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 […]
Comebacker was a victim of the “Ortiz drift” in the stretch and this may have cost him the race. There was clear sailing in between horses, before Ortiz drifted out causing Kuchar to steady a bit in midstretch. The jock was going to go in between horses once again, but the gap closed and he […]
Received a questionable ride as she broke outward but fast and the jock seemed to insist that someone else take the lead. Eventual winner Frost Point did take the lead leaving the chute and it’s not like they were going fast early. Look for a rider switch and/or more aggressive ride on Falconet and maybe […]
Didn’t break very quickly in his comebacker, but was able to press the pace once they left the chute. It then turned into a four horse duel as they entered the turn, but he took over the lead around the turn. He dueled with his main rival in the stretch, but the pair was run […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3, $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks is the 12th race at Turfway Park on Saturday, March 22. A dozen horses were entered in this Kentucky Derby 2025 points race, plus one also-eligible, and Poster is the 3-1 morning line favorite. Jeff Ruby Analysis Baby Max was part of the exacta in […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $300,000 Santa Anita Handicap is the 10th race at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, March 1. Nine horses will face the starter and Locked is the 3-2 morning line favorite. Santa Anita Handicap field: 1 – Express Train (10-1), 2 – New King (8-1), 3 – Hit Show (5-2), […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic was the marquee event on Saturday, November 2, 2024, and Sierra Leone stormed home from off to pace to beat post time favorite Fierceness by a length and a half. Japanese invader Forever Young finished third and made it a clean sweep for sophomores. […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic will be run at Del Mar on Saturday, November 2, 2024. The fourteen entrants will travel 1 1/4 miles on the main track and City of Troy is the 5-2 morning line favorite. The BC Classic goes as the eighth race on Saturday with a […]
By Jarrod Horak The Breeders’ Cup 2024 post positions were drawn on Monday, Oct. 28, and I will break down the Breeders’ Cup Classic field below. Check out my video at the bottom of this post for thoughts on the other eight races on Breeders’ Cup Saturday. Forever Young needs an alert beginning from the […]
By Jarrod Horak In this article, I will preview the Breeders’ Cup Friday program. The BC pre-entries were announced on Wednesday, Oct. 23, and the BC Friday card will be run at Del Mar on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. The final Breeders’ Cup entry day is Monday, Oct 28, and we will know post positions […]
