KENTUCKY — By Patrick Reed Aside from all of the pageantry and parties that accompany the Derby every year, the Kentucky Derby is a unique horse race on the North American calendar. It’s restricted to 3-year-olds, meaning that owners have only one opportunity to win the Derby...

CHURCHILL DOWNS If you won’t be one of the more than 150,000 fans descending on the Kentucky Derby in person this year, you can still have a blast with “The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports”™. Here are five tips for throwing a spectacular Derby watch party of your own: Gussy Up Your...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Skip the Line Other than Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho, nobody had a better Saturday than 5-year-old Skippylongstocking. The Saffie Joseph Jr. trainee made quick work of 10 challengers to capture the $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Red Route Redemption After putting an end to a five-start winless drought with a fine performance in March’s New Orleans Classic (G2), Red Route One’s (7-2) redemption arc continues this Saturday at Oaklawn Park. The 4-year-old colt is set to...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   My Treat Saturday’s $500,000 Count Fleet Sprint (G3) at Oaklawn Park looked like a walk in the park for uncontested champion Skelly. As the 5-year-old gelding’s 3-5 closing line odds would suggest, the six-furlong affair was essentially over...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   R-E-L-A-X A rather dry performance in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) last time out may have fans concerned about Wet Paint’s status heading into Saturday’s $1.25 million Apple Blossom (G1) at Oaklawn Park (G1). But as a former Green Bay Packers...

ENGLAND — By Chris Lomon   It’s a sure bet that the 2024 edition of the iconic Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in England is going to be a fun race to wager on. For those who like options and opportunity when it comes to betting, one of horse racing’s most unique...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Home Away from Home A handful of baseball games weren’t the only contests postponed this past weekend. Originally set for the last Sunday of March, the $100,000 American Stakes (G3T) was rescheduled to Thursday due to inclement weather. The...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Battle on the Bluegrass Don’t get this Saturday’s $1 million Bluegrass (G1) confused with the Boise State Broncos’ iconic home field, otherwise you’d be missing out on a doozy between two premier 3-year-olds. The last time Dornoch (3-1) and...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Creative Differences Saturday’s $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn had all the makings of a heavyweight tilt. Sporting a combined 11: 6-3-0 line with five graded scores, 3-year-old superstars Muth (2-1) and Timberlake (1-1) appeared...