Jarrod Horak

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Chief Handicapper and Head of Data Entry at Horse Racing Nation

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Tuesday’s Best Bet: Snappy Ride is well-disposed at Parx

Apr 2, 2024 | horseracingnation.com | Jarrod Horak

Tuesday’s eighth race at Parx Racing is a $10,000 claiming event for fillies and mares dashing six furlongs on the main track. The scheduled post time is 3:53 p.m. EDT. Click here for Parx Racing entries and results. No. 5 Snappy Ride (9-2) has been a popular commodity at the claim box, and her new trainer Michael Catalano Jr. is strong with new additions to his barn. The mare reconnects with her winning rider Mychel Sánchez, who has been on a roll recently.
Monday's Best Bet: Dewey Doit can go all the way at Parx

Apr 1, 2024 | horseracingnation.com | Jarrod Horak

Monday’s ninth race at Parx is an allowance event for Pennsylvania-bred fillies and mares dashing six furlongs on the main track. The scheduled post time is 4:20 p.m. EDT. Click here for Parx Racing entries and results. No. 5 Dewey Doit (7-2) battled on the pace and settled for the place in her last two dirt sprints. The sharp sophomore filly likes this oval and should be in the hunt from the outset.
Sunday's Best Bet: Classify can distinguish himself at Gulfstream

Mar 31, 2024 | horseracingnation.com | Jarrod Horak

Sunday’s ninth race at Gulfstream Park is an optional-claiming event for Florida-bred 4-year-olds and up dashing seven furlongs on the main track. The scheduled post time is 5:21 p.m. EDT. Click here for Gulfstream Park entries and results. No. 9 Classify (3-1) was the beaten favorite at seven panels on Jan. 28. He was in good form before that and has been freshened for this engagement. Look for an outside stalking trip under his new rider Paco Lopez.
Saturday’s Best Bet: Midnight Rising can ascend in Oaklawn Mile

Mar 30, 2024 | horseracingnation.com | Jarrod Horak

Saturday’s ninth race at Oaklawn is the Grade 3 Oaklawn Mile for 4-year-olds and up traveling one mile on the main track. The scheduled post time is 5:32 p.m. EDT. Click here for Oaklawn entries and results. No. 4 Midnight Rising (7-2) exits back-to-back local route wins against lesser company, and his numbers jumped up in those races. The switch to dirt definitely agreed with him, and he figures to stalk the pace under his winning rider Emmanuel Esquivel.
Friday’s Best Bet: Red Run can lope along in Temperence Hill

Mar 29, 2024 | horseracingnation.com | Jarrod Horak

Friday’s ninth race at Oaklawn is the $200,000 Temperence Hill Stakes for 4-year-olds and up traveling 1 1/2 miles on the main track. The scheduled post time is 5:55 p.m. EDT. Click here for Oaklawn entries and results. No. 13 Red Run (4-1) is out of the graded ranks and back on dirt for Mike Maker. He missed by a neck in the Isaac Murphy at this distance on dirt at Churchill in May and was a solid third in the Grade 2 Brooklyn at 1 1/2 miles. He probably will stalk the pace from the outside post.
Thursday’s Best Bet: Brilliant Man may be on beam at Oaklawn

Mar 28, 2024 | horseracingnation.com | Jarrod Horak

Thursday’s ninth race at Oaklawn is an optional-claiming event for 3-year-olds who have never won two races. They will be traveling one mile on the main track. The scheduled post time is 5:55 p.m. EDT. Click here for Oaklawn entries and results. No. 12 Brilliant Man (12-1) moved to the Chris Hartman barn and showed marked improvement in his local maiden win Feb. 18. He figures to stalk the pace from the outside post under Rafael Bejarano.
Wednesday’s Best Bet: Abitibi can leap forward at Turfway

Mar 27, 2024 | horseracingnation.com | Jarrod Horak

Wednesday’s seventh race at Turfway Park is an optional-claiming event for fillies and mares dashing six furlongs on the all-weather track. The scheduled post time is 8:55 p.m. EDT. Click here for Turfway Park entries and results. No. 4 Abitibi (8-1) stalked the pace and romped in a local claiming sprint on Feb. 21, and she dueled and faded from the inside post on March 9. She can bounce back at a price. No. 9 Ruthless Rua (6-1) missed by a head from the outside post in a similar local sprint on Jan.
Tuesday's Best Bet: Pistol Liz Ablazen is fired up at Parx

Mar 26, 2024 | horseracingnation.com | Jarrod Horak

Tuesday’s 10th race at Parx is an optional-claiming event for fillies and mares traveling a mile and 70 yards on the main track. The scheduled post time is 4:47 p.m. EDT. Click here for Parx Racing entries and results. No. 3 Pistol Liz Ablazen (6-1) was part of the trifecta in her last four claiming starts. She looked good winning a local $25k affair at this distance on Feb. 27 and should make her presence felt in the lane at playable odds.
Monday's Best Bet: Kachina is an overlay in Miranda Diane

Mar 25, 2024 | horseracingnation.com | Jarrod Horak

Monday’s eighth race at Will Rogers Downs is the Miranda Diane Stakes for Oklahoma-bred fillies and mares dashing six furlongs on the main track. The scheduled post time is 5:24 p.m. EDT. Click here for Will Rogers Downs entries and results. No. 7 Kachina (8-1) defeated Monday’s favorite Dicey in a state-bred allowance race at seven panels last November. She won her lone outing at this distance and finished in the top three in all six local attempts. The price might be right.
Sunday's Best Bet: Bustin Bay can break free in Biogio's Rose

Mar 24, 2024 | horseracingnation.com | Jarrod Horak

Sunday's seventh race at Aqueduct is the $100,000 Biogio's Rose Stakes for New York-bred fillies and mares traveling one mile on the main track. The scheduled post time is 4:33 p.m. EDT. Click here for Aqueduct entries and results. No. 4 Bustin Bay (5-1) is back on top of her game for Linda Rice. She won five races last year and banked more than $331k. She was not at her best late last year and returned with an OK show finish on Feb. 19.