Four year old filly for Jeff Mullins tried the 2nd allowance condition on Thursday coming down the hill for older runners, fillies and mares. Off as the heavy 2 to 5 favorite in a field of 7, she was up much closer to the pace than normal under Juan Hernandez. She broke running and was […]
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I’ve always likes this three year old gelding for Mark Glatt, who has yet to break his maiden in four trips to the post. That 4th attempt came in the finale on Sunday, a maiden special weight event at 9 furlongs on the turf, 3 and up. Glatt took the blinkers off this son of […]
Three year old gelding for Sean McCarthy made his 4th career start on Sunday in a maiden special weight event for Cal breds at 3/4 on the main. Off at 5/1 in a field of six, he broke running under Joe Talamo and sat a rail trip down the back side, taking all the worst […]
Two year old filly for John Sadler made her debut in Sunday’s 4th, a five furlong sprint on the main for maiden special weight juvenile fillies. Off at 22/1 in a field of 8 and drawing the dreaded rail, she broke slowly under Berrios and found herself five lengths back of the leaders rather quickly. […]
Three year old filly for Phil D’Amato was yet another Ready Rookie to get the money in his debut. Off at 3/1 in a field of 7 at ¾ on the main, 3 and up, he came out running under Frey and contended for the lead through fractions of 22.36 and 45.53 for the half. […]
Three year old gelding for Mark Glatt made his debut on Friday in a maiden special eight event at ¾ on the turf. Off at 17/1 in a field of 8 runners 3 and up, he missed the start completely, was away last, and was quickly 8 lengths back of the field. Herrera slowly got […]
Four year old gelding for Mike McCarthy tried a protected 32,000 Starter Allowance race on Friday for older runners at a mile on the main track. Off at 16/1 in a field of 7, he broke running under Tyler Baze and contested the early lead into the clubhouse turn. Baze got him to relax nicely […]
By Jarrod Horak My latest handicapping article and video features analysis of two stakes races at Santa Anita Park on Sunday, Jan. 11. Las Flores field: 1 – Ooty (9-2)2 – Thermal (9-5)3 – Margarita Girl (7-2)4 – Mawu (5-1)5 – Magnificat (3-1)6 – No Bad Beats (12-1)7 – Donttellourwives (30-1) The Grade 3, $100,000 […]
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 […]