KENTUCKY — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $500,000 Kentucky Downs Handicap, one mile on the turf Date: Sunday, September 1 (Race 9, 5:50 pm ET ) What to do with a $20 Bet: $1 exacta box ($12)- #2 Siege of Boston, #4 Minnesota Ready, #6 Smokin’ T, #9 Funtastic...

KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa   Live racing returns to Kentucky Downs today, Aug. 29, and opening weekend features plenty of stakes and million-dollar races! The highlight is the $3.1-million Nashville Derby on Saturday, one of 19 stakes during the seven-day meeting that...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $100,000 Algoma Stakes, seven furlongs on the all-weather track Date: Sunday, August 25 (Race 5, 3:13 pm ET ) What to do with a $20 Bet:  $20 win on #1 Vandoo The Reason:  Kevin Attard trainee keeps getting better with every...

TORONTO — By Ed DeRosa   Of course the King’s Plate is one of the best wagering opportunities on the 12-race card this Friday at Woodbine, but we already discussed that on Railbirds last week, and the field hasn’t changed. What we didn’t mention is that to be one of the...

WOODBINE — By Ed DeRosa   If you’re looking to make a big score on this year’s King’s Plate, then the superfecta is the bet for you. This “exotic wager” requires the bettor to select the top 4 finishers in order. The minimum wager per combination is twenty cents. The...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   The King’s Plate is the biggest horse racing betting event in Canada, which provides novice bettors a great opportunity to place their first wager on horse racing. Remember, you can make a bet on any horse that catches your eye – be it the...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: Del Mar- $75,000 Maiden Special Weight, 1 1/8 miles on the turf   Date: Sunday, August 11 (Race 10, 9:28 p.m. ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet:  $20 place on #4 Dealers Special   The Reason:  The speed figures...

NEW YORK — By Ed DeRosa   Don’t oversleep if you want to catch the stakes on Thursday at Saratoga Race Course, as the John Morissey Handicap for New York-bred older male sprinters goes as race 3 on the 10-race card (2:18 p.m. ET post). And you won’t want to miss it because...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   There are a pair of stakes races we’ll be looking to make some money on Sunday:   1. Spotlight Race: Race 9- $250,000 Bowling Green Stakes (G2T) at 5:45pm ET What to do with a $20 Bet: $4 trifecta: #2 Silver Knott to finish first,...

DEL MAR PARK — By Ed DeRosa   Two diametrically opposed styles of races headline the top summer racing today, as the feature at Saratoga Race Course is a turf sprint while the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club headliner is a dirt marathon. Of course, style is not related to...