TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Business Trip Bellum Justum (IRE) continued the recent trend of the Irish winning in Kentucky with a textbook 2 ¼-length victory in Saturday’s $3.1 million Nashville Derby (G3T) at Kentucky Downs. Following in the footsteps of Notre...

TORONTO– By Matthew Lomon   Thanks for the Compliment When the only knock against Fierceness reads more like a compliment, it says a whole lot about how highly regarded he is amongst his contemporaries. The 3-year-old colt, who gained somewhat of a reputation for not being...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Rolled the Tide After a tame start, a late push turned the tide of the $600,000 Alabama (G1) in Power Squeeze’s favor. Working in concert with rider Javier Castellano, the 3-year-old filly patiently stalked then-leader and 9-5 choice Candied...

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...

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...

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...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   No Slowin’ Down The summer of Dornoch remains in full force after another successful trip around the track in the $1 million Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park. Running from the first post position, Dornoch and rider Luis Saez jumped out to an early...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Laser-Like It took a laser-focused effort from Whitebeam (GB) to hold off Canadian Horse of the Year recipient (2022) Moira in Saturday’s $500,000 Diana (G1T) at Saratoga. With the win by three-quarters of a length, Whitebeam was able to...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Almost Automatic If an NFL kicker only makes 76 per cent of their…