DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Sunday, October 26, 2025
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Post Time: 1:10 ET
Track: Belmont at the Big A (1st Race)
Horse: PERFECT TWIRL (#2, 5-1)
PERFECT TWIRL went for $150k after a 10.1 breeze in June. Filly by the versatile Twirling Candy is the first foal from this dam, who won twice sprinting on dirt in her career; this is the female family of major Grade 1-winning dirt horses Unrivaled Belle and Unique Bella; Kimmel is underrated with first-time starters. – Mike Beer | Get Past Performances for this race
Post Time: 1:35 ET
Track: Woodbine (2nd Race)
Horse: AUDAX MINOR (#6, 6-1)
AUDAX MINOR is seeking his third victory in a row in this $25K non-three tilt after beating $10K maidens and $15K non-two stock. He's worked thrice leading up to this engagement and can keep his roll going. – Ron Gierkink | Get Past Performances for this race
Post Time: 4:20 ET
Track: Laurel (9th Race)
Horse: GREAT IDEA (#4, 4-1)
GREAT IDEA is a clearly top choice in this field after the gelding fired home to just miss in a turf sprint stakes on Maryland Million Day; not only did he earn a 90 Beyer there, but he came up just short behind two of the hottest turf sprinters in the region; impossible to ignore as he steps back down to face this group. – Patrick Moquin | Get Past Performances for this race
Post Time: 4:46 ET
Track: Belmont at the Big A (8th Race)
Horse: BEAUTIFUL CRAZY (#2, 15-1)
BEAUTIFUL CRAZY made her career debut as a 2yo sprinting on the turf, and she ran well in that spot while making a game run at the favored winner after briefly being blocked in the stretch; she was given class relief in the two starts off the trainer change earlier this year, on a different surface, but the wins were convincing and the debut suggests that switching back to the grass is no issue. – Mike Beer | Get Past Performances for this race
Post Time: 5:01 ET
Track: Santa Anita (3rd Race)
Horse: MBAGNICK (#4, 9-2)
MBAGNICK is a DRF Best Bet (Brad Free). | Get Past Performances for this race
Post Time: 5:05 ET
Track: Gulfstream (5th Race)
Horse: GRANKA (#5, 6-1)
GRANKA is a DRF Best Bet (Scott Ehlers). | Get Past Performances for this race
Post Time: 5:22 ET
Track: Laurel (11th Race)
Horse: THE COMMACK KID (#7, 4-1)
THE COMMACK KID ran against much tougher in his February debut at Fair Grounds for Stidham and picked up a 69 Beyer for running well behind tougher competition; he did not race again until September, when he got rained off the turf and did little running at Delaware; he's back on the turf now, giving him an ideal chance to build on his previous turf form in a much softer spot at Laurel. – Patrick Moquin | Get Past Performances for this race
Post Time: 5:43 ET
Track: Woodbine (10th Race)
Horse: SPRUNG LOOSE (#7, 12-1)
SPRUNG LOOSE was stuck in traffic on the far turn while in the midst of his rally before ending up third in a $25K non-two tilt Oct. 10. He could hit the board as a longshot in this tougher spot with the capable Alderson retaining the mount. – Ron Gierkink | Get Past Performances for this race
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