KENTUCKY — By HRN Staff Dornoch and Deterministic moved into the top 10 of the Kentucky Derby 2024 leaderboard after picking up 50 points for winning the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth and the Gotham (G3) on Saturday. Timberlake remains in the top spot with 66 points after his Rebel...

KENTUCKY — By Carolyn Greer This weekend brings the last of the Kentucky Derby 2024 points preps that offer 50 qualifying points to the winner. The Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby, which will be drawn Wednesday, could bring the return of Grade 3 Sam F. Davis winner No More Time and...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon No Ordinary 9-to-5 A slew of late scratches in Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) shrunk the expected field from nine down to five, giving way for 3-year-old Dornoch to capture a second consecutive stakes score. With legitimate contenders...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Locked In Having not raced since finishing third in last November’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), 3-year-old Locked is primed, ready, and fresh heading into Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream. The young colt has impressed through...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Pardon Me Thanks to a heroic last-minute closeout by 13-1 challenger Senor Buscador, the 6-year-old’s connections walked away from Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) a whole lot richer. Making his first start outside of the U.S. and third with...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Bizarro Shanahan In last week’s edition of What’s on Track, we talked about Sierra Leone’s Kyle Shanahan-esque performance in last December’s Remsen Stakes (G2). This time around, in Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds, the...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Shanahan Adjacent Though nowhere near Kyle Shanahan territory, Sierra Leone is on the comeback trail after squandering a late lead last time out. The 3-year-old colt has the opportunity to avenge last December’s Remsen defeat (G2) this Saturday at...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon D’Angelo Knows If Bo knows baseball, football, etc., then trainer Joseph D’Angelo knows Thoroughbred racing. Coming off a career year in 2023, D’Angelo’s seventh professional season got off to a rocking start this past Saturday at Gulfstream. His...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Championship Hangover Although it’s only been two races since West Saratoga’s breakthrough Iroquois (G3) win, the 3-year-old is in the midst of a pretty nasty championship hangover. His next opportunity to drink the proverbial Gatorade of victory and...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Mystik Man There’s no mistaking Mystik Dan after an otherworldly eight-length triumph in this past Saturday’s $800,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park. Neither sloppy track conditions nor a deep field of 10 rivals could slow down the 3-year-old...