By Jarrod Horak I’m diving into the Grade 3 Bewitch Stakes at Keeneland, a $350,000 event for fillies and mares going 1 1/2 miles on the turf. This is a classic stamina test, and races at this distance often come down to pace dynamics, positioning, and which runners can sustain their finish over the final […]
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By Jarrod Horak I’m diving into the Grade 3 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland, run Saturday, April 11 as Race 10. It’s a $400,000 event for three-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles on the main track, offering 20 Kentucky Derby points to the winner. Despite the points on offer, this race likely won’t produce a Derby qualifier. […]
By Jarrod Horak The Road to the Kentucky Derby rolls through Santa Anita Park with the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby, a $500,000 event for three-year-olds going 1 1/8 miles on the main track. This is one of the most important West Coast prep races, and I’ve been tracking all the Derby points races closely—producing […]
By Jarrod Horak I’m breaking down the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park, a $1.5 million Kentucky Derby points race at 1 1/8 miles. This race consistently produces serious Derby contenders, and this year’s field brings a mix of proven stakes runners and lightly raced upside types. From a pace perspective, Redland Rebels figures […]
By Jarrod Horak The Road to the Kentucky Oaks continues on Sunday at Santa Anita Park with the Grade 3 Santa Ysabel Stakes. This $100,000 event for three-year-old fillies covers one mile and one-sixteenth on the main track and serves as an important Kentucky Oaks qualifying race. For this race, I’m using data from the […]
By Jarrod Horak The $100,000 Las Virgenes Stakes is for 3-year-old fillies traveling one mile on the main track at Santa Anita Park on Feb. 8. It goes as the eighth race and this is a Kentucky Oaks 2026 points race. Las Virgenes Stakes field: 1 – Meaning (7-2) 2 – Explora (3-5) 3 – […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3, $100,000 Robert Lewis Stakes is for 3-year-olds traveling one mile on the main track. It goes as the eighth race at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Feb. 7 and it is a Kentucky Derby 2026 points race. Robert Lewis Stakes field: 1 – Desert Gate (6-5)2 – Plutarch (4-1)3 […]
By Jarrod Horak Santa Anita has a stakes doubleheader on Saturday. The San Pasqual is up first and race favorites Pony Express and Getaway Car do their best work on the front end. The Megahertz on turf is a competitive heat and morning line favorite Public Assembly should work out a ground saving trip behind […]
By Jarrod Horak This video features Santa Anita Park Pick 6 carryover analysis and tickets for Sunday, January 26. Nobody had six winners on Saturday and there is a carryover of $51,027. Race 41 – Dancing Thru Fire (10-1) 2 – All in the Game (2-1)3 – Joyful Mischief (5-1)4 – Syntax (7-5)5 – Dad’s […]
By Jarrod Horak Smarty Jones Stakes Snapshot Track: Oaklawn Park Race: 10 Date: Saturday, Jan. 3 Post Time: 5:25 PM ET Purse: $250,000 Condition: 3-year-olds Distance/Surface: 1 1/16 miles, main track (dirt) Note: Kentucky Derby 2026 points race Smarty Jones Field (Morning Line) Post Horse ML 1 Universe 3-1 2 Baytown Dreamer 30-1 3 Boca […]