By Jarrod Horak The De La Rose Stakes headlines the Friday, July 17 card at Saratoga as Race 9, featuring a $150,000 purse for fillies and mares that have not won a graded stakes race in 2025 or 2026. The field will travel one mile on the inner turf course with a scheduled post time […]
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By Jarrod Horak The Harvey Pack Stakes is Race 8 at Saratoga on Sunday, July 5, featuring a talented field of older turf sprinters competing over 5½ furlongs on the turf for a $200,000 purse. Here’s a breakdown of the possible race shape and leading contenders. Predicted Pace Scenario The pace should revolve around Bring […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Penn Mile at Penn National on Friday, May 29th features an intriguing field of talented three-year-olds going one mile on the turf for a $400,000 purse. This race drew a mix of proven graded stakes runners, improving turf specialists, and a few lightly raced runners with upside. Using the race […]
By Jarrod Horak On Sunday, March 1, I’m breaking down two major Kentucky prep races at Oaklawn Park: the Grade 3 Honeybee Stakes (Race 9), a Kentucky Oaks 2026 points race, and the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes (Race 11), a Kentucky Derby 2026 points race. For this analysis, I’m using the Complete Digest, which provides […]
Tropical Park Oaks and Tropical Park Turf Picks at Gulfstream Park For our Tropical Park Oaks and Tropical Park Derby picks, Jared Horak breaks down both Gulfstream Park stakes on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, and he does it the way bettors actually need it: trips, pace, class, and whether the Today’s Racing Digest figures back […]
By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the Grade 1, $650,000 Spinster. This race is a Win & You’re In for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. Spinster field: 1 – Chilled (30-1), 2 – Scylla (4-1), 3 – Nitrogen (5-2), 4 – Gin Gin (6-1), 5 – Thorpedo Anna (8-5). The Spinster […]
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 Grade 3, $600,000 Bryan Station Stakes will be run at Keeneland on Saturday, October 26, 2024. The full field of 3-year-olds will travel one mile on the turf course and Trikari is the 2-1 morning line favorite. The Grade 3 Bryan Station goes as the ninth race on Saturday with a scheduled […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 continues at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, February 3, and I have included Forward Gal Stakes 2024 picks below. The Grade 3 event for 3-year-old fillies has a $125,000 purse and the seven entrants will be journeying seven furlongs on the main track. The Forward Gal is […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Fair Grounds on Saturday, January 20, and I have included Lecomte Stakes 2024 picks below. The Grade 3 event for 3-year-olds has a $200,000 purse and the eight entrants will be journeying 1 1/16 on the main track. The Lecomte is the 13th race […]
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