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   A Noble Challenger Knightsbridge may not be as experienced as his 11 contemporaries in Saturday’s $300,000 Perryville (G3) at Keeneland, but the 3-year-old colt has more than enough talent to run with the big dogs. Through two career starts – a...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Rested and Raring to Go The last two starts have been tantamount to a championship hangover for 2024 Preakness (G1) winner Seize the Grey, but the 3-year-old colt can right the ship in Saturday’s $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx....

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Come Here Often? This Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream has just about everything racing fans could ask for: a massive prize pool, Kentucky Derby qualifying points, and a rematch between two fiery competitors. Fierceness...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon D’Angelo Knows If Bo knows baseball, football, etc., then trainer Joseph D’Angelo knows Thoroughbred racing. Coming off a career year in 2023, D’Angelo’s seventh professional season got off to a rocking start this past Saturday at Gulfstream. His...

FLORIDA — By Chris Lomon Spotlight race: $100,000 Ladies’ Turf Sprint Stakes at Gulfstream      Date:  Sunday, February 11 (Race 9, 4:07 p.m. ET)        Why to watch:  The five-furlong tilt features an interesting mix of early speed, press-the-pace types and strong...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Mystik Man There’s no mistaking Mystik Dan after an otherworldly eight-length triumph in this past Saturday’s $800,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park. Neither sloppy track conditions nor a deep field of 10 rivals could slow down the 3-year-old...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon There He Is In last Friday’s preview of the stakes weekend that was, we wondered which version of National Treasure would show up for Saturday’s $3 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream: the reigning Preakness champion or the one who squanders...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Book of Secrets Sporting a record of 2-2-2 through 10 career starts, National Treasure is truly a book of secrets. The 4-year-old colt, who hasn’t won in four tries since last May’s $1.65 million Preakness (G1), heads into Saturday’s $3 million...

GULFSTREAM PARK — By Ed DeRosa One of the richest doubles in horse racing is Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational concludes a 13-race card with the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational as the preceding race. Together, they are the...