By Jarrod Horak This is one of the more intriguing Kentucky Oaks prep races on the calendar, and the 2026 Bourbonette Oaks at Turfway Park shapes up as a wide-open betting race. With a $300,000 purse, Oaks points on the line, and a full field of developing three-year-old fillies, this mile-and-a-sixteenth test on the synthetic […]
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By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby 2026 points race series continues with the Sunland Park Oaks and Sunland Park Derby at Sunland Park on Sunday, February 15. The $250,000 Sunland Park Oaks is for three-year-old fillies traveling one mile on the main track and it goes as the seventh race. […]
By Jarrod Horak The Risen Star Stakes picks Today’s Racing Digest breakdown is one of the most important Derby trail previews of the winter. This is a Grade 2, $500,000 Kentucky Derby points race at Fair Grounds for three-year-olds going 1 1/8 miles on the main track, and it offers 50 points to the winner […]
By Jarrod Horak The $100,000 Las Virgenes Stakes is for 3-year-old fillies traveling one mile on the main track at Santa Anita Park on Feb. 8. It goes as the eighth race and this is a Kentucky Oaks 2026 points race. Las Virgenes Stakes field: 1 – Meaning (7-2) 2 – Explora (3-5) 3 – […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3, $100,000 Robert Lewis Stakes is for 3-year-olds traveling one mile on the main track. It goes as the eighth race at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Feb. 7 and it is a Kentucky Derby 2026 points race. Robert Lewis Stakes field: 1 – Desert Gate (6-5)2 – Plutarch (4-1)3 […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3, $1 million Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn on Feb. 6 is for 3-year-olds traveling 1 1/16 miles on the main track and the scheduled post time is 5:40 PM ET, and this is a Kentucky Derby 2026 points race. Southwest Stakes field (race 11): 1 – Reclamation (30-1) 2 – […]
By Jarrod Horak This article and video includes analysis of the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, January 24. Pegasus World Cup field: 1 – Disco Time (8-5)2 – British Isles (20-1)3 – Full Serrano (12-1)4 – Banishing (20-1)5 – Skippylongstocking (15-1)6 – Madaket Road (10-1)7 – Tappan Street (6-1)8 – […]
Fair Grounds Lecomte Stakes 2026 picks Today’s Racing Digest — This is the Grade 3, $250,000 Lecomte Stakes on Saturday, January 17, 2026, and it’s a Derby-points type of race where trip and pace matter as much as raw talent. I’m going to keep it practical: who gets the right run, who can improve, and […]
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 Smarty Jones Stakes Snapshot Track: Oaklawn Park Race: 10 Date: Saturday, Jan. 3 Post Time: 5:25 PM ET Purse: $250,000 Condition: 3-year-olds Distance/Surface: 1 1/16 miles, main track (dirt) Note: Kentucky Derby 2026 points race Smarty Jones Field (Morning Line) Post Horse ML 1 Universe 3-1 2 Baytown Dreamer 30-1 3 Boca […]