TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Life-Changing Money Poll time! Who will earn more money in 2024: Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell or the winner of this Saturday’s $3.1 million Nashville Derby Invitational (G3T) at Kentucky Downs? Those who answered Dell, who accumulated...

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   A Royal Return A Twisters-esque scene in the Greater Toronto Area last Sunday cut short the most celebrated day on the Canadian Thoroughbred racing calendar. Now that the torrential downpours have subsided (knock on wood), the 165th running of...

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   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...

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   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...

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,...