SANTA ANITA PARK — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $100,000 China Doll Stakes      Date:  Sunday, March 10th (Race 7, 7:00pm ET)        What to do with a $20 Bet:  $20 to win on #4 Antifona (FR)   The Reason:  If Hector Berrios can map out an ideal trip and avoid being...

NEW MEXICO — By Ed DeRosa Before we get to the Albert and Henry Dominguez Memorial Handicap on Friday at Sunland Park, some personal news: I am playing in my first-ever National Handicapping Championship next week. I bring this up mostly to brag, but also to segue into the...

SANTA ANITA PARK — By Chris Lomon Spotlight race: $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes (G2T)      Date:  Sunday, March 3 (Race 10, 8:02pm ET)        What to do with a $20 bet:  First Bet: $5 exacta box #6 Ruby Nell and #11 Mouffy (to finish 1st or 2nd in any order). Second Bet: $10...

KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa Looking for an appetizer to all the stakes action this weekend? Look no further than Friday night at Turfway Park, which plays host to the Cincinnati Trophy Stakes for three-year-old fillies as race 6 on its nine race card. Even better: there is some...

SANTA ANITA PARK – By Chris Lomon   Spotlight race: $100,000 Wishing Well Stakes at Santa Anita      Date:  Sunday, February 25th (Race 9, 7:30 p.m. ET)        What to do with a $20 bet:  $10 win and $10 place on #5 Miss Lizzy (12-1 in the Opening Odds)   The reason:  In...

NEW ORLEANS — By Ed DeRosa   Thanks to a partnership between my employer Horse Racing Nation, and Fair Grounds Race Course, I’ve paid a lot of attention to the races in New Orleans, and one thing I’ve noticed as a multi-race player is that one longshot is enough to...

NEW MEXICO — By Chris Lomon Spotlight race: $250,000 Sunland Park Oaks      Date:  Sunday, February 18 (Race 7 at 5:13 pm ET)    What to do with a $20 bet:  $10 win and $10 place bets on #2 Simply Enchanting (7-2 in the Opening Odds)   The reason: Simply Enchanting...

FLORIDA — By Chris Lomon Spotlight race: $100,000 Ladies’ Turf Sprint Stakes at Gulfstream      Date:  Sunday, February 11 (Race 9, 4:07 p.m. ET)        Why to watch:  The five-furlong tilt features an interesting mix of early speed, press-the-pace types and strong...

SANTA ANITA PARK — By Chris Lomon Spotlight race: $100,000 San Marcos Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita      Date:  Saturday, February 10 (Race 8, 7:00 p.m. ET)        Why to watch:  It’s a small field, but five of the six hopefuls can make a strong case for taking all the...

NEW MEXICO — By Ed DeRosa A good rule of thumb for any horseplayer is that the more horses in a race the better the opportunity for wagering. The most common field size is 8. That means 8 horses can win with 56 potential exacta combinations and 336 possible trifecta combos. An...