Preakness 2026 picks at Laurel Park require more than a quick look at the morning line. This year’s race is being run away from Pimlico during that track’s redevelopment, and Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo is skipping the Preakness, pointing instead toward the Belmont Stakes. That means there is no Triple Crown on the line […]
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By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Dinner Party Stakes shifts to Laurel Park this year while Pimlico undergoes construction, and this turf route drew an interesting mix of proven stakes veterans and improving runners heading into Preakness Saturday. From a handicapping perspective, this race offers a nice blend of established class, current form, and tactical […]
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 Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs is always one of the most competitive races of the year, and this $1.5 million event for three-year-old fillies at a mile and an eighth looks especially deep. With a full field, multiple pace scenarios, and several improving runners, finding value is key—and that’s […]
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 […]
The Road to the Kentucky Derby runs straight through New York this Saturday as the Gotham Stakes Aqueduct picks take center stage at Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park. With Derby qualifying points on the line and a competitive undercard featuring the Busher Stakes and Stymie Stakes, this is one of the most important winter […]
By Jarrod Horak This post and companion video features In-depth Santa Anita Pick 6 carryover analysis for Feb 20. Race-by-race betting strategy, singles, pace insights and a budget ticket from Today’s Racing Digest. The Pick 6 carryover amount is $34,288 and the sequence begins with the fourth race. On a card that looks fairly logical […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3, $1 million Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn on Feb. 6 is for 3-year-olds traveling 1 1/16 miles on the main track and the scheduled post time is 5:40 PM ET, and this is a Kentucky Derby 2026 points race. Southwest Stakes field (race 11): 1 – Reclamation (30-1) 2 – […]