Tag Archives: Saffie Joseph Jr

De La Rose Stakes 2026 Preview & Picks

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 […]

Caress Stakes 2026 Analysis & Picks

By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Caress Stakes will be run at Saratoga on Saturday, July 11. It goes as Race 5 and features a competitive field of six fillies and mares sprinting 5½ furlongs on the turf for a $250,000 purse. Below is a horse-by-horse breakdown and a look at the projected pace scenario. […]

Saratoga Suburban Stakes 2026 Preview & Picks

By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Suburban Stakes is one of the star attractions on Saturday, July 4 at Saratoga. It goes as Race 8, offering a $500,000 purse for older horses going 1¼ miles on the main track. Scheduled for 4:42 p.m. ET, the race brings together an accomplished field of proven graded stakes […]

Stephen Foster Stakes 2026 Picks and Analysis

By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1 Stephen Foster Stakes headlines Saturday’s card at Churchill Downs with a $2 million purse for older horses going 1 1/8 miles on the main track. Originally scheduled as a seven-horse field, the race was reduced to five runners following the scratches of Forged Steel and Navajo Warrior, setting up […]

Oaklawn Handicap 2026 Analysis & Picks

By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Oaklawn Handicap headlines the Saturday, April 18 card as Race 11, offering a $1.25 million purse for older horses going 1 1/8 miles on the main track. This is a fascinating matchup between elite older runners and top-class four-year-olds returning from layoffs. I’m approaching this race as a classic […]

Gulfstream Park Stakes Analysis (12-27-25)

By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping article and video, I analyzes two stakes races at Gulfstream Park using Today’s Racing Digest Fractional Charting. Abundantia field (race 9): 1 – Mizoula (30-1), 2 – Etrurian (8-1), 3 – Flamingo Way (9-2), 4 – Sporting Lady (12-1), 5 – Haulin Ice (5-1), 6 – Love […]

Gulfstream Park: Rampart Stakes Picks

By Jarrod Horak My latest horse racing article and video features analysis of the $125,000 Rampart Stakes using Today’s Racing Digest past performances. Rampart field: 1 – Dazzling Move (5-1), 2 – Luvumorgan (20-1), 3 – Gullfaxi (50-1), 4 – Grand Job (7-2), 5 – Riding Pretty (30-1), 6 – Claret Beret (9-2), 7 – […]

A front view of thoroughbred horses racing on a dirt track at a packed horse racing event during the daytime with a bright blue sky and scattered clouds.

Franklin Stakes 2025 Video Picks at Keeneland

By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the Grade 2, $400,000 Franklin Stakes using Today’s Racing Digest past performances. Franklin Stakes field: 1 – Pondering (10-1), 2 – Time to Dazzle (6-1), 3 – Lady Crush (30-1), 4 – Won Happy Mama (30-1), 5 – Pipsy (5-1), 6 – In Our […]

Breeders’ Cup Saturday 2024 Recap Part 1

By Jarrod Horak The Breeders’ Cup Saturday card is complete and I will recap all of the action in three posts. In this report, I will look back at the BC Filly & Mare Sprint, BC Turf Sprint, BC Distaff, and BC Turf. My next article will feature a recap of the BC Classic, and […]

Myrtlewood Stakes 2024 Analysis

By Jarrod Horak The $200,000 Myrtlewood Stakes will be run at Keeneland on Friday, October 25, 2024. A dozen 2-year-old fillies will dash six furlongs on the main track and Trust Fund Philly is the 3-1 morning line favorite. The Myrtlewood goes as the eighth race on Friday with a scheduled post time of 4:44 p.m. EDT. […]