TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Home Away from Home A handful of baseball games weren’t the only contests postponed this past weekend. Originally set for the last Sunday of March, the $100,000 American Stakes (G3T) was rescheduled to Thursday due to inclement weather. The...

KENTUCKY — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $400,000 Beaumont Stakes (G2)      Date: Sunday, April 7 (Race 8, 4:44pm ET)        What to do with a $20 Bet: $1 Late Daily Double- 1 and 6 (Race 8) with 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 11 (Race 9)   The Reason:  Let’s try and get...

KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa   If you’re excited for the trio of Kentucky Derby preps on Saturday then you should be really excited for the pick 3 that ties them together. The $3 pick 3 begins with the Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct, continues with the Blue Grass Stakes at...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Battle on the Bluegrass Don’t get this Saturday’s $1 million Bluegrass (G1) confused with the Boise State Broncos’ iconic home field, otherwise you’d be missing out on a doozy between two premier 3-year-olds. The last time Dornoch (3-1) and...

SANTA ANITA PARK — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $100,000 American Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park      Date: Thursday, April 4 (Race 9, 8:10pm ET)        What to do with a $20 bet:  First bet: $5 to win and $5 to place on Gold Phoenix (IRE) Second bet: $5 exacta box...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Creative Differences Saturday’s $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn had all the makings of a heavyweight tilt. Sporting a combined 11: 6-3-0 line with five graded scores, 3-year-old superstars Muth (2-1) and Timberlake (1-1) appeared...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Come Here Often? This Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream has just about everything racing fans could ask for: a massive prize pool, Kentucky Derby qualifying points, and a rematch between two fiery competitors. Fierceness...

NEW MEXICO — By Ed DeRosa   It’s a tale of two stakes races on Friday at Sunland Park with a pair of $250,000 races for New Mexico-bred three-year-olds featuring a competitive group in the Oaks (race 7) and a much stronger favorite in the Derby (race 8). In the Oaks, this...

COOPERSTOWN — By Matthew Lomon   Dust off the old spikes and tear open a pack of Big League Chew because it’s time to play ball. After one of the more interesting off-seasons in recent memory (especially for clients of Scott Boras), Major League Baseball Opening Day is...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Give Me a Minute One minute he was last, the next he was a graded stakes champion. A heroic effort from 3-year-old colt Catching Freedom (3-1) in this past Saturday’s Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds will go down as one of the more...