Saturday's 9th race (4:42pm ET) from Churchill Downs is the Grade 2 Golden Rod Stakes for 2-year-old fillies traveling a mile and a sixteenth on the main track.
#3 Spirited Miss (6-1) owns an ascending Final Time Rating pattern and missed by a head (blinkers on) when last seen at Woodbine Oct 8. She tries conventional dirt for the first time and has worked four times under the Twin Spires. Casse is enjoying a productive meet and the daughter of Sky Mesa should offer a hint of value.
The Plays: $40 to win #3
analysis by Jarrod Horak