By Jarrod Horak This 2024 Kentucky Derby recap video includes a look back at all 20 entrants, and a Preakness Stakes sneak peek. Preakness Stakes hopefuls include Muth and Imagination for trainer Bob Baffert (8 Preakness wins). Kentucky Derby 2024 final order of finish: 1st – Mystik Dan, 2nd – Sierra Leone, 3rd – Forever […]
By Jarrod Horak The weather improved on the first Saturday in May and the main track was fast for the 2024 Kentucky Derby. Mystik Dan, breaking from post 3, worked out a dream inside stalking trip, got a clear lead in the stretch, and held on by a desperate nose over Sierra Leone and Forever […]
By Jarrod Horak Thorpedo Anna was on her toes and ready to roll in the 2024 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on Friday, May 3. She earned quality Today’s Racing Digest Performance Ratings in the Grade 2 Fantasy Stakes on March 30 and was better than her rivals on Friday. The track was sloppy and […]
By Jarrod Horak The field for the 2024 Kentucky Derby was selected on April 27. Twenty entrants plus a pair of also-eligibles passed the entry box and Fierceness is the 5-2 morning line favorite. Check out the video below for Kentucky Derby analysis. Encino scratched earlier this week, and that allowed first also-eligible Epic Ride […]
Today’s Racing Digest is crushing Churchill Downs this week. Below are some stats that might be useful going into tomorrow’s Kentucky Oaks and Saturday’s Kentucky Derby Cards. The results below are based on a win pick placed on the top 3 horses listed for each column in the Consensus. If a horse was scratched we […]
Today’s Racing Digest’s Santa Anita Analyst Win Picks Consistently Out Perform The Competition In a study comparing horse racing win pick results from the handicappers at Today’s Racing Digest and 5 other horse racing handicapping pick websites for the full 2024 Winter meet at Santa Anita (December 26, 2023 – April 7, 2024) Today’s Racing […]
By Jarrod Horak The field for the 2024 Kentucky Oaks was selected on April 27. Fourteen entrants plus a pair of also-eligibles passed the entry box and Tarifa is the tepid 7-2 morning line favorite. Check out the video below for Kentucky Oaks analysis. It was announced earlier today that Tapit Jenallie would scratch out of […]
By Jarrod Horak The field for Kentucky Derby 2024 is set. Twenty horses plus two also-eligibles passed the entry box. In a late development on April 30, Encino was injured and had to scratch out of the Derby, and that allowed first alternate Epic Ride to move into the body of the race. Mugatu is the lone […]
By Jarrod Horak The field for Kentucky Derby 2024 was drawn on April 27. Twenty horses plus two also-eligibles passed the entry box. In a late development on April 30, Encino was injured and had to scratch out of the Derby, and that allowed first alternate Epic Ride to move into the body of the […]
By Jarrod Horak The field has been set for the 2024 Kentucky Oaks. Fourteen entrants plus a pair of also-eligibles passed the entry box and Tarifa is the tepid 7-2 morning line favorite. The connections of Group 3 UAE Oaks winner Manama Gold did not put up the $25,000 supplemental fee to make her eligible […]