DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Wednesday, October 20, 2021

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.

2:04 KEE 3rd Guessing connections just gave BARSTOW (#2, 8-1) a turf MSW start at IND, launching the career of a horse who needed a race in a spot to set him up for the class drop and surface switch. Did work back twice, including the recent KEE drill. Mainly a guess in a crapshoot of a 2yo dirt-route MCL. -Marcus Hersh | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

4:44 KEE 8th Two horses in the whole list of entries, including AEs, have shown obvious run in a previous start, and neither of those looked exceptional. TWIN CAUSE's (#11, 6-1) debut on video and considering circumstances looks better than it does on paper. Wide draw and lost all manner of ground while making a move off the turn and into the homestretch that petered out a furlong from the finish. That in part might have been a function of racing so far outside on a course favoring inner paths. Poor draw again but look for substantial improvement. -Marcus Hersh | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

11:23 RP 8th ATTA PARTY (#5, 7-2) is a DRF Best Bet (Mary Rampellini). | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets

11:51 RP 9th The multiple stakes winner SUNLIT SONG (#8, 3-1) returns to the overnight ranks after a close runner-up finish in the Remington Green, a race he won a year ago. He can be closer to the pace than he found himself last time, when he did not get the break. -Mary Rampellini | Get PPs for this race | Bet this race with DRF Bets