By Jarrod Horak The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival kicks off Wednesday at Saratoga Race Course, and the card features three competitive New York-bred stakes races. Using the past performances and proprietary ratings from Today’s Racing Digest, I’ve analyzed each event and identified my top selections. The races covered include the Kingston Stakes (Race 4), Mike […]
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By Jarrod Horak The 2026 Preakness Stakes takes place at Laurel Park this year while Pimlico undergoes construction, and this year’s edition shapes up as a fascinating pace and trip handicap. Using the numbers and pace figures from the Digest past performances, I’m looking for the horses most likely to capitalize on what should be an […]
By Jarrod Horak I’m taking a look at the four stakes races on Peter Pan Stakes Day at Aqueduct, including the Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes, which serves as a key prep race for the Belmont Stakes. The past performance data referenced throughout this analysis is provided by Complete Digest from Today’s Racing Digest. Grade 3 John […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs headlines Saturday’s card as Race 12, featuring a $5 million purse for three-year-olds going 1 1/4 miles on the main track. With a full field of contenders and a projected honest pace, this year’s Derby shapes up as a wide-open betting race. For this […]
By Jarrod Horak The 2026 Kentucky Oaks (Race 13 at Churchill Downs, post time 8:40 p.m. ET) offers a deep and competitive field, which is exactly where I want to hunt for value. My approach is simple: identify improving fillies sitting at 10-1 or higher on the morning line and evaluate them using advanced performance […]
By Jarrod Horak I’m always hunting for value in a race like the Kentucky Derby. With a full field, unpredictable pace, and massive public attention, this is where longshots can light up the tote board—especially underneath in exotics. Using the Today’s Racing Digest past performances, I’m breaking down three live longshots who bring improving numbers, […]
By Jarrod Horak As we get closer to the first Saturday in May, I’ve gone through the latest data to identify the strongest Today’s Racing Digest numbers for the top Kentucky Derby 2026 contenders. This is the time of year where understanding how a race will unfold becomes just as important as who is fastest […]
Introduction We head to Keeneland for a strong Saturday card on April 11, highlighted by the Grade 1 Jenny Wiley Stakes. This race is one of the premier early-season turf events for older fillies and mares and consistently draws a competitive and deep field. The following analysis is based on the projected race card and […]
By Jarrod Horak I’m diving into the Grade 1 Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland, a $650,000 turf event for fillies and mares going a mile and a sixteenth. This race drew a competitive field with a mix of proven class, tactical speed, and late-running threats—making pace and trip absolutely critical. Using the Complete Digest, I […]
By Jarrod Horak I’m breaking down the Grade 1 Maker’s Mark Mile at Keeneland, a $650,000 turf event for older horses going one mile. This is a deep and competitive field with proven Grade 1 talent, rising contenders, and several runners with legitimate pace and trip questions that will ultimately decide the outcome. Field Overview […]