DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Saturday, November 14, 2026

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12:00 LRL 1st HOUSE OF DAVID (#4, 4-1) was claimed by Lynch two back and stepped up to run a game fourth in a maiden special weight at Delaware last time out, matching the 59 Beyer he earned when he finished second for a $16,000 tag; he's back in maiden-claiming company at Laurel and seems to fit well in an impossible deep field. - Patrick Moquin | Get Past Performances for this race

12:20 GP 1st CHRISSY'S DREAM (#3, 8-1) making second start off the layoff and showing signs of improvement since switching to Tapeta in the a.m. Rios takes return call, might offer some value to kick off the day. - Mike Welsch | Get Past Performances for this race

12:28 LRL 2nd REAL MACHO (#7, 9-2) ran into a monster at Charles Town last time in his first start off the claim for Joy, but that performance should not have much bearing on his chances moving to Laurel; the former Kentucky-based gelding did some good running in the claiming ranks down there, maintaining g so,I'd form between several different tracks and trainers; this is a chance to get back on track. - Patrick Moquin | Get Past Performances for this race

12:50 GP 2nd COMPLEXED (#6, 15-1) comes off what appears to be a much needed outing in sprint prep for return around two turns and looked good in his one local drill on the Tapeta since returning from the farm. Re-unites with Leon who won aboard this guy during the spring. - Mike Welsch | Get Past Performances for this race

1:29 CD 2nd ISABELLE'S MUSIC's (#1, 8-1) lone start came in one of the better Fair Grounds filly maiden races last meet, and the track was playing against her, at least to some extent, at the time. The two work videos are from way back in September - she was not allowed to do much in either breeze, but sure wanted to do a lot more while traveling nicely. - Marcus Hersh | Get Past Performances for this race

1:33 WO 2nd A REAL WAR STORY (#5, 15-1) checked in fifth among three next-out winners in a recent five-furlong dash taken off the turf. He's adding blinkers for the stretch-out while dropping back down to the bottom maiden class and could prevail at a square price. - Ron Gierkink | Get Past Performances for this race

1:40 BEL 5th It intrigues me that Graham Motion elects to ship TOP LAD (#4, 8-1) to New York for his debut, since Motion doesn't unveil many newcomers on this circuit; this is a barn that tends to do well in these late autumn turf races, and this colt has all the pedigree to handle this assignment; Karakontie is an 18% juvenile debut sire who gets 15% turf route winners; the dam earned all 4 victories on grass; he looked like a router in his OBS sales drill and sports a steady Fair Hill worktab for this debut. - David Aragona | Get Past Performances for this race

2:04 WO 3rd ADORABLE ANGEL (#2, 8-1) faded from third to sixth ahead of three next-out winners last time vs. $25K rivals on the main turf and should be more effective in this easier non-two tilt on the Tapeta. - Ron Gierkink | Get Past Performances for this race

2:10 BEL 6th Don't have much faith in the shorter prices in this wide open optional claimer; ANTISOCIAL (#9, 15-1) might seem like a bit of a reach based on his recent form, but this horse had run some nice races during his 3YO season, including a strong 3rd in the G2 Secretariat and 4th in the G1 Franklin-Simpson at Kentucky Downs; he obviously hasn't displayed that kind of form this year, but thought he had some excuses early in the year, getting a rough trip at Saratoga and then going wide at Laurel; has been freshened since the summer, and strikes me as one that should act on either turf or synth. - David Aragona | Get Past Performances for this race

3:12 BEL 8th There's supposed to be some pace in here, which would benefit REZA (#6, 5-1) as he stretches out beyond 5F for the first time; this gelding was quite impressive on debut, launching a sustained bid off the far turn, drawing away with authority through the lane; tried turf last time at Churchill and didn't run as badly as the result might suggest; that was a race dominated by speed with no movement and he just coasted in late after dropping too far back; should find a better setup here. - David Aragona | Get Past Performances for this race

3:18 GP 7th SAYTARA (#5, 8-1) showed promise working up to career bow this summer at Spa, failed to reproduce that kind of effort in the afternoon albeit while catching a field which produced three next out MSW grads at three different tracks(Bel, CD and Keeneland) and another who fell just short of doing like-wise. Local works nothing exciting but likely not catching anywhere near the competition she encountered in debut. One more chance. - Mike Welsch | Get Past Performances for this race

3:55 CD 7th STRIKING SPARKS (#8, 8-1) hit that two-race peak in August, then totally bottomed out in his next two races. Major bounce-back last out, but not so much that he can't improve again, just as he did during the last two-race winning streak. Pace aplenty signed on here, and he'll stalk from mid-pack, which could be the right trip. - Marcus Hersh | Get Past Performances for this race

4:06 WO 7th HE'S NOT JOKING (#3, 6-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Ron Gierkink). | Get Past Performances for this race

5:10 WO 9th BELLS OF PARADISE (#1, 12-1) has worked well with the likes of Luster and Chaos Agent since finishing a clear second with an 80 Beyer in a non-two allowance Aug. 8. This new stakes for 3yo fillies is wide open and she could make some noise as a longshot with Douglas riding without his apprentice allowance. - Ron Gierkink | Get Past Performances for this race

5:25 CD 10th JUST ASAP (#7, 15-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Marcus Hersh). | Get Past Performances for this race

6:02 DMR 6th CATALINAMILLERTIME (#11, 30-1) is the first starter out of dam Time for Ebby, who won eight races and earned over $500,000, the vast majority of it sprinting on the main track; trainer Gary Stute is winless with his last 13 firsters to start but the barn excels with 2-year-olds overall, clicking at 25% with a strong ($7.67) ROI. - Kenny Peck | Get Past Performances for this race

6:23 CD 12th FUNNY UNCLE (#12, 8-1) debuted on turf in August 2022 and lost by 28 3/4 lengths - and yet he might at heart be a turf horse. Won his second grass start, which came back in summer '24, and didn't get much of a run in his next two, neither of which came for current connections. His lone turf start for them - very good. - Marcus Hersh | Get Past Performances for this race

7:33 DMR 9th Thought BLINDLY LOYAL (#10, 6-1) was moving deceptively well through the lane in that grass bow last time out while not being pushed hard late, as it was clear he would not be able to make an impact on the finish regardless; he has license to take a big step forward here with the benefit of that experience, and he should be a price after finishing behind three of these same runners in that race. - Kenny Peck | Get Past Performances for this race

7:30 RP 1st SUNDAY NIGHT CODE (#2, 12-1) failed vs. much cheaper recently, yes, but that was her first start in a while and last year she was competitive vs. better than what she faced. She tries turf for the first time but daddy is a good turf sire and mommy was a turf winner. It also helps her main rivals are stuck way outside. - Michael Hammersly | Get Past Performances for this race 

8:54 RP 4th KOCHAN (#4, 6-1) has certainly had his share of chances (17) but prior to his last he rattled off a string of solid efforts. Cappellucci saw fit to claim him (has super numbers off the claim) and promptly removes the blinkers. - Michael Hammersly | Get Past Performances for this race

9:22 RP 5th DEMOTION (#7, 8-1) looked like a new horse posting a 43-1 runaway on this course Oct. 28. She's always had speed and maybe she's putting it all together. That said there's other speed for her to deal with. -Michael Hammersly

10:18 RP 7th GREELY'S GOLD (#6, 5-1) didn't run so well in her only turf try but not only was that her first time on turf it was her first action in 13 months. She's progressed well since and pedigree-wise turf shouldn't be a bother. -Michael Hammersly