US Horse Racing Tips: Don’t miss Paul’s calls for Saturday’s action

Our Stateside guru Paul Quigley is armed with four selections for Saturday's racing - two from Keeneland and a couple from Oaklawn Park.

Check out his US Horse Racing tips below.

22:16 Keeneland - Stars and Stripes @ SP

Trainer Bill Mott has two big chances in here. Batten Down (6) won the third stake of his career at Oaklawn last month. He did it well, wiring a field by eight lengths. His best form is over distances such as today’s - or even longer.

His stablemate STARS AND STRIPES (1) has never raced beyond nine furlongs but shapes as if he will stay further. The rail-drawn runner confirmed his comeback promise to win a conditions event at Oaklawn. He has achieved a lot less than Batten Down, but is open to much more improvement.

British Isles (4) made his name as a turf horse. He has run well in all three starts since switched to the dirt. In the latest, he won The Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap. That race is a shadow of its former glories, but he did win it by four lengths and the runner up took a stake at Sunland next time. The six-year -old is an obvious contender.

Tennessee Lamb (3) caught the eye over a distance too short on his comeback. His 2025 was cut short, but not before winning this race. There he beat San Siro (5) by a length-and-a-half.

The latter's in good form. He was a winner of a conditions event at Oaklawn before running well behind a horse in career form in a Grade 3 there. He and old rival Tennessee Lamb are worth considering at likely decent prices.

Awesome Aaron (2) was in Grade 3-winning form last spring. He may be all the better for his comeback. Honor Marie (9) has been running well on Tapeta but has a stakes victory on the dirt to his name.

The winner of this race in 2023 Rattle N Roll (8) is a tougher read. He is a Grade 1 or 2-type runner at his best so well capable of winning this. His last race was The Grade 1 Saudi Cup in February. He had a long time off last year when he went to the Middle East. That suggests his trainer Ken McPeek thinks he’s over those exertions.

22:48 Keeneland - Utah Beach @ SP

Burnham Square (6) was a very good three-year-old on dirt, and it looks as if he'll be an even better turf horse going by both runs on the surface so far. He lost by a head to Wimbledon Hawkeye in a loaded Grade 3 at Kentucky Downs in August. At Gulfstream on his return, he caught the eye over a distance too short where the winner had it easy on the front end. He’s unproven over a mile-and-a-half but runs as if he’ll be a big player in these staying turf stakes this year. At the very least, he’s worth a saver.

Desvio (2) and Tawny Port (8) are up to this level with form in Grade 1s and 2s. Both haven’t raced since November. If they are fit, they can win this race.

Grand Sonata (4) has a fitness edge over them. He had Anegada (12) and Padiddle (1) behind him when winning a Grade 2 at Gulfstream on his comeback. The seven-year-old is very consistent, but last time was his first victory since September 2024.

Anegada was possibly a bit unlucky in behind. If his wide draw is not an issue, he should be right there. He beat Presider (10) and Truly Quality (7) in a stake in Texas prior to that.

UTAH BEACH (3) was a 11/1 winner of this race last year. He may not quite as big this time, not far off double-figure odds. His trainer has followed the same route, taking in a Grade 3 on Tapeta prior to that. Admittedly, he ran better in 2025. This time, it was his first run of the campaign. He may be the play at the prices with a saver on Burnham Square.

Presider is dangerous if on the lead on his own. Truly Quality may improve with blinkers back on for the first time since last summer. The comebacking Fleetfoot (5) was Group 3 runner-up at Leopardstown last September. He won a minor stake on his Stateside debut and was caught behind a slow pace in a Grade 2 second time. He’s an interesting chance, although his fitness has to be taken on trust.

23:07 Oaklawn Park - Miss Call @ SP

This race features fillies that were on The Grade 1 Kentucky trail or up and comers.

Sticker Shock (6) looked a possibility for Churchill Downs when winning an allowance conditions event on her three-year-old debut. There she beat Scot's Law (5) by a length, with Spitfire (1) further behind in third.

On the back of that, she was made a clear second favourite for a local Grade 2. She ran too bad to be true. Her comeback win is the best line of form in here. If she rebounds, she’ll be hard to beat. The fact that her capable trainer Brad Cox brings her back relatively quickly is a positive.

The form of that Sticker Shock race was hardly franked by Spitfire next time. She was a near seven-length runner-up to Knickleandime (8) in an allowance conditions race here. The winner has ran well in stakes earlier at this meet. She is dangerous, especially if allowed an easy lead.

As well as Spitfire, trainer Ken McPeek runs a pair of last-time-out maiden-breakers. Holly's Holiday (2) dead-heated on her comeback and only her third career start.

Her stablemate MISS CALL (4) is more seasoned. She won an allowance event by a wide margin, eased down on her three-year-old debut. As a juvenile, she had form over distances like today’s. She could go either way second time back only 15 days later. There seems to be enough upside to go with her.

Jolly Jolene (7) broke her maiden with a much-improved effort here last month. She was afforded a soft lead then. That is very unlikely here.

00:20 Oaklawn Park - White Abarrio @ SP

Even with a huge prize on offer, it's still pleasantly surprising to see the best two of the generation last year make their comebacks in this race.

Sovereignty (3) and Journalism (5) are no strangers to each other. The first-named was clearly best, beating him in The Grade 1 Kentucky Derby and Grade 1 Belmont Stakes. After two more wins at Saratoga, he was pointed to The Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic. He was favourite to beat a stellar field only to be scratched with a temperature day or so before the race. If he returns to his best, he will have too much for this field late on.

Sovereignty could be vulnerable first time back since an absence since August. His old rival Journalism seems the most likely to upset him. His form tapered off a little after running really well in the Triple Crown races. He did win first time back in 2025 and cutting back to nine furlongs suits him more than his old rival. That said, both he and Sovereignty may be sat off what is likely to be modest early fractions.

The likely pace scenario does make WHITE ABARRIO (1) an intriguing proposition.

He is not a frontrunner by any means, but he has the pace to go forward. The 2023 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner showed he is still capable of top form at the age of seven in January. He ran well the way the race was run when second in The Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup. The mount of Irad Ortiz seems the ‘now horse’.

This Grade 2 is a handicap. The fact that some vastly-inferior horses get so little weight from the market leaders makes a mockery of that. Publisher (6) had the label of the best maiden in the country last year. He is three-from-three since he had his sights lowered. All those victories came at Oaklawn which must count for something. He may be the best of the big prices.

Liberal Arts (2) has been away even longer than Sovereignty.

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