Saturday’s Day 2 of 7 at Kentucky Downs boasts 5 stakes, each of the featured events offering a purse of $1 million-plus and attracting 60 total entries among them. The 12-race card kicks off at 12:25 pm ET with a quartet of Kentucky Derby alumni contesting the $3.5 million Nashville Derby in Race 10. While I’ve got a stakes bomb to drop, a trio of undercard races below the featured cusp are highly attractive to this eye after posting 2 wins and a rallying second in this space on opening day Thursday.

Kentucky Downs | Race 3 | 1:29 pm ET

#11 Sudden Switch (8-1 morning line odds) tries turf for the first time, but note her second dam was an outstanding graded stakes winner on grass. Plenty of natural speed on dirt and should appreciate the shorter trip by sprint influence Munnings. Colonial Downs preppers have a rare flat-bet profit at Kentucky Downs the past 5 years and connected nicely for us in this space opening day Thursday. Win-place bet #11.

Kentucky Downs | Race 5 | 2:33 pm ET

#13 Epic Style (5-1 morning line odds) is the only starter on the card for razor-sharp Kentucky Downs trainer Mike Stidham, a winner opening day Thursday and who is 1 of only 2 trainers the last 5 years to have 20%-plus wins and a positive ROI at this track. This one rallied nicely to be second at Colonial behind a filly who returned to win an allowance in Virginia. We’ll need some luck drawing in from the also-eligible list. Win bet #13.

Kentucky Downs | Race 11 | 6:25 pm ET

#4 Neom Beach (30-1 morning line odds) has a chance to blow up the tote in the Grade 3 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes. This race is loaded with pace and her BRIS late pace figures are excellent in her 3 straight wins at Lone Star even behind some legit paces. Don’t discount the last locale as Steve Amussen is 9: 2-2-1 at Kentucky Downs with those last raced at LS. Win-place bet #4. Exacta key-box 4 with Europeans 3,6 who likely also can finish with flair. Daily doubles 4,3,6 to 5 in next race.

Kentucky Downs | Race 12 | 6:57 pm ET

#5 Cynical Humor (6-1 morning line odds) debuts for a Wesley Ward barn widely known for 2-year-olds and turf sprinters, but a rare presence in recent years at Kentucky Downs with these juvenile debut runners. He showed up opening day Thursday with one, who popped on top and wired the field, and we’ve seen Ward go on a tear when he’s aimed at a meet. Small sample size, obviously, but he may be loaded to launch several newbies. Well-bred colt with long Keeneland work tab for this. Ward wins 35% with an 11% flat-bet profit teaming with Walter Rodriguez on first-time starters lifetime with 54 starters. Win bet #5.