By Jarrod Horak Santa Anita’s closing-weekend feature is Sunday’s Grade 3 San Juan Capistrano Stakes, a $100,000 turf marathon contested at the demanding distance of 1 3/4 miles. The race attracted a field of ten older horses. The race serves as a true test of stamina, and with several entrants stepping into unfamiliar territory distance-wise, […]
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By Jarrod Horak The featured race at Santa Anita on Friday, June 12, is the $100,000 Possibly Perfect Stakes, a turf event for fillies and mares contested at 1¼ miles. The race has drawn a competitive field of nine runners and several entrants appear capable of making an impact. Let’s meet the field. #1 Watchtower […]
By Jarrod Horak This video features analysis of the $100,000 Oceanside Stakes at Del Mar. Oceanside field: 1 – Cali Cat (12-1), 2 – Incanto (15-1), 3 – Iron Man Cal (9-5), 4 – Lyle the Crocodile (6-1), 5 – Artislas (4-1), 6 – Kale’s Angel (12-1), 7 – Game Warrior (8-1), 8 – Day […]
In this horse racing handicapping video, Jarrod Horak analyzes the Grade 3, $100,000 American Stakes at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, April 20, 2025. American Stakes field (Race 7): 1 – Zio Jo (3-1), 2 – Phosphorescence (12-1), 3 – Cabo Spirit (4-1), 4 – Endlessly (9-2), 5 – Il Bellator (8-1), 6 – King […]
Santa Anita Closing Week There is just one week left at Santa Anita this fall and then the circuit moves quickly down south to Del Mar for four weeks of racing starting on Thursday, October 31. Then one day later, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships of horse racing take place with the two year olds […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $200,000 City of Hope Mile will be run at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this is Win & You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Mile. The nine entrants will travel one mile on the turf course and Johannes is the 4-5 morning line favorite. The City […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $750,000 Eddie D Stakes will be run at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this is a prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. The eleven entrants will travel 6 1/2 furlongs on the downhill turf course and New York shipper Big Invasion is the 3-1 […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $750,000 John Henry Turf Championship will be run at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this is a prep race for the Breeders’ Cup Turf. The eleven entrants will travel 1 1/4 miles on the turf course and Gold Phoenix is the tepid 7-2 morning line favorite. The […]
By Jarrod Horak Pacific Classic Day at Del Mar on Saturday, August 31 featured five graded stakes races. The Grade 1, $1 million Pacific Classic was the marquee event and Mixto pulled off the 22-1 upset. Let’s recap the action. Grade 3 Torrey Pines (3yo fillies, one mile dirt) Fractions: 21.70, 45.31, 1:10.67, 1:23.11, 1:36.15 […]
By Jarrod Horak This Kentucky Derby 2024 video features three live longshots worth considering. The 2024 Kentucky Derby will be run at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 4.