Alex M. Rob Stakes Picks at Aqueduct: One-Mile Preview By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping article and video, I analyze the $125,000 Alex M. Robb Stakes using Today’s Racing Digest past performances. Race Snapshot The $125,000 Alex M. Rob Stakes is Aqueduct Race 9 on Friday, December 26. It’s for New York-bred three-year-olds […]
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Mountaineer Hosts West Virginia Derby Day with Trio of Stakes on Sunday CHESTER, WV — August 3, 2025 — Sunday’s card at Mountaineer Racetrack puts the region in the national spotlight with a trio of stakes races anchored by the Grade III $400,000 West Virginia Derby, supported by the $200,000 West Virginia Governor’s Stakes, and […]
By Jarrod Horak The 2024 Triple Crown Series is in the books and Dornoch made it three straight upset winners. He pressed Seize the Grey from second, took the lead, turned away Mindframe when that one wandered in the stretch, and prevailed by a half-length. The final time was 201.64 over the fast, speed favoring […]
By Jarrod Horak The field for the 2024 Belmont Stakes was selected on June 3. Ten entrants passed the entry box and morning line favorite Sierra Leone does his best running from off the pace. Check out the video below for Belmont analysis.
By Jarrod Horak Which Belmont Stakes 2024 horses are fast early? How about overall speed? Today’s Racing Digest has you covered with pace, speed, and performance ratings. Let’s dive right in. Pace Ratings Looking at the Digest Pace Ratings, Seize the Grey might have the early advantage. He attended quick fractions in the Pat Day […]
By Jarrod Horak The field has been drawn for the 2024 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, June 8. Ten horses will break from the gate and Kentucky Derby runner-up is the 9-5 morning line favorite. Check out the Belmont Stakes post positions and odds, and make sure to watch the Belmont Stakes […]
By Jarrod Horak Resilience was the lone Belmont Stakes 2024 hopeful to work on Sunday, and he completed his final quarter in 22 and change in an impressive move. He won the Wood Memorial (G2) in April and raced wide from post 18 and ended up sixth in the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday […]
By Jarrod Horak Saturday was the a big day for Belmont Stakes 2024 workouts, and likely favorite Sierra Leone showed the way with a half-mile breeze in company with Domestic Product. Chad Brown’s colt wore a new cage bit to help the rider have more control, and they hope the equipment change will get him […]
By Jarrod Horak The Belmont Stakes news is picking up in intensity as we get closer to the final leg of the Triple Crown Series. Fierceness was the first of the possible entrants to drop out of the running earlier this week. Todd Pletcher’s 2-year-old champion will target the Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park on […]
By Jarrod Horak The 2024 Belmont Stakes will be run in less than two weeks at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, June 8, and the distance has been shortened to a mile and a quarter this year. Belmont Park is the home of the final leg of the Triple Crown and it is traditionally run at a […]
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