TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Bizarro Shanahan In last week’s edition of What’s on Track, we talked about Sierra Leone’s Kyle Shanahan-esque performance in last December’s Remsen Stakes (G2). This time around, in Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds, the...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Shanahan Adjacent Though nowhere near Kyle Shanahan territory, Sierra Leone is on the comeback trail after squandering a late lead last time out. The 3-year-old colt has the opportunity to avenge last December’s Remsen defeat (G2) this Saturday at...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Snowbird Season Like many Woodbine regulars, Katerina Vassilieva trainee Roaring Forties is making a habit of spending harsh Canadian winters in the Sunshine State. The 8-year-gelding will make his second annual trip to Gulfstream this Sunday to...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon All Eyes on Me The aptly named Main Event (11-1) made a triumphant return to the graded stakes level with a tough-nosed victory in the $1 million Fort Lauderdale Stakes (G2T) at Gulfstream this past Saturday. What at first looked like smooth sailing...

NEW ORLEANS — By Ed DeRosa What you do with #5 Hidden Connection in the Joseph E. “Spanky” Broussard Memorial Stakes depends on what you make of her last race. The Connect filly, who nearly upset champion Echo Zulu in the Fair Grounds Oaks last year, was given a 3-1 chance to...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Stakes Winner Showdown Los Alamitos Race Course is set to host the $200,000 Starlet Stakes (G2) on Saturday afternoon. Stakes winners Chatalas (2-1) and Nothing Like You (9-5) head what’s expected to be a small field of 2-year-old fillies vying for...

NEW ORLEANS — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight race: $200,000 “Thanksgiving Classic Stakes” at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, LA.     Date:  Thursday, November 23 (Race 9)    Why to watch:  The six-furlong dirt race for 3-year-olds and up has some intriguing...