Author Archives: Brian Nadeau

    “PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  4/18/26      Featured track  Keeneland       Race number  6       Race overview  A solid N2L for 3yo fillies at 1 3/16 miles on the turf.       Pace  There’s basically none on paper, so this should be a tight early, and one that will sprint off the far turn.      Trends  The Keeneland turf typically plays on the fair side, with winners eligible to come from everywhere, though it’s worth noting the inside paths did seem to play well Sunday (so monitor things Wednesday and Thursday as well).      Best Play  #9 KENTUCKY BELLE (8-5) (turf only): Cox filly was a…

  “PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                   Date 4/17/26 Featured track Keeneland Race number 10 Race overview A deep and competitive MSS for fm3up at 5 ½ Fs on the turf. Pace It’s a turf sprint, an there are several entered who want to run or just off the early lead, so they should be motoring early. Trends The Keeneland turf typically plays on the fair side, with winners eligible to come from everywhere, though it’s worth noting the inside paths did seem to play well Sunday (so monitor things Wednesday and Thursday as well). Best Play #5 AMANI’S MUSIC (7-2): Cox filly was 2nd after…

    “PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  4/16/26      Featured track  Keeneland       Race number  9       Race overview  A deep and competitive N1X for 4up at 1 1/16 miles on turf.       Pace  There’s no true speed entered, so expect a tight pack early, in a race that will turn into a sprint off the far turn.      Trends  The Keeneland turf typically plays on the fair side, with winners eligible to come from everywhere, though it’s worth noting the inside paths did seem to play well Sunday (so monitor things Wednesday, and earlier on this card as…

    “PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  4/15/26      Featured track  Keeneland       Race number  7       Race overview  A compact N1X for 4up over the short stretch finish line at 1 1/16 miles on the main tack.       Pace  It it should be honest, as both #2 Rothko (7-5) and #3 Roger Roger (9-2) look like they want to be on or just off the early lead.      Trends  A fast main track seemed to play fair over the weekend, with winners coming from everywhere.      Best Play  #5 FACT (9-5): Tactical sort caught a good one in his comeback 2nd but still ran big, should only move forward off…

  “PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                   Date 4/12/26 Featured track Keeneland Race number 8   Race overview A relatively modest MSW for 3ys at 7 furlongs.   Pace It looks honest on paper, as more than a few want to be close and involved early on. Trends A fast main track was a bit forward early in the week but very fair on Friday, with winners coming from everywhere. Best Play #8 CIVIL LIBERTY (5-2): O’Neill runner came back off a five-month layoff and just-missed by a neck to a potential Baffert star (who returned to win by the length of the stretch and is…

    “PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  4/10/26      Featured track  Keeneland       Race number  4       Race overview  A relatively modest field of 40k N2Ls for 3up at the short stretch finish line of 1 1/16 miles.       Pace  There’s no true speedsters signed on, so expect a tight group early and a race that will turn into a sprint off the far turn.      Trends  A fast main track seemed to play forward on Wednesday, though one day is not enough to make an assumption, so continue to monitor things as the week progresses.      Best Play  #2 PROFOUND (3-1): Turf runner is bred…

“PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau Date 4/9/26 Featured track Keeneland Race number 7   Race overview A compact field-of-6 in an AOC for 3yo fillies over the short stretch finish at 1 1/16 miles.   Pace There’s no true speed signed on, so expect a tight group early. Trends The main track was sloppy Friday, and fast and drying out Saturday, so let’s watch early in the week before we make any assumptions. Best Play #3 MAJESTICAL (9-5): Eurton runner added Lasix and freaked in a FG MSW win two-back but couldn’t use it when last in their G2 Rachel Alexandra, so getting it back on…

    “PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                        Date  4/8/26      Featured track  Keeneland       Race number  6       Race overview  A deep and competitive MSW for 3yo fillies over the short stretch finish line at 1 1/16 miles.       Pace  It should be honest enough, as there are several who are stretching out for the first time.      Trends  The main track was sloppy Friday, and fast and drying out Saturday, so let’s watch early in the week before we make any assumptions.      Best Play  #3 SHESTALLTHATSALL (9-2): Wilkes filly broke slow in her debut before quickly chasing early and then tiring…

PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau Date 4/4/26 Featured track Keeneland Race number 10   Race overview A deep and competitive renewal of the G2 Shakertown for 3up at 5 ½ furlongs on turf.   Pace It’s a full field, with several who want to be on or the pace or pressing it, so expect them to fly early. Trends Obviously it’s only Opening Weekend, but this is a course that can have some give to it and won’t be as speedy as a GP or SA, so stalkers/closers that had little to no chance there, can be used here. Best Play #8 LITIGATION (4-1) (turf only):…

  “PLAY of the DAY” by Brian Nadeau                   Date 4/3/26 Featured track Keeneland Race number 6   Race overview An extremely weak N1X for 4up at 1 1/8 miles on turf.   Pace There’s literally none on paper, so expect a crawl early, which will turn into a sprint off the far turn. Trends Obviously it’s Opening Day, but this is a course that can have some give to it and won’t be as speedy as a GP or SA, so stalkers/closers that had little to no chance there, can be used here. Best Play #1 WITHOUT (9-5) (turf only): Admittedly been disappointed by this Euro in…