By Jarrod Horak The All Turf Pick 3 at Santa Anita Park on Monday, January 19 includes two sprints and a stakes marathon. The All Turf Pick 3 at Santa Anita has a low 15% takeout with a $3 minimum, and the video below features analysis and wagering strategies. Race 5 Field: 1 – Ketonia […]
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By Jarrod Horak My latest handicapping article and video features analysis of two stakes races at Santa Anita Park on Sunday, Jan. 11. Las Flores field: 1 – Ooty (9-2)2 – Thermal (9-5)3 – Margarita Girl (7-2)4 – Mawu (5-1)5 – Magnificat (3-1)6 – No Bad Beats (12-1)7 – Donttellourwives (30-1) The Grade 3, $100,000 […]
By Jarrod Horak I’m breaking down my Santa Ynez Stakes Santa Anita picks Today’s Racing Digest-style: meet the field, read the pace and class setup, then rank my contenders from last to first using Today’s Racing Digest past performance data. Due to weather, Santa Anita cancelled racing on January 3, 2026 and the Santa Ynez […]
By Jarrod Horak This handicapping article and companion video features analysis of the Eddie Logan Stakes and Grade 3 Robert Frankel Stakes at Santa Anita Park on Thursday, January 8, 2026. Both races were originally scheduled for December 31, 2025 and were rescheduled due to wet weather. Eddie Logan field: 1 – Brigante (20-1)2 – […]
Six year old gelding for John Shirreffs, who had been off for 15 months, surfaced on Saturday in a $40,000 claimer for older runners at ¾ on the main. Off at 5/1 in a field of 7, he came out running under Rispoli and showed much more speed than he had in the past. He […]
Three year old filly for Jonothan Thomas tried the Sweet Life stakes on Sunday coming down the hill for soph fillies. Off at 12/1 in a field of 9, she broke OK under Rispoli and was in fifth down the hill 4 back of the leaders. Rispoli kept her on the outside going over the […]
Five year old gelding for Jeff Mullins, who has been off since August, settled in for the 2nd allowance condition coming down the hill on Saturday. Off at 2/1 and the co-choice in the wagering, he broke a step slow under Rispoli and was 8 lengths back of the lonely leader halfway down the hill. […]
Three year old filly for Paddy Gallagher made start #2 on Monday in a maiden special weight event at a mile on the grass for soph fillies. Bet down from a M/L of 5/1 to 8/5, she stumbled at the start and was quickly 11 lengths back of the leaders into the clubhouse turn. Rispoli […]
Three year old filly for Michael McCarthy made her U.S. debut in the finale on Friday and ran a bang up race to lose by a half at the wire. Off as the 4/1 choice in a field of 11 for the first allowance condition at a mile on the turf, she was covered up […]
Three year old filly for Mike McCarthy made the 3rd start of her career in Saturday’s opener, a mile and a sixteenth on the main for sophomore fillies. Off at 2/1 in a field of six, she made every pole a winning one wiring this field by 15 open lengths although her trip was speed […]