Fair Grounds Lecomte Stakes 2026 picks Today’s Racing Digest — This is the Grade 3, $250,000 Lecomte Stakes on Saturday, January 17, 2026, and it’s a Derby-points type of race where trip and pace matter as much as raw talent. I’m going to keep it practical: who gets the right run, who can improve, and […]
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By Jarrod Horak My latest horse racing handicapping article and video features analysis of the $100,000 Gun Runner Stakes at Fair Grounds on Saturday, Dec. 20 using Today’s Racing Digest past performances. This is a Kentucky Derby 2026 points race. Gun Runner field: 1 – Mesquite (9-2), 2 – Chip Honcho (9-2), 3 – Liberty […]
By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the Grade 1, $300,000 Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga Race Course using Today’s Racing Digest data. Hopeful 2025 field: 1 – Curtain Call (9-2), 2 – Flyin Hawaiian (20-1), 3 – Romeo (3-1), 4 – Aye Eye (15-1), 5 – Buetane (2-1), 6 – Soldier […]
By Jarrod Horak Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan remains possible for the Preakness Stakes. His trainer Ken McPeek wants to monitor him in the coming days before committing to the second jewel of the Triple Crown Series. Preakness Stakes 2024 Hopefuls (as of 5-6-24): Mystik Dan, Just Steel, Muth, Imagination, Tuscan Gold, Seize the Grey, […]
By Jarrod Horak The field is set for Kentucky Derby 2024. A full field of 20 plus two also-eligibles passed the entry box and Fierceness is the 5-2 morning line favorite. The Kentucky Derby is the 12th race at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 4, 2024, and the scheduled post time is 6:57 PM (EDT).
By Jarrod Horak Track Phantom was the lone Kentucky Derby 2024 contender to breeze under the Twin Spires on Sunday, April 21. In the video below, I discuss Track Phantom’s workout and go through the latest Derby news, including Deterministic’s defection and Grand Mo the First’s addition to the field. We are less than two weeks out […]
Catching Freedom wins 2024 Smarty Jones Stakes (Coady Photography) By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland on April 13 was the final Kentucky Derby 2024 points race. In this article, I will look back at that event and update my “Exceptional 11” Kentucky Derby contenders. In other Derby news, No More Time […]
By Jarrod Horak All of the Kentucky Oaks 2024 points races have been run, and now the attention turns to final workouts. In this report, I will check out the latest Oaks news and update my “Fabulous 5” Oaks contenders. Into Champagne is possible for the Kentucky Oaks and Eight Belles on May 3, according […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Wood Memorial, Grade 1 Blue Grass, and Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby were the latest road to Kentucky Derby 2024 points races on Saturday, April 6. In this article, I will look back at those events and update my “Exceptional 11” Kentucky Derby contenders. The Grade 3 Lexington at […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1 Ashland, Grade 2 Santa Anita Oaks, and Grade 3 Gazelle Stakes were the final three road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 points races. In this report, I will look back at those events and update my “Fabulous 5” Oaks contenders. In other Kentucky Oaks news, West Omaha, a longtime member […]