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Highland Reel wins the Breeders' Cup Turf at Santa Anita Park

Breeders’ Cup Turf 2023 Angles

By Jarrod Horak The Breeders’ Cup Turf is one of the original seven BC races, and Lashkari (GB) was the initial winner at Hollywood Park in 1984. The 2023 renewal will be held at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Nov. 4, and they will be traveling a mile and a half on the turf course. […]

Breeders' Cup Distaff starting gate

Breeders’ Cup Distaff 2023 Angles

By Jarrod Horak The Breeders’ Cup Distaff is one of the original BC races, dating all the way back to Hollywood Park in 1984. The 2023 renewal will be held at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Nov. 4, and they will be traveling a mile and an eighth on the main track. Recent Breeders’ Cup […]

Breeders' Cup statue at Keeneland

Breeders’ Cup Mile 2023 Angles

By Jarrod Horak The Breeders’ Cup Mile is one of the original seven races, dating all the way back to Hollywood Park in 1984. The 2023 renewal will be held at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Nov. 4, and they will be traveling one mile on the turf course.   Recent Breeders’ Cup Mile Results  […]

Iridessa wins 2019 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf

Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf 2023 Angles

By Jarrod Horak The Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf was introduced at Gulfstream Park in 1999 and Soaring Softly was the initial winner. This race has been held at Santa Anita eight times, and the 2023 renewal will be held at the Great Race Place on Saturday, Nov. 4. They will be traveling a […]

Tamara wins 2023 Del Mar Debutante

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies 2023 Angles

By Jarrod Horak The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies dates all the way back to the first Breeders’ Cup at Hollywood Park in 1984. The 2023 renewal will be held at Santa Anita Park on Friday, Nov. 3, and they will be traveling 1 1/16 miles on the main track.   Recent Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies […]

Travers Day Undercard Stakes: Shock and Sorrow

By Jarrod Horak I am still in shock over what happened at Saratoga on Saturday. The sudden breakdown of Maple Leaf Mel right before the wire a few weeks ago was extremely painful to witness, and after covering the aftermath of that harrowing turn of events on this website, I was really hoping for smooth […]

Forte wins 2023 Jim Dandy.

Travers Stakes 2023 Analysis & Video

By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1 Travers will be run at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, August 26. A total of seven horses will face the starter and Forte is the 7-5 morning line favorite. I will go through the best Today’s Racing Digest pace ratings and final time ratings, and my video analysis is […]

Geaux Rocket Ride wins the 2023 Haskell Stakes

Geaux Rocket Ride zooms away in Haskell

By Jarrod Horak Richard Mandella means business when he ships a horse to Monmouth Park for their marquee race. He previously won the Haskell in 2000 with Dixie Union. This year, his lightly raced California invader Geaux Rocket Ride stalked the pace and spurted away from Kentucky Derby hero Mage and Bob Baffert’s highly regarded […]

Bellabel wins the 2022 San Clemente at Del Mar

Del Mar 2023 summer meet jockeys to watch

By Jarrod Horak The 2023 Del Mar thoroughbred meet kicks off on Friday, July 21 and I will be covering the action at Today’s Racing Digest this summer. Keep checking this spot for articles, videos, and more. This post features the riders to watch at Del Mar.  Click here for Del Mar Racing Picks, Tips, and […]

National Treasure: A Tale of Two Belmont Works

By Jarrod Horak Preakness hero National Treasure has worked twice for the 2023 Belmont Stakes and the two morning moves could not have been more different. What does it mean and how will it affect his performance on Saturday? On Tuesday, May 30, National Treasure was surprisingly back on the worktab a mere 10 days […]