Tag Archives: Michael Maker

Valley View Stakes 2024 Analysis

By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $350,000 Valley View Stakes will be run at Keeneland on Friday, October 25, 2024. The full field of 3-year-old fillies will travel one mile on the turf course and Les Reys (FR) is the 5-2 morning line favorite. The Valley View goes as the ninth race on Friday with a scheduled […]

Emery wins 2024 Victory Ride.

Raven Run Stakes 2024 Analysis

By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $350,000 Raven Run Stakes will be run at Keeneland on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The ten sophomore fillies will travel seven panels on the main track and Emery is the 7-5 morning line favorite. The Grade 2 Raven Run goes as the ninth race on Saturday with a scheduled post time […]

Resilience wins 2024 Wood Memorial

Belmont Stakes 2024 Update (6-2-24)

By Jarrod Horak Resilience was the lone Belmont Stakes 2024 hopeful to work on Sunday, and he completed his final quarter in 22 and change in an impressive move. He won the Wood Memorial (G2) in April and raced wide from post 18 and ended up sixth in the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday […]

The Wine Steward graduates at Belmont Park

Lexington Stakes 2024 Picks

By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Keeneland on Saturday, April 13, and I have included Lexington Stakes 2024 picks below. The Grade 3 event for 3-year-olds has a $400,000 purse and the ten entrants will be journeying 1 1/6 miles on the main track. The Lexington Stakes is the 10th […]

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 […]

Saratoga 2023: Trainers to watch

By Jarrod Horak The 2023 Saratoga summer thoroughbred meet begins on Thursday, July 13. I covered the riders to watch at the Spa yesterday. Today, I will take a look at the top trainers to keep an eye on.   Click here for Saratoga Racing Picks, Tips, and Insider Analysis 2022 Leading Trainers (wins): Chad Brown […]

My Angel: Bred to Go Long While Winning Soon

A late-runner who was caught wide up the backstretch and in the stretch, she made a nice rally while widest of the top five finishers and she was able to get up for 3rd. The soph seems to be improving and maybe she will enjoy the route game. Next Upcoming Race:     My Angel’s […]