CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $100,000 Betty Grable Stakes, 7 furlongs on the dirt at Del Mar.   Date: Sunday, November 9 (Race 8, 7:00pm ET)   What to do with a $20 Bet: $5 Late Double #4 Grand Slam Smile with #1 Lady Rider, #4 Lady of Power,...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon    Problem Solved After some mid-race configurations, Troubleshooting solved 11 foes to win Saturday’s $2 million Franklin-Simpson (G1T) at Kentucky Downs in dazzling comeback fashion. Operating out of post two in his graded stakes debut, the...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Races for Sunday September 7th: Race 4 – $300,000, Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity, 7 furlongs on the main track at 6:06pm ET Race 5 – $80,000, 5 furlongs on the turf at 6:39pm ET   What to do with a $20 Bet: First bet...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Fierce Four An early swerve toward the inside rail made things interesting for Fierceness in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, but ultimately had no bearing on the end result. The multiple Grade 1 champion added a fourth...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Coin Toss Journalism or Nysos? That is the prevailing question ahead of Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar. The case for Journalism starts with a remarkable 9: 6-2-1 record, headlined by resounding triumphs in the Preakness...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Share the Spotlight If not for a tight turnaround between the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1), Sovereignty may very well have become the first Triple Crown winner since Justify in 2018. The uber-talented 3-year-old is a marvel between...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Epic Conquest Rallying through choppy waters, Fort Washington charted a brave course to the winner’s circle in Saturday’s Arlington Million (G1T) at Colonial Downs. After exchanging bumps with his post neighbor Cairo out of the gate, Fort...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Follow the Trends While Sierra Leone’s 9-5 status (second only to 6-5 choice Fierceness) suggested his chances of winning Saturday’s $1 million Whitney (G1) were very real, the 4-year-old superstar told us he was trending in the right...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Don’t Fence Me In Lovesick Blues belted out the performance of a lifetime in an upset $400,000 Bing Crosby (G1) win on Saturday at Santa Anita. Making just his fourth start in a graded stakes – and first at the Grade 1 tier – in his 41st...

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...