TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Watchful Eye Originally scheduled for Saratoga’s turf, Tropical Storm Debby pushed the $300,000 Troy Stakes (G3) to the dirt. The change in surface caused eight hopefuls to drop out, leaving five to compete for the top spot in the 5 ½-furlong...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: Del Mar- $75,000 Maiden Special Weight, 1 1/8 miles on the turf   Date: Sunday, August 11 (Race 10, 9:28 p.m. ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet:  $20 place on #4 Dealers Special   The Reason:  The speed figures...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   2.5 Million Reasons Colonial Downs is set to host a septet of stakes, including three of the graded variety, this weekend. Headlined by the $1 million Arlington Million (G1T), the Virginia racecourse’s loaded slate remains on track despite the...

NEW YORK — By Ed DeRosa   Don’t oversleep if you want to catch the stakes on Thursday at Saratoga Race Course, as the John Morissey Handicap for New York-bred older male sprinters goes as race 3 on the 10-race card (2:18 p.m. ET post). And you won’t want to miss it because...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   King Arthur It was clear from the get-go that the nine other hopefuls in Saturday’s $1 million Whitney (G1) at Saratoga stood no chance against the team of Arthur’s Ride and jockey Junior Alvarado. Leaving the gate from post position nine, the...

KENTUCKY — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $250,000 Kentucky Downs Preview Ladies Turf Mile Stakes   Date: Sunday, August 4 (Race 8, 4:19pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet:  $1 trifecta box ($12): #5 Fast as Flight, #9 Bolivie (IRE), #11 Walkathon, #12...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   The Future is Now Bright Future, who’s more than fit the bill through nine professional starts (5-0-2), is all about the here and now ahead of the $1 million Whitney (G1) at Saratoga. It’s been a successful three-year run for the multiple...

SARATOGA — By Ed DeRosa   Seven horses entered the Glens Falls Stakes, but as a starting point it is safe to view this 1 ½-mile test for older fillies and mares on the turf as a three-horse race between #3 Chop Chop, #5 Eternal Hope, and #7 McKulick. Unfortunately, these...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Against All Odds It took nine tries, but Nakatomi is finally a graded stakes winner. Like the man who saved Nakatomi Plaza in 1988, the 5-year-old gelding defied the odds to unseat even-money favorite Skelly and reclaim control of the $350,000...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   There are a pair of stakes races we’ll be looking to make some money on Sunday:   1. Spotlight Race: Race 9- $250,000 Bowling Green Stakes (G2T) at 5:45pm ET What to do with a $20 Bet: $4 trifecta: #2 Silver Knott to finish first,...