Laurel Park: Horse racing pick of the day for Oct. 9

Weekday picks and plays for Thoroughbred racing.

Friday, Oct. 9

Laurel Park, Race 5: Jamestown S. (5 1/2 furlongs on turf, 2:55 p.m. ET)

#4 Cool Enough (8-5 on the morning line) looks tough to beat in this turf sprint for Virginia-bred 2-year-olds.

The daughter of Tamarkuz flashed serious speed in an open maiden special weight over this surface and distance at Keeneland, then graduated by 5 1/4 lengths when she switched to dirt for a $20,000 maiden claiming race at Colonial Downs.

Cool Enough owns the best Brisnet Speed rating in the Jamestown field (80) and also looms as the lone frontrunner on paper.

She’ll be tough to beat, even with the switch back to turf, so let’s bet her on top of the stakes-experienced #2 Kenny Had a Notion (6-5) in a straight exacta.

$20 exacta: 4 with 2

Good luck!