By Jarrod Horak In this road to Kentucky Derby 2025 article, I will recap the Grade 1 Champagne, Breeders’ Futurity, and American Pharoah Stakes, the final three major prep races for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. The Juvenile will be run Friday, Nov. 1 at Del Mar. In the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes at Aqueduct […]
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 1, $600,000 Alcibiades Stakes will be run at Keeneland on Friday, October 4, 2024, and this is Win & You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. The eight entrants will travel 1 1/16 miles on the main track and this is a Kentucky Oaks 2025 points race. The Alcibiades […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $350,000 Phoenix Stakes will be run at Keeneland on Friday, October 4, 2024, and this is Win & You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. The eight entrants will travel six furlongs on the main track and Nakatomi is the 7-5 morning line favorite. The Phoenix goes as […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $350,000 Jessamine Stakes will be run at Keeneland on Friday, October 4, 2024, and this is Win & You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. This turf route drew twelve entrants plus four also-eligibles, and impressive Kentucky Downs debut winner Destino d’Oro is the 3-1 morning line […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $1 million California Crown will be run at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this is Win & You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The seven entrants will travel a mile and an eighth on the main track and National Treasure is the 8-5 morning […]
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 2, $750,000 John Henry Turf Championship will be run at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this is a prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Turf. The eleven entrants will travel 1 1/4 miles on the turf course and Gold Phoenix is the tepid 7-2 morning line favorite. The […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3, $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Turf will be run at Del Mar on Sunday, September 9, 2024. The full field of juvenile entrants will travel one mile on the turf course and Mischief River is the tepid 4-1 morning line favorite in a wide open betting contest. The Del Mar Juvenile […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Futurity will be run at Del Mar on Sunday, September 8, 2024. The seven juvenile entrants will travel seven furlongs on the main track and Getaway Car is the 6-5 morning line favorite. The Del Mar Futurity goes as the tenth race with a scheduled post time […]
