By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Indiana Derby headlines the Saturday card at Horseshoe Indianapolis, offering a $300,000 purse for three-year-olds competing at 1 1/16 miles. Let’s go through the field using recent Today’s Racing Digest performances, pace scenario, and speed figures. Pace Analysis A few entrants appear intent on the lead, including Creole Chrome, […]
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By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Hanshin Stakes goes as Race 10 on Sunday at Churchill Downs and features a competitive field of ten older horses competing over one mile around one turn on the main track. Scheduled for 5:28 p.m. ET on June 28, the $300,000 race brings together multiple horses with proven form […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Maxfield Stakes tops Sunday’s card at Churchill Downs, serving as Race 9 with a $250,000 purse for three-year-olds sprinting seven furlongs on the main track. Scheduled for a 4:56 p.m. ET post, the race features a balanced field of promising sophomores. Using the speed and pace figures from Today’s […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Fleur de Lis Stakes headlines the undercard on Stephen Foster Day at Churchill Downs, offering a $500,000 purse for fillies and mares going 1 1/8 miles on the main track. A compact field of five has assembled, but despite the small size, this race features plenty of quality and […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Bango Stakes brings together a solid group of older sprinters at Churchill Downs on Saturday, and several runners enter in sharp form. While proven stakes performers such as Cornucopian and Dr. Venkman command respect, the improving Built appears poised to continue his strong transition into a sprint specialist. Race […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Chicago Stakes headlines the Churchill Downs program on Saturday night, offering a $300,000 purse for fillies and mares going seven furlongs on the main track. Race Overview The seven-furlong distance often favors horses that possess both sprint speed and the stamina to finish strongly, and this year’s field includes […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Ohio Derby at Thistledown on June 20 has a purse of $500,000 and a field of ten sophomores are set to travel 1 1/8 miles on the main track. Pace Scenario Favors the Favorites One of the most important handicapping factors in this year’s Ohio Derby is the projected […]
By Jarrod Horak The Affirmed Stakes at Santa Anita Park returns to the racing calendar on Monday after originally being scheduled for June 11. A power outage interrupted racing midway through the card last week, forcing officials to cancel the remaining races, including the Affirmed Stakes. With Santa Anita adding an extra day of racing, […]
By Jarrod Horak This Thursday, June 11th, marks the closing week of the Hollywood meet at Santa Anita Park, and I’m excited to break down both stakes races on the card. The past performance data I’m referencing comes from the popular Complete Digest. Desert Stormer Stakes – Race 2 Distance: 6 furlongs, Main TrackPurse: $100,000Field: […]
By Jarrod Horak Saturday’s Churchill Downs card features three competitive graded stakes races on the main track, and I’ll break down each one using the pace analysis, trip notes, and figures from past performances provided by Today’s Racing Digest. The races covered in this analysis include the Grade 2 Shawnee Stakes, Grade 3 Aristides Stakes, and […]
