TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Ten Hut!   Both Major Dude (2-1) and Fort Washington (11-1) put forth a valiant effort in Saturday’s $215,000 Fort Lauderdale (G2T) at Gulfstream Park, but only one left the 1 1/8-mile battle victorious.   A neck’s distance ended up being...

OHIO — By Ed DeRosa   When it comes to plotting a strategy to win money betting the stakes double on Thursday at Mahoning Valley Race Course, figuring out who can run well at decent odds is more important than picking the winner.   A pair of stakes–the Bobbie Bricker...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Balance Restored   For the people out there who enjoy all things symmetrical, we have another enticing item to share with you.   On Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct, 3-year-old colt Locked captured the $500,000 Cigar Mile (G2) to keep...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Get Some Popcorn Ready   Simply calling the $500,000 Cigar Mile (G2) ‘stacked’ is a grave, and borderline blasphemous understatement.   Set to feature a tantalizing field of 11 hopefuls, headlined by five millionaires and four Grade/Group...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Knockin’ Down the Door Not many had 17-1 Dornoch crossing the finish line first in this year’s running of the $2 million Belmont (G1) at Saratoga, but that’s the beauty of the game we call horse racing. One of the few people who had the colt’s...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Always Hangin’ Around Coming off consecutive second place finishes in the Smarty Jones and Southwest Stakes (G3), Ramon Vazquez mount Just Steel is eyeing a breakthrough performance in this Saturday’s $1.25 million Rebel (G2) at Oaklawn Park. Though...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Big Game Babbo Not to be confused with Seattle Seahawks rookie wide receiver Jake Bobo, Babbo secured his most impressive win to date this past Saturday at Woodbine. The colt jumped out to an early lead and never relinquished en route to an impressive...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Fall Fashion Much like the Toronto Blue Jays are Canada’s only hope at a World Series title, Fashion Frenzie represents the Great White North’s one shot at the $1 million MGM Yonkers International Trot at Yonkers Raceway this Saturday. The two-time...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Clash of the Titans The stage is set for the 154th running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga on August 26, and boy, are there some big-time performers. Headlined by the recipient of last year’s Eclipse Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Colt, Forte (7-5),...

Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation’s top contenders for the 2023 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. Cody’s Wish maintains his No. 1 spot while Forte moved up to...