SANTA ANITA PARK — By Chris Lomon Spotlight race: $65,000 turf race for 4-year-old and 5-year-old maidens   Date: Sunday, January 7th (Race 9)   Why to watch: A wide-open affair with a number of contenders and a few intriguing longshot possibilities.   Who to...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon All Eyes on Me The aptly named Main Event (11-1) made a triumphant return to the graded stakes level with a tough-nosed victory in the $1 million Fort Lauderdale Stakes (G2T) at Gulfstream this past Saturday. What at first looked like smooth sailing...

ARKANSAS — By Chris Lomon Spotlight race: Year’s End Stakes ($200,000 purse) at Oaklawn Racing   Date: Sunday, December 31 (Race 9)   Why to watch: Seven two-year-old fillies, including a few coming into the one-mile main track race off head-turning triumphs,...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Down-The-Hill Duo Two Woodbine regulars are taking their talents to Santa Anita for one of the more unique events on the North American Thoroughbred racing calendar. This Saturday, Lucky Score (5-1) and Olympic Runner (8-1) will try their hand against...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon December Dreamin’ It took a moment, but Julias Dream eventually broke away from the pack on Saturday at Turfway Park to capture the $125,000 Gowell Stakes by 4 ¼ lengths. The 2-year-old filly has now won three of four career starts, with her only...

FLORIDA — By Chris Lomon Spotlight race: One-mile turf race, maiden claiming ($25,000) at Gulfstream Park.    Date:  Sunday, December 24 (Race 10)    Why to watch:  Twelve horses will take their best shot at breaking their maidens (trying to win their first race) in a...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Keep on Truckin’ Seven years in and former NFL running back Frank Gore’s favorite horse (maybe?) Greeley and Ben is still teaching the young bucks a lesson. The 9-year-old gelding will participate in career race number 42 this upcoming Saturday at...

NEW ORLEANS — By Ed DeRosa What you do with #5 Hidden Connection in the Joseph E. “Spanky” Broussard Memorial Stakes depends on what you make of her last race. The Connect filly, who nearly upset champion Echo Zulu in the Fair Grounds Oaks last year, was given a 3-1 chance to...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Killer B’s The legendary Houston Astros trio of Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, and Derek Bell, also known as the Killer B’s, would be very happy with the result of race number four on Woodbine Saturday’s card. Flowers ‘n Berries (even-money), Speedy...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon Spotlight race: $100,000 King Glorious Stakes (Race 12)    Date:  Sunday, December 17th at 4:27pm PT / 7:27pm ET)    Why to watch:  The 10-horse field presents a wide-open affair with several contenders vying for top prize.    Who to watch in the King...