TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $250,000 Cup & Saucer Stakes   Date: Sunday, October 5 (Race 9, 5:25 p.m. ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet in the Cup & Saucer Stakes: $1 exacta box- #1 Military Time, #2 Erie Shores, #4 Buium, #5 Twentytwo...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $400,000 Breeders’ Stakes   Date: Sunday, September 28 (Race 9, 5:39pm ET)   What to do with a $20 Bet in the Breeders’ Stakes: $10 to win and $10 to place on #4 Ciunas   The Reason: Has only had two...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   In Threes Each member of the Grade 1-winning trio of Scottish Lassie (9-5), Good Cheer (5-2), and La Cara (7-2) are deserving of the top spot in Saturday’s $1 million Cotillion (G1) at Parx Racing, but only one enters the 1 1/16-mile contest...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Yearly Getaway Owner Godolphin and trainer Charlie Appleby punched their ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T) for the third time in four years after winning Saturday’s $1 million Woodbine Mile (G1T) with Notable Speech (GB). Sent off as the...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Races: Sunday, September 14th   $100,000 Victorian Queen Stakes Race 7, 4:30pm ET   What to do with a $20 Bet in the Victorian Queen $20 to win on #7 Pageant Queen   The Reason: If there is a speed duel, this Jamie...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Means Even More The path to November’s Breeders’ Cup runs through the $1 million Woodbine Mile (G1T), Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. Of the nine hopefuls vying for the top prize and an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Mile...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon    Problem Solved After some mid-race configurations, Troubleshooting solved 11 foes to win Saturday’s $2 million Franklin-Simpson (G1T) at Kentucky Downs in dazzling comeback fashion. Operating out of post two in his graded stakes debut, the...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Races for Sunday September 7th: Race 4 – $300,000, Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity, 7 furlongs on the main track at 6:06pm ET Race 5 – $80,000, 5 furlongs on the turf at 6:39pm ET   What to do with a $20 Bet: First bet...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Record of Record Already boasting a record 11 Del Mar Debutante (G1) victories, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert chases an even dozen with a trio of radiant rookies entered in Saturday’s renewal of the $300,000 contest. The Baffert-led...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Fierce Four An early swerve toward the inside rail made things interesting for Fierceness in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, but ultimately had no bearing on the end result. The multiple Grade 1 champion added a fourth...