CALIFORNIA — Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $61,000 purse, six furlongs on turf for California Bred or California Sired Three Year Olds And Upward.   Date: Sunday, May 11 (Race 9, 8:08pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet: $20 place on #3 Catmansue (9-2) opening...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $100,000 Thorncliffe Stakes Date: Sunday, May 4 (Race 9, 5:16 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet in the Thorncliffe Stakes: $4 Rolling Double – #3 Patches O’Houlihan in the ninth race with #2 Workout Affair, #3...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: Woodstock Stakes   Date: Sunday, April 27 (Race 7, 4:09 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet: $20 to show on #5 Incoming   The Reason: There is plenty of speed to chase in the Woodstock. Incoming (20-1 in the...

KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa   The final pick 3 of the Keeneland spring meeting begins with the Bewitch Stakes and concludes with a full field maiden race in a turf sandwich with a high-level allowance as its meat. There are two obvious favorites in the first two legs of this...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $100,000 Grade 3 American Stakes, One Mile. (Turf). For Four Year Olds And Upward Date: Sunday, April 20 (Race 7, 6:10 pm ET ) What to do with a $20 Bet: $10 win on King of #6 Gosford (GB) $5 exactor box #6 King of Gosford (GB)...

KENTUCKY — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $350,000 Beaumont Stakes (G3T) Date: Sunday, April 13 (Race 8, 4:44 pm ET) What to do with a $20 Bet: $10 win and $10 place on #10 Just a Care (IRE) The Reason: Don’t love the outside post, but do love the solid form,...

KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa   A lot is on the line in the Blue Grass Stakes on Tuesday at Keeneland Race Course: A $1.25-million purse, Grade 1 status, and spots in the Kentucky Derby. All seven of the Blue Grass entrants have some points on The Road to the Kentucky Derby but...

NEW MEXICO — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $200,000 Sunland Park Handicap. One And One Eighth Miles. For Three Year Olds And Upward Date: Sunday, April 6 (Race 11, 6:35 p.m. ET ) What to do with a $20 Bet : $10 win on #5 Blue Devil $5 exactor box #4 Mine That Star and...

CALIFORNIA — By Ed DeRosa   Unlike the Kentucky Derby, whose favorite hangs in the balance of this week’s action, the Kentucky Oaks most definitely has a clear favorite for May 2 at Churchill Downs. Good Cheer is undefeated after six starts, winning by a combined 42 ¼...

FLORIDA — By Ed DeRosa   The Sport of Kings is a gambling game, so we’re going to do some gambling on the Kentucky Derby prep races on Saturday. I am introducing it in this way because neither of our wagers will rely on the obvious favorites in either of the Florida or...