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...

KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa We here at Railbirds love picking winners. Reading that, you might be saying to yourself, “Self, if they love picking winners so much then why don’t they do more of it?” Well, I’m here to tell you that something we love even more than picking winners is...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Long Distance House Calls When saying something is a marathon, not a sprint, it’s not often we’re referring to an actual race, but that’s exactly what we’re doing here with the $100,000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial. Set for Saturday at Gulfstream, the...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Going the Distance It wasn’t exactly a knockout performance from Butterbean, but the filly did just enough to hold on for a half-length win in Saturday’s $150,000 Mistletoe Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The 4-year-old Kentucky-bred closed with the...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight race: $100,000 purse Steady Growth Stakes     Date:  Sunday, December 10 (Race 8)    Why to watch:  The competitive race, showcasing 11 starters, is the final stakes event of the 2023 Woodbine thoroughbred season.    Who to watch in...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Stakes Winner Showdown Los Alamitos Race Course is set to host the $200,000 Starlet Stakes (G2) on Saturday afternoon. Stakes winners Chatalas (2-1) and Nothing Like You (9-5) head what’s expected to be a small field of 2-year-old fillies vying for...