Hard knocking four year old filly for Rafael DeLeon tried the Grade 3 Santa Monica stakes on Saturday at 7 furlongs on the main for older fillies and mares. Off at 7/1 in a field of five, this Cal bred filly gives it her all every time to the post. She laid back early here […]
Five year old mare for Carla Gaines, off since late November, tried the first allowance condition for Cal breds in the opener on Saturday at six and a half down the hill for older fillies and mares. Off at 5/1 in a field of 8, she broke running under Frankie Dettori and quickly grabbed the […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Aqueduct on Saturday, February 3, and I have included Withers Stakes 2024 picks below. The Grade 3 event for 3-year-olds has a $250,000 purse and the nine entrants will be journeying 1 1/18 miles on the main track. The Withers is the 9th race […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 continues at Oaklawn on Saturday, February 3, and I have included Martha Washington Stakes 2024 picks below. The non-graded event for 3-year-old fillies has a $250,000 purse and the nine entrants will be journeying 1 1/16 miles on the main track. The Martha Washington is the […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 continues at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, February 3, and I have included Forward Gal Stakes 2024 picks below. The Grade 3 event for 3-year-old fillies has a $125,000 purse and the seven entrants will be journeying seven furlongs on the main track. The Forward Gal is […]
Today’s Racing Digest’s Santa Anita Win Picks Consistently Out Perform The Competition In a study comparing win pick results from 6 of the most popular handicapping pick websites for year to date racing for the 2024 Winter meet at Santa Anita (December 26, 2023 -January 28, 2024) Today’s Racing Digest continues to provide the most […]
By Jarrod Horak This is my final Kentucky Derby 2024 report for January. In this post, I will look back at the Grade 3 Lecomte and update my “Exceptional 11” Derby contenders. The Derby trail really heats up this week with four points races on Feb. 3 (Holy Bull, Robert Lewis, Southwest, Withers). In a […]
Three year old colt for Mike Puype made start #2 on Sunday and 1st around two turns in a maiden special weight event at a flat mile on the main for sophomores. Off at 5/1 in a field of six, he made the running from the get go under Rosario and set blazing splits of […]
Four year old filly for Neil Drysdale made start #2 in Sunday’s opener, but first since February of 2023. Off at 11/1 in a field of just six in this maiden claimer for older runners at a mile on the turf, she came out running under Maldonado and was 2nd into and out of the […]
Three year old gelding for Tony Garcia tried two turns for the first time in his career on Saturday in a maiden special weight affair at a mile on the turf for sophomores. Bet down very late to the 2/1 co-favorite in a field of 9, he checked early right after the break, then was […]
