Spot plays for the Unbridled Sidney Stakes and Indiana Grand

There's plenty of great racing to enjoy today at Churchill Downs and Indiana Grand. We have you covered with a pair of spot plays to get you started. 

Churchill Downs, Race 9: Unbridled Sidney S. (5.5f, Turf, Post Time 5:26pm ET)

Wednesday's feature at Churchill Downs is the Unbridled Sidney Stakes, a five-and-a-half-furlong turf dash that drew a full field of ten plus an also-eligible.

#7 Break Even (8/5) won gate to wire in her only other turf start, last summer at Saratoga. She should start sharply again but she isn't the only speed in this race: Bulletproof One has true five-furlong turf speed and Jakarta's only chance is to send. After her Spring Fever, where she battled early and folded, Break Even looks like the type who either wins this race or runs off the board.

The contested pace gives #8 Change of Control (8/1) a chance to step up. She is a turf dash specialist with a tracking-to-midpack style. She is 3-for-3 at Churchill. She has freshened for two and a half months but has come sharp off a layoff before. Finally, given the possible rain, she has run a strong race on yielding turf

That's enough for a shot with her on the win end, and given the possibility that Break Even may be good enough to hold anyway, to back up with an exacta underneath the favorite.

$8 to win on $8

$4 exacta: 7 over 8

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Indiana Grand, Race 6: ITOBA Stallion Season S. (1 mile, Post Time 4:40pm ET)

It's also a big day at Indiana Grand, with four stakes for Indiana-bred or Indiana-sired horses. Race 5, the IOTBA Stallion Season Stakes, is a dirt mile for sophomore colts and geldings. There are two major contenders, #2 Unbridled Beast (8/5), who carries a two-race win streak into this, and #4 Cash Logistics (6/5), who switches back to dirt.

Unbridled Beast is versatile enough to either set the pace or carve out a nice stalking trip, and either way he should be able to get the jump on his biggest rival. And, with the possibility of rain, that nice win over the sloppy track last out makes Unbridled Beast look even better.

$8 to win on #2

Good luck!