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Aqueduct Picks

Aqueduct Stakes: Frizette, Champagne, Miss Grillo

By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze four stakes races at Belmont at Aqueduct on Saturday, October 4, 2025 using the Today’s Racing Digest Race Header. Grade 2 Jockey Club Derby (race 4): 1 – A Bourbon for Toby, 2 – Asbury Park, 3 – Crudo, 4 – Hill Road, 5 […]

Belmont at the Big A Free Picks & Why You Should Play

Aqueduct’s “Belmont at the Big A” show tomorrow has 12 races, anchored by major 2-year-old stakes and a long turf route. The Jockey Club Derby Invitational, Frizette, Champagne, and Miss Grillo are the highlight races — and you don’t want to miss how the smaller spots around them are set up. Why Bet This Card […]

Miracle Mark: Has Ton Of Talent But Needs More Gate Schooling

Two year old colt for Phil D’Amato made start #2 on Saturday and for the 2nd consecutive race, he broke poorly at the start with a stumble to lose all chance. Off at 5/1 in a field of 8 runners going a mile on the main in this maiden special weight, he was six back […]

Santa Anita Sunday Race Card: Zenyatta Stakes, Sprint Championship, and Betting Picks

Santa Anita’s Sunday race card is stacked with 10 races, highlighted by two Breeders’ Cup preps — the $200,000 Zenyatta Stakes and the $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship presented by Estrella Jalisco. Add in competitive maidens, deep allowances, and volatile pace setups, and you’ve got a day loaded with betting opportunities. Zenyatta Stakes Headlines Santa […]

From the City of Hope to the Goodwood: Santa Anita’s Money Races

Santa Anita kicks off a blockbuster afternoon with 10 races loaded with value — from competitive maidens to three major stakes that could shake up the fall division picture. The Digest team has already broken down pace setups, figs, and betting strategies, so you don’t have to guess. Feature Stakes to Watch Betting Angles Why […]

Aqueduct Picks

Aqueduct Stakes Video (9-27-25)

By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze five stakes races at Aqueduct on Saturday, September 27, 2025 using Today’s Racing Digest data. Belmont Turf Sprint: 1 – Live High Live Low, 2 – Dancing Buck, 3 – Senbei, 4 – Alogon, 5 – Twenty Six Black, 6 – Bold Journey, 7 […]

Goodwood Stakes 2025 Video Analysis

By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the Grade 1, $300,000 Goodwood Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Goodwood 2025 field: 1 – Gaming (6-1), 2 – Ultimate Gamble (8-1), 3 – Privman (5-1), 4 – First Mission (8-5), 5 – Nevada Beach (12-1), 6 – Express Train (20-1), 7 – Full […]

Churchill Downs Stakes Video (9-20-25)

By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze four stakes races at Churchill Downs on Saturday, September 20, 2025. Harrods Creek Stakes (race 7): 1 – Optical (15-1), 2 – Semper Primus (4-1), 3 – Jimmy’s Dailys (7-2), 4 – U Devil You (6-1), 5 – Smoken Wicked (8-5), 6 – Faster […]

Pennsylvania Derby Day Betting Guide: The Picks the Public Won’t See Coming

Pennsylvania Derby Day at Parx – Saturday, September 20, 2025 The Biggest Day in Pennsylvania Racing Pennsylvania Derby Day is here — and with 15 races, $4 million+ in purses, and two Grade 1 headliners (the Cotillion and the Pennsylvania Derby), this is the kind of card where sharp betting turns into serious profit. Parx […]

Malibu Rocks: Battled Gamely Down The Lane and Never Surrendereed Until the End

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 […]