By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $350,000 Valley View Stakes will be run at Keeneland on Friday, October 25, 2024. The full field of 3-year-old fillies will travel one mile on the turf course and Les Reys (FR) is the 5-2 morning line favorite. The Valley View goes as the ninth race on Friday with a scheduled […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $350,000 Franklin Stakes will be run at Keeneland on Sunday, October 13, 2024. The full field of fillies and mares will travel 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf course and Star of Mystery is the 3-2 morning line favorite. The Grade 2 Franklin goes as the eighth race on Sunday with […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3, $300,000 Sycamore Stakes will be run at Keeneland on Friday, October 11, 2024. The eleven entrants will travel 1 1/2 miles on the turf course and 3-1 morning line favorite Bold Act won this race in 2023 and will try to work out a trip from the outside post under […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $750,000 Eddie D Stakes will be run at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this is a prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. The eleven entrants will travel 6 1/2 furlongs on the downhill turf course and New York shipper Big Invasion is the 3-1 […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic will be run at Belmont at Aqueduct on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this is a prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Turf. The seven entrants will travel 1 1/2 miles on the turf course and War Like Goddess attempts to win this race for the […]
2024 Kentucky Derby Contender Deterministic Current Rank Total Points Earned Earnings Trainer 14 50 $628,295 Christophe Clement _______________________________________________________________________________ Deterministic’s Prep Race that earned their highest Final Time Rating (FNL RAT) Race Date: 3/2/2024 Track: Aqueduct Race #: 10 Distance: 8 Furlongs Conditions: stakes Surface: Dirt Trainer: Christophe Clement Jockey: Joel Rosario Track […]
By Jarrod Horak Track Phantom was the lone Kentucky Derby 2024 contender to breeze under the Twin Spires on Sunday, April 21. In the video below, I discuss Track Phantom’s workout and go through the latest Derby news, including Deterministic’s defection and Grand Mo the First’s addition to the field. We are less than two weeks out […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Aqueduct on Saturday, April 6, and I have included Wood Memorial 2024 picks below. The Grade 2 event for 3-year-olds has a $750,000 purse and the thirteen entrants will be journeying 1 1/8 miles on the main track. The Wood Memorial is the 10th […]
By Jarrod Horak The Louisiana Derby and Jeff Ruby Steaks were the latest road to Kentucky Derby 2024 points races on Saturday, March 23. In this article, I will look back at those events and update my “Exceptional 11” Kentucky Derby contenders. The Grade 1 Florida Derby, Grade 1 Arkansas Derby, and Grade 2 UAE […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Turfway Park on Saturday, March 23, and I have included Jeff Ruby Steaks 2024 picks below. The Grade 3 event for 3-year-olds has a $700,000 purse and the full field of entrants will be journeying 1 1/8 miles on the all-weather track. The Jeff […]
