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, […]
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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 […]
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 The Grade 1, $650,000 Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes is the 9th race at Keeneland on Friday, April 11. Nine runners were entered in this flat mile turf event and Carl Spackler is the 9-5 morning line favorite. Maker’s Mark Mile Analysis Integration won the Grade 3 Virginia Derby and Grade 2 Hill […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $650,000 Madison Stakes is the 8th race at Keeneland on Tuesday, April 8. Eight fillies and mares were entered in this event at seven furlongs on the main track, and Scylla is the morning line favorite. Madison Analysis Emery is 5-for-8 overall with two runner-up finishes, and she is […]
By Jarrod Horak I am recapping the Breeders’ Cup Saturday 2024 action in three posts. In my first report, I looked back at the BC Filly & Mare Sprint, BC Turf Sprint, BC Distaff, and BC Turf. My second article featured a recap of the BC Classic, and I will recap the final four BC […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $750,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup will be run at Keeneland on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The ten entrants will travel 1 1/8 miles on the turf course and She Feels Pretty is the 5-2 morning line favorite. The Grade 1 QE II Challenge Cup goes as the eighth race on […]
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 […]