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Breeders’ Cup Friday 2024 Stakes Recaps

By Jarrod Horak The Breeders’ Cup Friday card is complete and Bob Baffert’s $675,000 Into Mischief colt Citizen Bull wrapped up the juvenile title with a wire-to-wire upset in the Grade 1, $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. Check out all of the Breeders’ Cup Friday 2023 results below. Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (21.77, 44.69, […]

Gin Gin wins 2024 Busanda Stakes.

Busher Stakes 2024 Picks

By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 continues at Aqueduct on Saturday, March 2, and I have included Busher Stakes 2024 picks below. The non-graded event for 3-year-old fillies has a $200,000 purse and the seven entrants will be journeying one mile on the main track. The Busher is the 7th race on […]

Busanda Stakes 2024 Picks

By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 continues at Aqueduct Racetrack on Saturday, January 13, and I have included Busanda Stakes 2024 picks below. The non-graded event for 3-year-old fillies has a $100,000 purse and the five entrants will be journeying 1 1/8 miles on the main track. The Busanda is the 6th […]

They are off and running at Saratoga Race Course

New York Showcase Day 2023 Stakes Recaps

By Jarrod Horak I enjoyed handicapping these New York-bred stakes races at Saratoga on Sunday, Aug. 27. I previewed the races for the Digest and ended up going 3-for-6 with a second. These six stakes races wrapped up the Travers week stakes action. There is one week and ten stakes races to go at the […]

Roses for Debra wins 2023 Smart N Fancy at Saratoga

Saratoga 2023: Stakes Recaps (August 23-25)

By Jarrod Horak The Travers week stakes schedule began with the John’s Call on Aug. 23, and Tawny Port was best for Joel Rosario and Christophe Clement. The Ballston Spa was run the next day and there was a huge upset, and we saw a pair of strong winning performances in the Smart N Fancy […]

Randomized wins the 2023 Alabama (G1) at Saratoga

Saratoga 2023: Randomized rolls in Alabama

By Jarrod Horak Week six at Saratoga is in the books and Randomized turned in a star performance. Chad Brown’s filly hit the front early and never looked back in the Grade 1 Alabama for sophomore fillies traveling a mile and a quarter on the main track. Click here for Saratoga Racing Picks, Tips, and Insider […]

Carl Spackler wins 2023 Hall of Fame Stakes at Saratoga

Saratoga stakes recaps: Carl Spackler sparkles

By Jarrod Horak We saw some impressive efforts in the stakes ranks at Saratoga for the week ending August 13. There were at least three performances worthy of blue-ribbon status, and I decided to go with Carl Spackler (IRE) as the star of the week. Chad Brown’s emerging stakes star made the grade in the […]