KENTUCKY — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $500,000 Kentucky Downs Handicap, one mile on the turf Date: Sunday, September 1 (Race 9, 5:50 pm ET ) What to do with a $20 Bet: $1 exacta box ($12)- #2 Siege of Boston, #4 Minnesota Ready, #6 Smokin’ T, #9 Funtastic...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $100,000 Algoma Stakes, seven furlongs on the all-weather track Date: Sunday, August 25 (Race 5, 3:13 pm ET ) What to do with a $20 Bet:  $20 win on #1 Vandoo The Reason:  Kevin Attard trainee keeps getting better with every...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   Once again, this year’s edition of Canada’s most famous horse race offers bettors a great mix of impressive favorites, live longshots, and other interesting hopefuls. Let’s take a shot at making some money on The King’s Plate with a trio of...

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...

DEL MAR PARK — By Ed DeRosa   Two diametrically opposed styles of races headline the top summer racing today, as the feature at Saratoga Race Course is a turf sprint while the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club headliner is a dirt marathon. Of course, style is not related to...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   No Slowin’ Down The summer of Dornoch remains in full force after another successful trip around the track in the $1 million Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park. Running from the first post position, Dornoch and rider Luis Saez jumped out to an early...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $55,000 Allowance Turf Race at Santa Anita Park   Date: Sunday, June 16 (Race 12, 9:08 pm ET)   What to do with a $20 Bet: $1 exacta box- #1 King Apollo, #2 We’re in Trouble, #6 Anmer Hall, #10 Tigerhon (FR),...

NEW JERSEY — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $150,000 Monmouth Stakes (G3T) at Monmouth Park   Date: Saturday, June 15 (Race 11, 5:54 pm ET)   What to do with a $20 Bet: First bet: $1 exacta box (#5 Siege of Boston, #6 Adhamo (IRE), #7 Fort Washington, #8 Tawny...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Stricken from the Record Leave No Trace burst out of a tough five-race stretch with a strong-willed win in last month’s Vagrancy (G3) at 8-1. The 4-year-old filly now eyes a third straight win, and second of the graded variety in the $200,000...

NEW YORK — By Ed DeRosa   You know how I try to get you to bet certain races by writing about them (and, yes, I realize that some of you just bet the opposite of what I say)? Well, breeding programs have similar incentive programs. So it goes with the New York Stallion...