By Jarrod Horak I am recapping the Breeders’ Cup Saturday 2024 action in three posts. In my first report, I looked back at the BC Filly & Mare Sprint, BC Turf Sprint, BC Distaff, and BC Turf. My second article featured a recap of the BC Classic, and I will recap the final four BC […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic will be run at Belmont at Aqueduct on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this is a prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Turf. The seven entrants will travel 1 1/2 miles on the turf course and War Like Goddess attempts to win this race for the […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $250,000 Pilgrim Stakes will be run at Belmont at Aqueduct on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this race is a Win & You’re In for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf. The eight entrants will travel 1 1/16 miles on the outer turf course and Zulu Kingdom attempts to run his […]
By Jarrod Horak Which horses will like the slop in Preakness 2024, and which runners will hate the footing and finish up the track? Today’s Racing Digest has the second jewel of the Triple Crown covered. Check out the Preakness Stakes wet track video below.
2024 Kentucky Derby Contender Track Phantom Current Rank Total Points Earned Earnings Trainer 9 70 $198,315 Steven Asmussen _______________________________________________________________________________ Track Phantom’s Prep Race that earned their highest Final Time Rating (FNL RAT) Race Date: 3/23/2024 Track: Fair Grounds Race #: 12 Distance: 9.5 Furlongs Conditions: stakes Surface: Dirt Trainer: Steven Asmussen Jockey: […]
2024 Kentucky Derby Contender Deterministic Current Rank Total Points Earned Earnings Trainer 14 50 $628,295 Christophe Clement _______________________________________________________________________________ Deterministic’s Prep Race that earned their highest Final Time Rating (FNL RAT) Race Date: 3/2/2024 Track: Aqueduct Race #: 10 Distance: 8 Furlongs Conditions: stakes Surface: Dirt Trainer: Christophe Clement Jockey: Joel Rosario Track […]
By Jarrod Horak Track Phantom was the lone Kentucky Derby 2024 contender to breeze under the Twin Spires on Sunday, April 21. In the video below, I discuss Track Phantom’s workout and go through the latest Derby news, including Deterministic’s defection and Grand Mo the First’s addition to the field. We are less than two weeks out […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Aqueduct on Saturday, April 6, and I have included Wood Memorial 2024 picks below. The Grade 2 event for 3-year-olds has a $750,000 purse and the thirteen entrants will be journeying 1 1/8 miles on the main track. The Wood Memorial is the 10th […]
Three year old colt for John Sadler made his 6th career start, but first on the turf on Saturday, in this 9 furlong maiden special weight event for sophomores. Off at 3/1 in a field of 8, he stumbled badly at the start, went to his knees, but Rosario hung on, and was away last. […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Rachel Alexandra Stakes and Sunland Park Oaks were the latest road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 points races. In this article, I will look back at those races and update my “Fabulous 5” Oaks contenders. The UAE Oaks (Feb. 23) and Honeybee (Feb. 24) are the next Kentucky Oaks points […]
