By Jarrod Horak The $100,000 Bertrando Stakes headlines Saturday card at Los Alamitos Race Course, going as Race 9 for California-bred horses aged three and up. The one-mile dirt contest has attracted a compact field of six. After reviewing the pace scenario, speed figures, and track profile, Coach Cronin emerges as the horse to beat. […]
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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 The featured race at Santa Anita on Friday, June 12, is the $100,000 Possibly Perfect Stakes, a turf event for fillies and mares contested at 1¼ miles. The race has drawn a competitive field of nine runners and several entrants appear capable of making an impact. Let’s meet the field. #1 Watchtower […]
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: […]
The Santa Anita picks March 14 2026 card brings together a competitive nine-race program highlighted by the Grade 3 San Simeon Stakes down the unique Santa Anita downhill turf course. This full-card analysis from Today’s Racing Digest focuses on pace setups, class levels, and trip projections across the afternoon. The San Simeon Stakes headlines the […]
The January 30 card at Santa Anita Park is a classic example of why structure and preparation matter more than raw opinions. Several races are shaped decisively by pace and profile, while others demand discipline around price and probability. This is the type of Santa Anita Park card where understanding bias, class placement, and race […]