TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Almost Automatic If an NFL kicker only makes 76 per cent of their kicks, they’re not very good at their job. If a racehorse wins at a 76 per cent clip, they’re amongst the elite of the elite. That is 6-year-old The Chosen Vron. The reigning...

SANTA ANITA PARK — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight race: The $100,000 Irish O’Brien Stakes      Date:  Sunday, March 17th (Race 7, 7:00 pm ET)        What to do with a $20 bet:  $20 to win on Chismosa   The Reason:  The 4-year-old daughter of Clubhouse Ride had a rough...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Crown Keeper Tejano Twist has made seven starts since taking last year’s edition of the $250,000 Whitmore at Oaklawn Park. In that time, the 5-year-old gelding has landed in the money all but once. Now, the competitor with a nose for the podium will...

SANTA ANITA PARK — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $100,000 China Doll Stakes      Date:  Sunday, March 10th (Race 7, 7:00pm ET)        What to do with a $20 Bet:  $20 to win on #4 Antifona (FR)   The Reason:  If Hector Berrios can map out an ideal trip and avoid being...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Quad-A In professional baseball, the players who are too good for AAA but haven’t quite been able to find their footing at the Major League level are commonly referred to as Quad-A players. Green Up, who enters Saturday’s $300,000 Beholder (G1) at...

NEW MEXICO — By Ed DeRosa Before we get to the Albert and Henry Dominguez Memorial Handicap on Friday at Sunland Park, some personal news: I am playing in my first-ever National Handicapping Championship next week. I bring this up mostly to brag, but also to segue into the...

KENTUCKY — By HRN Staff Dornoch and Deterministic moved into the top 10 of the Kentucky Derby 2024 leaderboard after picking up 50 points for winning the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth and the Gotham (G3) on Saturday. Timberlake remains in the top spot with 66 points after his Rebel...

KENTUCKY — By Carolyn Greer This weekend brings the last of the Kentucky Derby 2024 points preps that offer 50 qualifying points to the winner. The Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby, which will be drawn Wednesday, could bring the return of Grade 3 Sam F. Davis winner No More Time and...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon No Ordinary 9-to-5 A slew of late scratches in Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) shrunk the expected field from nine down to five, giving way for 3-year-old Dornoch to capture a second consecutive stakes score. With legitimate contenders...

SANTA ANITA PARK — By Chris Lomon Spotlight race: $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes (G2T)      Date:  Sunday, March 3 (Race 10, 8:02pm ET)        What to do with a $20 bet:  First Bet: $5 exacta box #6 Ruby Nell and #11 Mouffy (to finish 1st or 2nd in any order). Second Bet: $10...