DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Sunday, June 21, 2026

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.

1:10 BAQ 1st NO FILTER (#5, 8-1) has yet to try turf but showed talent on dirt and is kin to some quality including Havnameltdown (7-4-2-0, $708K, 3 SWs including 2 G2s, 1 G3,1 G1 SP, no turf starts). – Michael Hammersly

2:47 CD 5th BOURBON FLIGHT (#3, 6-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Marcus Hersh). 

3:31 GP 7th WITTINGLY (#2, 6-1) got a taste of winning three back and simply liked it. Now connections find a spot where this guy can't be claimed. This 4YO draws fine and gets good race flow if all stay in. He has a recent work and gets in light.

3:31 WO 6th C C'S KINGDOM (#3, 8-1), a nine-time winner in 39 starts, tailed off in the fall after winning Oct. 30. After a tardy start in his comeback, he closed four-wide for fourth over an inside-favoring track, a race he seemingly needed. – Ron Gierkink

4:04 GP 8th ES ARISTOCRATICO (#2, 9-2) is a DRF Best Bet (Scott Ehlers).

4:30 MTH 8th EVERYTHING ORLY (#3, 6-1) is another Juan Avila firster on the card, and he too has been training well enough to stamp himself as a contender in this finale; dam posted her lone career win in a dirt sprint but she produced a multiple stakes-placed runner in Dream Dance, who earned over $247K, as well as three other winners, though none were turf runners. – Kenny Peck

4:56 CD 9th ENVISION (#2, 6-1) scratched from a tougher race at this class level but did not miss any work - I liked him there, like him here. Impressive debut over the winter, encouraging work, and don't see why he can't take his talents from synthetic to dirt and upset BOLD STRENGTH - though worth noting "live" horses from this outfit recently been getting crushed in wagering. – Marcus Hersh