By Jarrod Horak The 2026 Kentucky Oaks (Race 13 at Churchill Downs, post time 8:40 p.m. ET) offers a deep and competitive field, which is exactly where I want to hunt for value. My approach is simple: identify improving fillies sitting at 10-1 or higher on the morning line and evaluate them using advanced performance […]
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Kentucky Oaks and Derby handicapping starts with understanding exactly how Churchill Downs has been playing, not just repeating general ideas about speed, closers, or post position. The real edge comes from separating the way the Churchill dirt track has played in ordinary races from the way the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby have unfolded on […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Fantasy Stakes at Oaklawn Park is the next Kentucky Oaks prep race on the calendar. With a $1 million purse and 200 total Oaks qualifying points on the line, this mile-and-a-sixteenth test for three-year-old fillies drew a compact field of six headed by even money favorite Explora. I broke […]
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 […]
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 I’m breaking down my Santa Ynez Stakes Santa Anita picks Today’s Racing Digest-style: meet the field, read the pace and class setup, then rank my contenders from last to first using Today’s Racing Digest past performance data. Due to weather, Santa Anita cancelled racing on January 3, 2026 and the Santa Ynez […]
By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the Grade 2, $200,000 Starlet Stakes at Los Alamitos Race Course using Today’s Racing Digest past performances. Starlet field: 1 – Himika (5-2), 2 – Cashed (8-1), 3 – Consequent (3-1), 4 – Cosmic Heat (8-1), 5 – Jewlz (20-1), 6 – Nimah (6-5). […]
By Jarrod Horak The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies headline Friday, October 31, 2025 at Del Mar — and handicapper Jarrod Horak is back with his top selections and strategies. In this video, Jarrod explains how he uses Today’s Racing Digest Race Sheet Race Headers to break down these championship races step […]
By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the $200,000 Rags to Riches Stakes and the Grade 3, $200,000 Street Sense Stakes. Rags to Riches: 1 – Kingsolver (4-1), 2 – Tearin’up My Heart (20-1), 3 – Americathegreat (4-1), 4 – Life of Joy (5-2), 5 – The Grumpy Rabbit (3-1), 6 […]
By Jarrod Horak Opening day at Keeneland doesn’t waste time — the Grade 1 Alcibiades Stakes is the 9th race on Friday, October 3, 2025 (post time 5:15 PM ET). The $650,000 test for 2-year-old fillies drew a field of six: 1 Percy’s Bar (3-1), 2 Go To Girl (20-1), 3 Tommy Jo (2-5), 4 […]