By Jarrod Horak In this road to Kentucky Derby 2025 article, I will recap the Grade 1 Champagne, Breeders’ Futurity, and American Pharoah Stakes, the final three major prep races for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. The Juvenile will be run Friday, Nov. 1 at Del Mar. In the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes at Aqueduct […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $300,000 American Pharoah Stakes will be run at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, October 5, 2024, and this is Win & You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. The seven entrants will travel 1 1/16 miles on the main track and this is a Kentucky Derby 2025 points race. […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $200,000 Oak Leaf Stakes will be run at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, October 5, 2024, and this is Win & You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. The eight entrants will travel 1 1/16 miles on the main track and this is a Kentucky Oaks 2025 points […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $1 million California Crown will be run at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and this is Win & You’re In race for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. The seven entrants will travel a mile and an eighth on the main track and National Treasure is the 8-5 morning […]
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 The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, April 6, and I have included Santa Anita Derby 2024 picks below. The Grade 1 event for 3-year-olds has a $750,000 purse and the eight entrants will be journeying 1 1/8 miles on the main track. The Santa Anita […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 continues at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, April 6, and I have included Santa Anita Oaks 2024 picks below. The Grade 2 event for 3-year-old fillies has a $300,000 purse and the five entrants will be journeying 1 1/16 miles on the main track. The Santa […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 continues at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, March 9, and I have included Santa Ysabel Stakes 2024 picks below. The Grade 3 event for 3-year-old fillies has a $100,000 purse and the eight entrants will be journeying 1 1/16 miles on the main track. The Santa […]
