By Jarrod Horak The 2026 Kentucky Oaks (Race 13 at Churchill Downs, post time 8:40 p.m. ET) offers a deep and competitive field, which is exactly where I want to hunt for value. My approach is simple: identify improving fillies sitting at 10-1 or higher on the morning line and evaluate them using advanced performance […]
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By Jarrod Horak I’m always hunting for value in a race like the Kentucky Derby. With a full field, unpredictable pace, and massive public attention, this is where longshots can light up the tote board—especially underneath in exotics. Using the Today’s Racing Digest past performances, I’m breaking down three live longshots who bring improving numbers, […]
By Jarrod Horak The Risen Star Stakes picks Today’s Racing Digest breakdown is one of the most important Derby trail previews of the winter. This is a Grade 2, $500,000 Kentucky Derby points race at Fair Grounds for three-year-olds going 1 1/8 miles on the main track, and it offers 50 points to the winner […]
By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the Grade 2, $400,000 Franklin Stakes using Today’s Racing Digest past performances. Franklin Stakes field: 1 – Pondering (10-1), 2 – Time to Dazzle (6-1), 3 – Lady Crush (30-1), 4 – Won Happy Mama (30-1), 5 – Pipsy (5-1), 6 – In Our […]
By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Oaks at Del Mar Racetrack using Today’s Racing Digest past performances. Del Mar Oaks field: 1 – Slick (15-1), 2 – Take a Breath (12-1), 3 – Velocity (15-1), 4 – Resolve (20-1), 5 – Lush Lips (3-1), […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $350,000 Valley View Stakes will be run at Keeneland on Friday, October 25, 2024. The full field of 3-year-old fillies will travel one mile on the turf course and Les Reys (FR) is the 5-2 morning line favorite. The Valley View goes as the ninth race on Friday with a scheduled […]
By Jarrod Horak The $200,000 Myrtlewood Stakes will be run at Keeneland on Friday, October 25, 2024. A dozen 2-year-old fillies will dash six furlongs on the main track and Trust Fund Philly is the 3-1 morning line favorite. The Myrtlewood goes as the eighth race on Friday with a scheduled post time of 4:44 p.m. EDT. […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $350,000 Raven Run Stakes will be run at Keeneland on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The ten sophomore fillies will travel seven panels on the main track and Emery is the 7-5 morning line favorite. The Grade 2 Raven Run goes as the ninth race on Saturday with a scheduled post time […]
By Jarrod Horak In this road to Kentucky Derby 2025 article, I will recap the Grade 1 Champagne, Breeders’ Futurity, and American Pharoah Stakes, the final three major prep races for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. The Juvenile will be run Friday, Nov. 1 at Del Mar. In the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes at Aqueduct […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2, $350,000 Franklin Stakes will be run at Keeneland on Sunday, October 13, 2024. The full field of fillies and mares will travel 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf course and Star of Mystery is the 3-2 morning line favorite. The Grade 2 Franklin goes as the eighth race on Sunday with […]