By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks is one of the most important final stepping-stone races on the road to the Kentucky Oaks. Run at 1 1/16 miles at Fair Grounds Race Course on Louisiana Derby Day, the race brings together a competitive group of three-year-old fillies chasing valuable Kentucky Oaks qualifying points. […]
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The February 28 card at Fair Grounds presents a layered betting puzzle, with multiple Louisiana-bred stakes, allowance sprints, and competitive maiden races. Rather than chasing surface-level speed figures, this Fair Grounds full card betting analysis for February 28 focuses on race shape, projected pace, class placement, and which running styles are best positioned under current […]
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 […]
The February 1 card at Fair Grounds Race Course is a classic grinder’s slate: multiple Louisiana-bred claimers, pace-sensitive dirt sprints, and turf races where trip and race shape matter more than raw speed. This is the type of card where structure, preparation, and an understanding of Fair Grounds Race Course tendencies can separate serious players […]
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 My latest horse racing handicapping article and video features analysis of the $100,000 Gun Runner Stakes at Fair Grounds on Saturday, Dec. 20 using Today’s Racing Digest past performances. This is a Kentucky Derby 2026 points race. Gun Runner field: 1 – Mesquite (9-2), 2 – Chip Honcho (9-2), 3 – Liberty […]
If you’re a handicapper looking for a real edge instead of another “I’ll just wing it” Saturday, Fair Grounds on December 6, 2025 is a card you can actually exploit — especially if you’re working off the full Today’s Racing Digest breakdown for the day. Nine races. Turf and dirt. Legit allowance and MSW races […]