By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 continues with the Golden Rod Stakes at Churchill Downs on Saturday, November 25, and I have included picks below. The Grade 2 event for 2-year-old fillies has a $400,000 purse and the eight entrants will be traveling 1 1/16 miles on the main track. It is […]
By Jarrod Horak The Breeders’ Cup Saturday card is in the books and I will look back at all the action in two articles. In this post, I will review the BC Dirt Mile, Filly & Mare Turf, Filly & Mare Sprint, Mile, and Distaff. Check out my Breeders’ Cup Saturday 2023 recaps below. Breeders’ […]
The 2023 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile features a 10-horse field after the defection of Ecoro Neo. Locked is the tepid 7-2 morning line favorite and is one of four Grade 1 winners in the field. This article includes BC Juvenile video picks. Locked is one of the more likely winners of this race. The Gun Runner […]
By Jarrod Horak The 2023 Breeders’ Cup Saturday races will be run at Santa Anita Park on November 4. Nine BC races are on the docket including the Classic, a race that should settle the Horse of the Year battle. In this post, I will share my early thoughts including updated information for all nine […]
By Jarrod Horak The 2023 Breeders’ Cup Friday card will be run at Santa Anita Park on November 3. Five BC races are on the docket including the Juvenile, a Kentucky Derby 2024 points race. In this post, I will share my early thoughts including updated information for all five Breeders’ Cup Friday races with […]
By Jarrod Horak In this Breeders’ Cup Classic rankings article, I will go through all of the 3-year-olds and rank them in order of preference. Eight sophomores have been pre-entered in the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Classic. I have been ranking the sophomore set all year long, beginning with my “Exceptional 11” Kentucky Derby contenders, and […]
By Jarrod Horak The horses are obviously the star of the show, but Breeders’ Cup trainers are a big part of the story. In this report, I will take a look at three trainers to keep an eye on for both Breeders’ Cup days at Santa Anita Park on November 3-4, 2023. Breeders’ Cup Trainers […]
By Jarrod Horak The Breeders’ Cup Distaff is one of the original BC races, dating all the way back to Hollywood Park in 1984. The 2023 renewal will be held at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Nov. 4, and they will be traveling a mile and an eighth on the main track. Recent Breeders’ Cup […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby will be run at Parx on Saturday, Sept. 23. Eleven sophomore males are scheduled to compete in the Grade 1, $1 million contest at 1 1/8 miles on the main track, and Reincarnate is the 3-1 morning line favorite. I will look at the Digest pace ratings […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes will be run Churchill Downs on Saturday, Sept. 16. Nine juvenile males entered this flat mile contest, and this is the first road to Kentucky Derby 2024 points race. I will look at pace ratings and best final time ratings, rank the contenders first to last, and […]
