DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Wednesday, Aug. 26, 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.
1:59 LAD 4th AWESOME NAME (#5, 5-1) is the fresh face from a race that was cancelled last week due to excessive heat. This gelding has some speed and could easily find the front end today. He seems to like an elongated sprint and now puts three races together. - Scott Ehlers | Get Past Performances for this race
2:20 SAR 3rd THIRTEEN RED FLAGS (#4, 8-1) is capable of an effort that would make her competitive here, and she also has the right running style for this race, which is projected to be run at a fast pace; might have been using that first start back as a fitness-builder when taken out of her game by being sent to the lead and tiring. - Mike Beer | Get Past Performances for this race
2:55 LAD 6th HMS DIAMOND (#6, 7-2) is a DRF Best Bet (Scott Ehlers). | Get Past Performances for this race
2:55 SAR 4th Well-bred SAINT TROPEZ (#2, 9-2) made her debut going long against a better field than this one early in the meet; she showed speed in that race and brought that field down to midstretch before tiring; turns back with the upside, and it's not like there is a ton of interesting turf form in this field. - Mike Beer | Get Past Performances for this race
3:30 SAR 5th $100k yearling MR. ROGERS (#8, 15-1) is by a versatile sire in Munnings (14% with juvenile first-time starters, 11% with turf routers); the dam is an unraced sister to a Group 3 winner in Europe, and his half-brother, Harry Hood, is Grade 2-placed on the grass; bred for this, and has been breezing right along. -Mike Beer | Get Past Performances for this race
4:05 SAR 6th GEE NO HOLLANDER (#8, 6-1) is a DRF Best Bet (Mike Beer). | Get Past Performances for this race
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