TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Stricken from the Record Leave No Trace burst out of a tough five-race stretch with a strong-willed win in last month’s Vagrancy (G3) at 8-1. The 4-year-old filly now eyes a third straight win, and second of the graded variety in the $200,000...

NEW YORK — By Ed DeRosa   You know how I try to get you to bet certain races by writing about them (and, yes, I realize that some of you just bet the opposite of what I say)? Well, breeding programs have similar incentive programs. So it goes with the New York Stallion...

KENTUCKY — By Bob Ehalt   In terms of excitement and drama, the 2024 Triple Crown season was a smashing success. It started with the pageantry of the 150th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, where trainer Ken McPeek sent out Mystik Dan to record an 18.61-1 upset...

NEW YORK — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $125,000 Mount Vernon Stakes at Saratoga Race Course   Date: Sunday, June 9 (Race 10, 5:43pm ET)   What to do with a $20 Bet: First bet: $10 to win on #1 Silver Skillet Second bet: $2 exacta – #1 Silver Skillet to...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Extraordinary Efficiency Didia (ARG) is ready to put her remarkable 81.2 podium conversion percentage on the line this Friday for the $1 million New York Stakes (G1T) at Saratoga. The 6-year-old mare brings the same level of intensity into her...

NEW YORK — By Ed DeRosa   The bad news is, I think the races preceding the Belmont Stakes are pretty chalky; the good news is, I am against the favorites in the Belmont Stakes itself. Thankfully, the good outweighs the bad here to create the perfect ingredients for a play...

NEW YORK — By NYRA Press Office   Kentucky Derby one-two finishers Mystik Dan and Sierra Leone renew rivalry as Preakness-winner Seize the Grey’s stock rises in stacked G1 Belmont Stakes. Mystik Dan, who was a nose better than returning rival Sierra Leone in the Grade 1...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   What a Rush While Saturday’s Blame (G3) didn’t end up being the highly anticipated duel between Tapit Trice and Highland Falls that we were hoping for, the $275,000 affair was well worth the price of admission at Churchill Downs. The...

KENTUCKY — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $250,000 Old Forester Mint Julep Stakes (G3T)   Date: Sunday, June 2nd (Race 7, 3:50 pm ET)   What to do with a $20 Bet:  First Bet- $1 exacta box on #2 Henrietta Topham, #7 Delahave, #8 Heavenly Sunday Second Bet- $7...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Keep an Open Mind Based on resume’s, the $275,000 Blame (G3) at Churchill Downs is Tapit Trice’s to lose. However, the same was said about Fierceness leading up to the Kentucky Derby, and we all know how that played out. It’s not to say history...