By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Caress Stakes will be run at Saratoga on Saturday, July 11. It goes as Race 5 and features a competitive field of six fillies and mares sprinting 5½ furlongs on the turf for a $250,000 purse. Below is a horse-by-horse breakdown and a look at the projected pace scenario. […]
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By Jarrod Horak The Grade 3 Hanshin Stakes goes as Race 10 on Sunday at Churchill Downs and features a competitive field of ten older horses competing over one mile around one turn on the main track. Scheduled for 5:28 p.m. ET on June 28, the $300,000 race brings together multiple horses with proven form […]
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 […]
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 […]
