TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Short and Sweet Scratches to Audacious and Just Music shortened the number of contestants for Saturday’s $200,000 Comely (G3) to five, and the added space ended up paying dividends for Pretty Ana. Leaving from post one, the Jose Lezcano mount...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Above the Norm Three cheers for Good Cheer, the 2-year-old filly who’s off to a perfect three-for-three start to her professional racing career. The promising youngster can secure a fourth straight tally this Saturday in the $400,000 Golden Rod...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Start the Bus Thanks to a dominant showing from 3-year-old filly Two Sharp, this Saturday’s $300,000 Chilukki (G3) had the feel of an early afternoon game between the undefeated Oregon Ducks and lowly 0-8 Purdue Boilermakers. Leaving from post...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Rookie Reset While scouts may not look as fondly on “older” rookies – for example Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix – getting a step ahead of the learning curve is a coach’s dream. That strategy, at least right now, is paying dividends for Sean...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   2 Much 2 Handle Two names, two starts, two wins. That’s been the story so far for 2-year-old colt Jack and Jim, who looked wise beyond his years in a determined come from behind Central Park Stakes score. Making his stakes debut with only one...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   A New Adventure If Davy Crockett is anything like his lionhearted namesake, then the 2-year-old colt will embrace the uncharted territory that is the $150,000 Central Park Stakes. The youngster’s foray into the stakes tier follows a strong...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Use That The sequel to Integration’s perfect rookie campaign (3-0-0 with two graded stakes victories) hasn’t been as riveting, but the 4-year-old colt sure made a point to change that in Saturday’s $300,000 Red Smith (G2T). Sporting a...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   The Art of Resilience The 2024 campaign hasn’t exactly gone to plan for multiple graded stakes winner Master Piece (CHI), but the 8-year-old Chilean-bred can paint his season in a different light with a successful defense of his Red Smith (G2)...

SAN DIEGO — By Matthew Lomon   Big Game Baller All it took for Sierra Leone to end a four-race winless streak was a matchup with 13 of the world’s greatest dirt horses in the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). While not for a lack of trying (0-2-2 during the drought),...

SAN DIEGO — By Matthew Lomon   Off Home Turf After posting Rafael Nadal-esque clay numbers on the turf, City of Troy – the highest rated turf horse in the world – will make his dirt debut Saturday in the FIFA World Cup of Thoroughbred racing, the $7 million Breeders’ Cup...