try. – Mike Welsch | Get PPs for this race
1:48 AQU 4th VIOLENT VIXEN (#6, 4-1) has an appealing profile for this sort of N1X starter-allowance race – improving horse who won maiden in MSW competition. That happened Dec. 3 in blowout fashion and the pair of subsequent works suggest the profile of an improving young horse is holding. Outside draw affords options on a horse with plenty of positional pace. – Marcus Hersh | Get PPs for this race
2:55 OP 4th ALLEGE (#1, 9-2) is shortening up some in distance and might get an ideal stalking trip against these. He also owns a series of competitive Beyer Figures. – Mary Rampellini | Get PPs for this race
3:05 GP 7th OF A REVOLUTION (#3, 4-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Mike Welsch). | Get PPs for this race
3:21 OP 5th SUMMER IN MALIBU (#10, 6-1) hooked a quality kind of winner last out, with that runner set to start later on the card in $250K Smarty Jones Stakes. – Mary Rampellini | Get PPs for this race
5:14 GP 11th FARLEY (#5, 5-1) exits big effort last time vs similar, as well as strong a.m. trial a week ago. Has beat this kind before. Deserves top billing in a very wide open spot among a field of very familiar faces. – Mike Welsch | Get PPs for this race