By Jarrod Horak The final jewel of the Triple Crown arrives at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, June 6, as a talented field of nine three-year-olds competes in the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes. With a $2 million purse on the line and a distance of 1¼ miles to conquer, this year’s Belmont shapes up as […]
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By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Oaklawn Handicap headlines the Saturday, April 18 card as Race 11, offering a $1.25 million purse for older horses going 1 1/8 miles on the main track. This is a fascinating matchup between elite older runners and top-class four-year-olds returning from layoffs. I’m approaching this race as a classic […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Chilukki Stakes takes center stage on Saturday, November 15th at Churchill Downs with a scheduled post time of 1:58 PM ET. Jared Horack is back with a full look at the race using Today’s Racing Digest past performances. This one-turn mile for fillies and mares is always a pace-tactical […]
By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the Grade 2, $400,000 Raven Run Stakes using Today’s Racing Digest past performances. Raven Run field: 1 – Delightful Claire (10-1), 2 – Vixen, 3 – Strong State (15-1), 4 – Volleyballprincess (30-1), 5 – Om N Joy (15-1), 6 – Reputation (15-1), 7 […]
By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the Grade 2, $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course using Today’s Racing Digest past performances. This race is a prep for the Grade 1 Travers on Saturday, August. 23. Jim Dandy field: 1 – Baeza (3-1), 2 – Sandman (6-1), 3 – […]
By Jarrod Horak The Breeders’ Cup Saturday card is in the books and I will look back at all the action in two articles. In this post, I will review the BC Dirt Mile, Filly & Mare Turf, Filly & Mare Sprint, Mile, and Distaff. Check out my Breeders’ Cup Saturday 2023 recaps below. Breeders’ […]
By Jarrod Horak The Breeders’ Cup Friday card is complete and Fierceness stole the show with a romping score in the BC Juvenile. Check out all of the Breeders’ Cup Friday 2023 results below. Breeders’ Cup Friday Results BC Juvenile Turf Sprint The overseas runners surprisingly dominated this five furlong turf dash. Big Evs (IRE) […]
By Jarrod Horak The curtain has come down on the 2023 summer meet at Saratoga. The final two Grade 1 races of the meet were for 2-year-olds, and neither had the result that many were expecting. Brightwork was hardly a big surprise in the Spinaway, but Nutella Fella’s victory in the Hopeful was completely expected […]