By Jarrod Horak The De La Rose Stakes headlines the Friday, July 17 card at Saratoga as Race 9, featuring a $150,000 purse for fillies and mares that have not won a graded stakes race in 2025 or 2026. The field will travel one mile on the inner turf course with a scheduled post time […]
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By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Bowling Green Stakes headlines an 11-race program at Saratoga on Saturday, July 11. The $250,000 event is scheduled for 1 3/8 miles on the inner turf course for older horses, and it shapes up as an intriguing tactical race with very little early speed. A projected slow pace could […]
By Jarrod Horak The Harvey Pack Stakes is Race 8 at Saratoga on Sunday, July 5, featuring a talented field of older turf sprinters competing over 5½ furlongs on the turf for a $200,000 purse. Here’s a breakdown of the possible race shape and leading contenders. Predicted Pace Scenario The pace should revolve around Bring […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Kelso Stakes goes as Race 6 at Saratoga on Sunday, July 5. The $225,000 event is contested at one mile on the inner turf course for horses four years old and up, with a scheduled post time of 4:04 p.m. ET. This year’s field features several familiar rivals, including […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Sanford Stakes headlines the early stakes action at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, July 4. The $225,000 event is contested over six furlongs on the main track for 2-year-olds, with a scheduled post time of 2:54 p.m. ET. With several impressive maiden winners making just their second career starts, […]
By Jarrod Horak The Saranac Stakes goes as Race 10 at Saratoga on Friday, July 3, with a large field of three-year-olds set to travel 1 1/16 miles on the turf for a $150,000 purse. Scheduled post time is 6:15 p.m. ET. Pace Scenario One of the first things that stands out is the projected […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Hanshin Stakes goes as Race 10 on Sunday at Churchill Downs and features a competitive field of ten older horses competing over one mile around one turn on the main track. Scheduled for 5:28 p.m. ET on June 28, the $300,000 race brings together multiple horses with proven form […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Fleur de Lis Stakes headlines the undercard on Stephen Foster Day at Churchill Downs, offering a $500,000 purse for fillies and mares going 1 1/8 miles on the main track. A compact field of five has assembled, but despite the small size, this race features plenty of quality and […]
Our Emerald Downs Super Stakes Day picks for Sunday, June 21, 2026, focus on one of the biggest early-season programs of the meet. Emerald Downs is promoting the card as Father’s Day / Super Stakes Day, with four stakes races anchoring the afternoon: the Seattle Stakes, Auburn Stakes, Hastings Stakes, and Budweiser Stakes. First post […]
By Jarrod Horak The $100,000 Bertrando Stakes headlines Saturday card at Los Alamitos Race Course, going as Race 9 for California-bred horses aged three and up. The one-mile dirt contest has attracted a compact field of six. After reviewing the pace scenario, speed figures, and track profile, Coach Cronin emerges as the horse to beat. […]
