by Jeremy Plonk
September 3, 2025
Day 4 of 7 at Kentucky Downs gets the racing week revved with an 11-race card. The $500,000 feature will be the One Dreamer in Race 9, named for the 1994 Breeders' Cup Distaff upsetter who ventured through the former Dueling Grounds.
Kentucky Downs | Race 4 | 3:05 pm ET
#10 My Boy Tony (6-1 morning line odds) has run the 3 best races of his career in his 3 bids over the 1-1/2 miles turf trip that he gets back to Thursday. He's run well over the course and distance he should get a legitimate pace target to pursue with free-wheeling Time Song the likely front-end favorite. Win bet #10. Exactas 10-5 bigger, 5-10 smaller with #5 Mickey Shilleagh (8-1 ML odds) coming out of the same Colonial Downs race and adding blinkers.
Kentucky Downs | Race 6 | 4:13 pm ET
#1 Love Song (5-2 morning line odds) looks to be a very reliable favorite at a meet that's seen 50% winning favorites the first 3 days. Trainer Mike Stidham has been one of the best bets at the track the last 5 years and he's won 2 of his first 3 at the meet and the Colonial shippers continue to be where you want to look for success and value. This regally bred Ghostzapper-Music Note blueblood had no chance last time behind a walking pace and still rallied for a narrow runner-up. Win bet #1. Trifecta bets 1-11-all and 1-all-11 using Rudy Brisset's #11 Good Game (8-1 ML odds) from the other key barn to watch at KD.
Kentucky Downs | Race 11 | 6:05 pm ET
#5 Maginnesontap (3-1 morning line odds) goes for a Brendan Walsh barn that wins 26% with Kentucky Downs 2-year-old maidens coming out of races at Ellis Park like this, boasting a $1.56 ROI for every $1 bet in this situation. Debut third looks better considering 3 different runners who finished behind him July 21 already have come back to win races. Win bet #5.