PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                  
Date 5/29/26
Featured track Churchill Downs
Race number 9
 
Race overview An extremely (!) weak 50k MCL for fm3up at 1-mile on the turf.
 
Pace It’s a full field, with several who have shown an affinity to be close early, so things look honest enough up front.
Trends The turf course doesn’t get used enough to come up with something concrete, though as a whole, it plays on the fair side.
Best Play #8 RACONTEUSE (3-1) (turf only): MSW dropper was a close 5th with a giant figure (for this group) after stalking and tiring against tons better, and on paper, a repeat would wallop this meek group.
Bet Types Even 9-5 seems fair here, so proceed accordingly, while getting some built-in value by singling to end the late Pk5/Pk4 as well.
Play of the Day Winners
CD Meet: 188-47-29-32 ($1.63/$4.46 ROI through 5/25)

CD POD: 18-4-3-3 ($1.47/$4.67 ROI through 5/25)