By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the $135,000 Curlin Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Curlin Stakes field: 1 – Chancer McPatrick (9-2), 2 – Fountain Lake (12-1), 3 – Strategic Focus (6-5), 4 – Hypnus (9-2), 5 – Just a Fair Shake (30-1), 6 – Crudo (6-1), 7 – So […]
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By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing video, I recap the stakes action at Saratoga Race Course on July 16-20. Stakes winners (July 16-20): Mommy’s Turn (Suzie O’Cain), Leon Blue (Rick Violette), Leslie’s Rose (Shuvee), Future Is Now (Caress), Scottish Lassie (Coaching Club American Oaks), Book’em Danno (Alfred G. Vanderbilt), Halina’s Forte (Honorable Miss).
Let’s not sugarcoat it: Saratoga Racing is a bettor’s paradise. With the Spa’s historic vibe comes a reality every sharp player knows — when the meet kicks off, the money flies, the fields are loaded, and the angles are everywhere. Whether you’re hunting class drops, stalking pace meltdowns, or backing live firsters from power barns, […]
By Jarrod Horak In this video, I analyze the Grade 2, $200,000 Shuvee Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Shuvee field: 1 – Sidamara, 2 – Gun Song, 3 – Leslie’s Rose, 4 – Prides Crossing, 5 – Raging Sea, 6 – Dazzling Move, 7 – Malibu Beauty The Grade 2 Shuvee is the 8th race […]
By Jarrod Horak In this video, I look back at the opening week of the Saratoga Race Course summer meet. This video includes stakes recaps, winning jockeys and trainers, and track bias information.
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1 Travers Stakes will be run at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, Aug. 24. Keep checking the Digest website for updated Travers news. Travers Hopefuls (as of 8-14-24): 8 horse field likely Batten Down (Junior Alvarado), Corporate Power (Javier Castellano), Dornoch (Luis Saez), Fierceness (John Velazquez), Honor Marie (Tyler Gaffalione), […]
Free Saratoga To Watch Upcoming Races Our exclusive free list of horses that can improve greatly in their next starts while likely being overlooked by the betting public. Often times when horses run into trouble in a horse race they tend to improve their figures in their next starts. Since most of the betting public […]
When the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority became involved in racing over a year ago, I thought it was good for the sport. For over 100 years this sport in America has not been able to govern themselves and although any private business dislikes government intervention, too many states that conduct horse racing in […]
By Jarrod Horak The Saratoga summer meet wrapped up earlier today and the stakes schedule ended with a shocking result. Nutella Fella stunned his rivals and paid $111 in the Grade 1 Hopeful. Irad Ortiz Jr. was the leading rider, and the trainer title came down to the final race of the meet. Linda Rice […]
By Jarrod Horak The curtain has come down on the 2023 summer meet at Saratoga. The final two Grade 1 races of the meet were for 2-year-olds, and neither had the result that many were expecting. Brightwork was hardly a big surprise in the Spinaway, but Nutella Fella’s victory in the Hopeful was completely expected […]







