TORONTO – By Matthew Lomon   Tale of Two Horses   When a horse starts their career 1-for-16, the odds of that same horse suddenly winning three straight races, including a graded stakes, are about the same as the Colorado Rockies’ playoff chances in 2025.  ...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Quantifiable Results   Tejano Twist has accomplished many things over his spectacular 38-start career, including reaching double-digit wins (10) and surpassing the $1.5 million career purse earnings mark.   However, the title of ‘multiple...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Load ‘em up   It’s been a grand slam start for 4-year-old filly Cavalieri, who remained a perfect 4-for-4 to begin her career with a hard-fought score in Saturday’s $300,500 B. Wayne Hughes Beholder Mile (G1).   Competing within the...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   A busy but fulfilling eight-start sophomore campaign earned Tarifa a few months of down time before her 2025 debut, which comes this Saturday in the $300,000 Beholder Mile (G1) at Santa Anita.   The three-time graded stakes winning filly...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Locked in   Locked certainly looked the part of a multiple graded stakes winner who has landed in the money each time out with a commanding 8 ¼-length triumph in Saturday’s $300,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1).   Calm and cool out of the...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Take it up a Notch   Fresh off a career-best effort in the Grade 3 Thunder Road, El Potente (2-1) will need to find another gear to outduel Mi Hermano Ramon, the 8-5 opening line choice in Saturday’s $300,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1T) at Santa...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Mission Accomplished   Super Chow kickstarted his fourth professional campaign with a come-from-behind victory in Saturday afternoon’s $140,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint.   Forming a line of leading options with 8-5 favorite Comedy Town (post...

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...

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....

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...