By Jarrod Horak The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival kicks off Wednesday at Saratoga Race Course, and the card features three competitive New York-bred stakes races. Using the past performances and proprietary ratings from Today’s Racing Digest, I’ve analyzed each event and identified my top selections. The races covered include the Kingston Stakes (Race 4), Mike […]
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By Jarrod Horak This is one of the more intriguing Kentucky Oaks prep races on the calendar, and the 2026 Bourbonette Oaks at Turfway Park shapes up as a wide-open betting race. With a $300,000 purse, Oaks points on the line, and a full field of developing three-year-old fillies, this mile-and-a-sixteenth test on the synthetic […]
Saturday’s Oaklawn Park card presents a mix of maiden races, mid-level claiming events, and a quality stakes feature that gives bettors several opportunities to build structured wagering strategies. From a race-shape perspective, the current Oaklawn dirt profile continues to reward horses with early position in sprints and tactical pressers in routes. That pattern plays a […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby 2026 points race series continues with the Sunland Park Oaks and Sunland Park Derby at Sunland Park on Sunday, February 15. The $250,000 Sunland Park Oaks is for three-year-old fillies traveling one mile on the main track and it goes as the seventh race. […]
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 […]
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 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 – […]
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 article and video includes analysis of the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, January 24. Pegasus World Cup field: 1 – Disco Time (8-5)2 – British Isles (20-1)3 – Full Serrano (12-1)4 – Banishing (20-1)5 – Skippylongstocking (15-1)6 – Madaket Road (10-1)7 – Tappan Street (6-1)8 – […]