Four year old colt for John Shirreffs finally made it to the races on Saturday in a maiden special weight event at 7/8 on the main. Off at 7/1 in a “salty” field of 7, he broke a step slow from the rail slot, then was rushed up to contend for the lead by the […]
By Jarrod Horak The Risen Star Stakes and Sunland Park Derby were the latest road to Kentucky Derby 2024 points races. In this article, I will look back at those events and update my “Exceptional 11” Kentucky Derby contenders. The next points race is the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn on Saturday, Feb. 24. […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Sunland Park on Sunday, February 18, and I have included Sunland Park Derby 2024 picks below. The Grade 3 event for 3-year-olds has a $400,000 purse and the eight entrants will be journeying 1 1/16 miles on the main track. The Sunland Derby is […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 continues at Sunland Park on Sunday, February 18, and I have included Sunland Park Oaks 2024 picks below. The non-graded event for 3-year-old fillies has a $250,000 purse and the six entrants will be journeying a flat mile on the main track. The Sunland Oaks is […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 continues at Santa Anita Park on Sunday, January 7, and I have included Santa Ynez 2024 picks below. The Grade 3 event for 3-year-old fillies has a $100,000 purse and the five entrants will be journeying seven panels on the main track. The Santa Ynez is […]
Four year old filly for Doug O’Neill made just the 2nd start of her career and 1st time around two turns along with the 1st time on the grass in Saturday’s opener. She passed all the tests very well in this Cal bred maiden event at a mile on the turf for older runners. Off […]
Three year old colt for Doug O’Neill, who was just coming off a maiden win and was all out to do that, tried the Grade 2 San Antonio on opening day at a mile and a sixteenth on the main. Off at 9/1 and the longest price in the field of five, he broke running […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Remington Park on Friday, December 15, and I have included Remington Springboard Mile 2023 picks below. The listed stakes event for 2-year-olds has a $300,000 purse and the nine entrants will be traveling a flat mile on the main track. It is the 10th […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 continues at Los Alamitos Race Course on Saturday, December 9, and I have included Starlet 2023 picks below. The Grade 2 event for 2-year-old fillies has a $200,000 purse and the six entrants will be traveling 1 1/16 miles on the main track. It is the […]
Five year old gelding for Mark Glatt made just his 4th career start on Saturday in a 1st allowance condition sprint at six and a half on the main, 3 and up. Getting a ton of late money even after the gates had closed, he went off as the 4 to 5 choice in a […]
