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 […]
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By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Bowling Green Stakes headlines an 11-race program at Saratoga on Saturday, July 11. The $250,000 event is scheduled for 1 3/8 miles on the inner turf course for older horses, and it shapes up as an intriguing tactical race with very little early speed. A projected slow pace could […]
By Jarrod Horak The Harvey Pack Stakes is Race 8 at Saratoga on Sunday, July 5, featuring a talented field of older turf sprinters competing over 5½ furlongs on the turf for a $200,000 purse. Here’s a breakdown of the possible race shape and leading contenders. Predicted Pace Scenario The pace should revolve around Bring […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Kelso Stakes goes as Race 6 at Saratoga on Sunday, July 5. The $225,000 event is contested at one mile on the inner turf course for horses four years old and up, with a scheduled post time of 4:04 p.m. ET. This year’s field features several familiar rivals, including […]
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 […]
By Jarrod Horak The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival continues at Saratoga on Friday with a pair of graded stakes races that feature talented fillies and mares on both turf and dirt. After reviewing the Complete Digest speed figures, pace projections, and recent form, here are my thoughts on the Grade 2 Wonder Again Stakes and […]
Saratoga is one of the most demanding meets for horseplayers because the obvious horses are rarely hidden. The fields are deep, the barns are sharp, and the public money usually finds the big names. To win at Saratoga, you need more than a last-out speed figure or a familiar trainer. You need to know how […]
