Santa Anita Park presents a layered Saturday card where pace flow, surface bias, and class placement matter more than raw talent alone. Several races offer clean separation between true contenders and public fillers, while others demand price discipline and a willingness to let chaos work in your favor. This is the kind of Santa Anita […]
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The January 30 card at Santa Anita Park is a classic example of why structure and preparation matter more than raw opinions. Several races are shaped decisively by pace and profile, while others demand discipline around price and probability. This is the type of Santa Anita Park card where understanding bias, class placement, and race […]
By Jarrod Horak In my latest how to use the Digest video, I discuss how to use Today’s Racing Digest past performance data to make money at the racetrack. I use the Complete Digest at Santa Anita Park on Sunday, January 25, 2026 as examples. I concentrate on the Track Profile, Running Styles, Speed and […]
Santa Anita Sunshine Millions picks are on deck for Saturday, January 17, 2026, and this split-card series (Santa Anita + Gulfstream Park) is stacked on the California side with five stakes on a nine-race program. We’re leaning on the same simple approach we use every big day: identify the track’s “winning” running styles, respect pace […]
By Jarrod Horak My latest handicapping article and video features analysis of two stakes races at Santa Anita Park on Sunday, Jan. 11. Las Flores field: 1 – Ooty (9-2)2 – Thermal (9-5)3 – Margarita Girl (7-2)4 – Mawu (5-1)5 – Magnificat (3-1)6 – No Bad Beats (12-1)7 – Donttellourwives (30-1) The Grade 3, $100,000 […]
By Jarrod Horak This post features analysis of the Grade 3 Santa Ynez Stakes and Grade 2 San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Santa Ynez field:1 – Himika (5-1)2 – La Wally (8-1)3 – Bottle of Rouge (7-2)4 – Revera (6-1)5 – Explora (3-5) The Grade 3, $100,000 Santa Ynez is for 3-year-old fillies […]
By Jarrod Horak I’m breaking down my Santa Ynez Stakes Santa Anita picks Today’s Racing Digest-style: meet the field, read the pace and class setup, then rank my contenders from last to first using Today’s Racing Digest past performance data. Due to weather, Santa Anita cancelled racing on January 3, 2026 and the Santa Ynez […]
By Jarrod Horak I’m covering two Wednesday, December 31 stakes at Santa Anita Park using Today’s Racing Digest tools and past performances: the $100,000 Eddie Logan (Race 5) for 2-year-olds at 1 mile on turf, and the G3 $100,000 Robert Frankel (Race 7) for fillies and mares at 1 1/8 miles on turf. If you […]
By Jarrod Horak A Practical Tutorial with Real Race Examples In this horse racing video recorded on 9-28-25, handicapper Jared Horack explains how to use the Race Header to make money at the racetrack, using Today’s Racing Digest past performance data as live examples. The Race Header pulls together Speed and Pace Forecasts, Class Ratings, […]
By Jarrod Horak In this how to use Today’s Racing Digest horse racing video, I discuss how to use Fast Figs to make money at the racetrack. I use Today’s Racing Digest past performance data as examples, and this is the seventh video in the how to use the Digest series. The Fast Figs system […]