By Jarrod Horak This post features analysis of the Grade 3 Santa Ynez Stakes and Grade 2 San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Santa Ynez field:1 – Himika (5-1)2 – La Wally (8-1)3 – Bottle of Rouge (7-2)4 – Revera (6-1)5 – Explora (3-5) The Grade 3, $100,000 Santa Ynez is for 3-year-old fillies […]
Tampa Bay Downs Skyway Festival Day (Jan. 10, 2026): Stakes News, Full-Card Picks, and How I’m Using Today’s Racing Digest If you’re looking for Tampa Bay Downs picks with a little real-world context (what matters, what’s noise, and how to structure tickets), Saturday’s Skyway Festival Day is one of those cards where the stakes fields […]
Fair Grounds News & Picks: Jan. 10, 2026 Stakes Spotlight (Wright, Menard & Palmisano) NEW ORLEANS — Saturday, January 10, 2026 — Fair Grounds serves up a bettor-friendly nine-race program highlighted by three $100,000 stakes that can anchor your late tickets: the Bob F. Wright Memorial, the Nelson J. Menard Memorial, and the Gary P. […]
By Jarrod Horak I’m breaking down my Santa Ynez Stakes Santa Anita picks Today’s Racing Digest-style: meet the field, read the pace and class setup, then rank my contenders from last to first using Today’s Racing Digest past performance data. Due to weather, Santa Anita cancelled racing on January 3, 2026 and the Santa Ynez […]
Three year old filly for Adam Kitchingman made her debut in Sunday’s opener at ¾ on the turf for soph fillies in a maiden special weight. Off at 25/1 in a field of 7, she broke a tad slow, then rushed up on the rail and got the lead by the half mile pole. She […]
Three year old filly for Dave Hofmans made her debut in Sunday’s 6th, a maiden special weight event at ¾ on the turf for Cal breds 3 and up. Off at 6/1 in a field of 9, she broke very slowly and bumped with an inside horse to be away last. She was 8 back […]
Three year old colt for Phil D’Amato, off since December, made the 4th start of his career on Sunday in the ungraded Desert Code stakes at six and a half down the hill for three year olds. Off as the longest price in the field at 17/1 of the six. He broke OK under Vasquez, […]
Three year old colt for Phil D’Amato tried the 1st allowance condition for Cal Breds on Saturday at ¾ on the turf. Off at 2/1 in a field of 9, he broke OK under J.J. and sat third down the back side three off the pace. He had horse turning for home, but the jock […]
Appeared to have some equipment issues a few strides out of the gate as she drifted far back of the field while racing out near the middle of the track up the backstretch as the jock kept looking down and pulling on the bit. She was allowed to settle and actually caught up to the […]
Three year old colt for Bob Baffert made start #2 on Saturday at ¾ on the main for three year olds in a maiden special weight event. Off as the 3/5 choice in a field of six, he ended up being on the rail when that horse was scratched, and he didn’t have the best […]