“PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau

Date 11/12/26

Featured track Churchill Downs

Race number 3

Race overview A very weak MSW for 3up at 5 ½ furlongs on turf.

Pace It’s a full field, and there are more than a few who either want to try and lead, or be close, so things look honest at the very least.

Trends They really don’t run enough turf races to get a feel, but overall, this is a deep turf course that is fair to all running styles.

Best Play #11 COLD DRAFT BEER (8-1) (turf or dirt): Fawkes 3yo made one Aqu (dirt) start in March for Brown but didn’t run an inch, now enters fresh and with a slew of local works for a barn that is having a monster year and is routinely moving new horses to the barn up countless lengths, and this homebred has a monster pedigree (kin to a pair of graded stakes winners) to fall back on too.

Bet Types Aggressive WP bet, and a must-use/potential leverage single in the early Pk5/Pk4 as well.

Play of the Day Winners

CD Meet: 88-31-12-16 ($2.46/$6.55 ROI through 11/8) CD POD: 8-4-0-1 ($4.42/$9.34 ROI through 11/8)