NEW YORK — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Races: Races 1 and 2   Date: Sunday, September 22 (Race 1, 1:05 pm ET )   What to do with an $20 Bet: $20 Daily Double: #1 to win the first race with… #1 or #1A to win the second race   The Reason: With the...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Rested and Raring to Go The last two starts have been tantamount to a championship hangover for 2024 Preakness (G1) winner Seize the Grey, but the 3-year-old colt can right the ship in Saturday’s $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx....

PENNSYLVANIA — By Ed DeRosa The biggest weekend of horse racing in Pennsylvania is upon us, and while many eyes will be cast upon Parx on Saturday with its two Grade 1 races and superstar horses such as Thorpedo Anna and Next competing, the good folks at Railbirds are here to...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Show Me the Money Usain Bolt was born to be a sprinter. Prince Fielder was born to be a baseball player. Win for the Money was born to be a champion racehorse. The 5-year-old gelding joined elite company after capturing the $1 million Woodbine...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight races: Races 3, 4, and 5   Date: Sunday, September 15 (Race 3, 2:16 pm ET )   What to do with an $18 Bet: .50 cent Pick 3 Race 3 – 1,4,7 Race 4 – 1,4,6 Race 5 – 2,7,8,9   The Reason:  There are some...

TORONTO — By Ellis Starr   The Grade 1, $1 million Rogers Woodbine Mile offers the winning horse an automatic entry into the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile presented by PDJF on Nov. 2. This year’s Woodbine feature drew a field of eight. Leading the field is Big Rock, with $1.7...

TORONTO — By Mike Curry   The $1 million Rogers Woodbine Mile Stakes Sept. 14 anchors a fantastic “Turf Champions Day” card at Woodbine that boasts four Grade 1 stakes headlined by one of the most important races for turf milers in North America. This Breeders’ Cup...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Three’s Company For all the talk around Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and a potential Kansas City Chiefs threepeat, there’s another powerhouse trio with a shot at history this weekend. On Saturday, jockey William Buick, trainer Charlie...

NEW YORK — By Ed DeRosa   An extremely competitive edition of the Winter Memories Stakes welcomes the return of racing Downstate, as it is the featured 9th race on a 10-race card Friday that reopens the Belmont at Aqueduct meeting that runs through Nov. 3. From a wagering...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   In Theory… Kentucky Downs’ stellar Saturday of stakes kicked off with a big bang courtesy of 3-year-old colt Howard Wolowitz. The 3-1 closing line choice in the $2 million Franklin-Simpson (G1T) delivered on his high billing with a come from...