By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3, $100,000 Santa Ana Stakes is the 8th race at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, March 15. Eight horses will face the starter and Kathynmarissa is the even money favorite. Santa Ana Analysis #2 Mahina (8-1) almost always finishes in the top three at Santa Anita (10 4-3-2). She stalked […]
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By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $200,000 City of Hope Mile will be run at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this is Win & You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Mile. The nine entrants will travel one mile on the turf course and Johannes is the 4-5 morning line favorite. The City […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $750,000 Eddie D Stakes will be run at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this is a prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. The eleven entrants will travel 6 1/2 furlongs on the downhill turf course and New York shipper Big Invasion is the 3-1 […]
By Jarrod Horak Pacific Classic Day at Del Mar on Saturday, August 31 featured five graded stakes races. The Grade 1, $1 million Pacific Classic was the marquee event and Mixto pulled off the 22-1 upset. Let’s recap the action. Grade 3 Torrey Pines (3yo fillies, one mile dirt) Fractions: 21.70, 45.31, 1:10.67, 1:23.11, 1:36.15 […]
By Jarrod Horak The field is set for Kentucky Derby 2024. A full field of 20 plus two also-eligibles passed the entry box and Fierceness is the 5-2 morning line favorite. The Kentucky Derby is the 12th race at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 4, 2024, and the scheduled post time is 6:57 PM (EDT).
2024 Kentucky Derby Contender Stronghold Current Rank Total Points Earned Earnings Trainer 4 125 $180,000 Philip D’Amato _______________________________________________________________________________ Stronghold’s Prep Race that earned their highest Final Time Rating (FNL RAT) Race Date: 4/6/2024 Track: Santa Anita Race #: 10 Distance: 9 Furlongs Conditions: stakes Surface: Dirt Trainer: Philip D’Amato Jockey: Antonio Fresu […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, April 6, and I have included Santa Anita Derby 2024 picks below. The Grade 1 event for 3-year-olds has a $750,000 purse and the eight entrants will be journeying 1 1/8 miles on the main track. The Santa Anita […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 continues at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, March 9, and I have included Santa Ysabel Stakes 2024 picks below. The Grade 3 event for 3-year-old fillies has a $100,000 purse and the eight entrants will be journeying 1 1/16 miles on the main track. The Santa […]
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 […]