TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Who Wants it?   Oaklawn Park has hosted two Kentucky Derby points races so far this season.   The first tilt, the Smarty Jones Stakes went to Coal Battle on Jan. 4, while the second, the Southwest Stakes (G3), was claimed by Speed King...

KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa   With ten weeks between the Cincinnati Trophy Stakes on Friday at Turfway Park and the Kentucky Oaks on May 2 at Churchill Downs, the race for points is officially on.   Like the Kentucky Derby, horses qualify for the Kentucky Oaks earning...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   League of Their Own   Good Cheer, who is now 5-for-5 after claiming this past Saturday’s $282,000 Rachel Alexandra (G2) at Fair Grounds, is nearing a level of dominance achievable only by one of the sporting world’s most profound performers....

NEW MEXICO — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  $250,000 Sunland Park Oaks, one mile on the dirt for 3-year-old fillies   Date:  Sunday, February 16 (Race 7, 5:13 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet : $20 win on #4 Maysam   The Reason: There won’t be a...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Long Road Back   Following a tough showing in November’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), East Avenue finds himself on the road to redemption in Saturday’s $500,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds.   A costly stumble out of the gate dashed any...

NEW ORLEANS — By Ed DeRosa   Good Cheer and East Avenue have a lot in common beyond both racing on Saturday at Fair Grounds: both are three-year-old Godolphin homebreds who figure to go favored in their respective Kentucky Oaks and Derby points races.   Most...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   All Signs Pointing Up   A signature showing in Saturday’s $140,000 Sam F. Davis earned John Hancock his first career stakes title in his debut at the level.   Closing as the slight 5-2 choice over eventual second-place finisher Owen...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $100,000 “Sweet Life Stakes”, 6 ½ furlongs on the Downhill turf for 3-year-old fillies   Date:  Sunday, February 9 (Race 9, 5:00 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 bet : $5 exacta box: #3 Schilflied with #5...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   We’re Live in 5, 4, 3…   Breaking news out of Hot Springs, Arkansas as veteran mare Corningstone, after claiming back-to-back stakes titles, will make another run at her first-ever graded stakes trophy in Saturday’s $250,000 Bayakoa (G3) at...

NEW ORLEANS — By Matthew Lomon   For the second time in three seasons, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will play for the iconic Lombardi Trophy.   The new-look Eagles, led by Offensive Player of the Year front-runner Saquon Barkley, are out for...