Tag Archives: Ways and Means horse

Kentucky Oaks 2024 Field & Odds

By Jarrod Horak The field is set for the 2024 Kentucky Oaks. A full field of 14 plus two also-eligibles passed the entry box and Tarifa is the 7-2 morning line favorite. The Kentucky Oaks is the 11th race at Churchill Downs on Friday, May 3, 2024, and the scheduled post time is 5:51 PM […]

Kentucky Oaks 2024 Update (4-22-24)

By Jarrod Horak Group 3 UAE Oaks winner Manama Gold is now possible for Kentucky Oaks 2024. In this report, I will check out the latest Oaks news and update my “Fabulous 5” Oaks contenders.  Manama Gold is now trained by Todd Pletcher and is expected to arrive at Churchill Downs on April 22. She […]

Kentucky Oaks 2024 Update (4-15-24)

By Jarrod Horak All of the Kentucky Oaks 2024 points races have been run, and now the attention turns to final workouts. In this report, I will check out the latest Oaks news and update my “Fabulous 5” Oaks contenders.  Into Champagne is possible for the Kentucky Oaks and Eight Belles on May 3, according […]

Kentucky Oaks 2024 Update (4-1-24)

By Jarrod Horak The Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Oaks and Grade 3 Fantasy Stakes were the latest road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 points races. In this report, I will look back at those events and update my “Fabulous 5” Oaks contenders. The Grade 1 Ashland on April 5 and the Gazelle (G3) and Santa Anita […]

Gulfstream Park Oaks 2024 Picks

By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 continues at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, March 30, and I have included Gulfstream Park Oaks 2024 picks below. The Grade 2 event for 3-year-old fillies has a $2500,000 purse and the nine entrants will be journeying 1 1/16 miles on the main track. The Gulfstream Park […]

Band of Gold wins 2024 Martha Washington Stakes

Kentucky Oaks 2024 Update (2-5-24)

By Jarrod Horak The Forward Gal and Martha Washington Stakes were the latest road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 points races. In this article, I will look back at those races and update my “Fabulous 5” Oaks contenders. The  Las Virgenes at Santa Anita was originally scheduled for Feb. 4, but rainy weather pushed that race […]

Pioneering Spirit takes the 2023 Bernard Baruch at Saratoga

Saratoga 2023: Spinaway & Hopeful Recaps

By Jarrod Horak The curtain has come down on the 2023 summer meet at Saratoga. The final two Grade 1 races of the meet were for 2-year-olds, and neither had the result that many were expecting. Brightwork was hardly a big surprise in the Spinaway, but Nutella Fella’s victory in the Hopeful was completely expected […]

Brightwork wins 2023 Adirondack

Saratoga Stakes Analysis: Spinaway & Hopeful

By Jarrod Horak Juveniles take center stage in the final two Grade 1 races of the Saratoga 2023 summer meet. Ways and Means makes her much anticipated stakes debut in the Spinaway on Sunday, Sept. 3, and the closing Monday feature is the Hopeful featuring Bob Baffert’s $2 million purchase Muth.   Click here for Saratoga […]