Category Archives: News & Analysis

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 […]

Woodbine Mile 2025 Video Analysis

By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the Grade 1, $1 million Woodbine Mile at Woodbine using Today’s Racing Digest data. Woodbine Mile 2025 field: 1 – Stanley House (10-1), 2 – Notable Speech (8-5), 3 – One Stripe (5-2), 4 – Hunt Master (20-1), 5 – Wyoming Bill (15-1), 6 […]

Del Mar Futurity Video Analysis (9-7-25)

By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Futurity at Del Mar using Today’s Racing Digest data. Del Mar Futurity 2025 field: 1- Brigante (15-1), 2 – Brant (1-1), 3 – Balboa (6-1), 4 – Civil Liberty (9-2), 5 – Desert Gate (4-1), 6 – Litmus […]

John C. Mabee Stakes Video Analysis (9-6-25)

By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the Grade 2, $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes at Del Mar using Today’s Racing Digest data. John C. Mabee 2025 field: 1 – Mahina (12-1), 2 – Public Assembly (6-1), 3 – Mission of Joy (12-1), 4 – Medoro (5-2), 5 – Hopeful (8-1), […]

Racehorse jockeys competing in a horse race at Saratoga Race Course.

Hopeful Stakes 2025 Video Analysis

By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the Grade 1, $300,000 Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga Race Course using Today’s Racing Digest data. Hopeful 2025 field: 1 – Curtain Call (9-2), 2 – Flyin Hawaiian (20-1), 3 – Romeo (3-1), 4 – Aye Eye (15-1), 5 – Buetane (2-1), 6 – Soldier […]

Tarantino: Fights Everybody from Flag Fall To Finish

Six year old gelding is a new horse since being claimed by Peter Eurton 3 starts back for $40K. On Saturday he was one of six in the Grade 3 Native Diver stakes and ran his third consecutive “game” race while fighting tooth and nail throughout the 9 furlongs on the main track. He came […]

Exciting thoroughbred horse race starting at Saratoga Race Course with horses and jockeys, capturing the thrill of live horse racing.

Jockey Club Gold Cup 2025 Video Analysis

By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video. I analyze the Grade 1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga Race Course using Today’s Racing Digest data. Jockey Club Gold Cup 2025 field: 1 – Disarm (15-1), 2 – Highland Falls (5-1), 3 – Sierra Leone (8-5), 4 – Mindframe (2-1), 5 – […]

Racehorses competing in a Del Mar Pacific Classic race at the racetrack, showcasing top thoroughbred horses and jockeys during a live racing event.

Del Mar Pacific Classic Records Don’t Lie — Here’s Who Fits the Mold

By Jarrod Horak The Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar is always a barometer for Breeders’ Cup Classic hopefuls, and this year’s edition on Saturday, August 30th, is no exception. Eight runners line up at a mile and a quarter, with two standouts — Nisos and Journalism — set to define the race. The Grade […]