CALIFORNIA — By Ed DeRosa   The downhill turf course at Santa Anita Park is one of the more unique race configurations in North America with its big sweeping turn going downhill before crossing over the main track for a blitz toward the finish.   It is that course...

FLORIDA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  $65,000 Maiden Special Weight, 1 1/16 miles on the turf   Date: Sunday, December 22nd (Race 10, 4:55 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet : $10 to win, $5 to place, and $5 to show on #10 Zenith   The Reason: In a race with...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   I’ll be Transparent…   Win for the Money’s intentions are clear ahead of this Saturday’s $215,000 Fort Lauderdale (G2T) at Gulfstream Park.   While the 5-year-old gelding failed to live up to his name last time out with a 10th-place finish...

OHIO — By Ed DeRosa   When it comes to plotting a strategy to win money betting the stakes double on Thursday at Mahoning Valley Race Course, figuring out who can run well at decent odds is more important than picking the winner.   A pair of stakes–the Bobbie Bricker...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Building an Empire   If the name ‘Sacrosanct’ is too hard to pronounce, just call him ‘perfect’ instead.   It got a little dicey towards the end, but the 2-year-old colt kept his slash-line unblemished through four career starts with a...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  $100,000 Steady Growth Stakes   Date: Sunday, December 15 (Race 11, 6:17 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet in the Steady Growth: $1 exacta box- #4 Ron’s Gizmo, #5 No More Options, #7 Secret Reserve, #9 Rapid Test $8...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   New York, New York   The good times in the Empire State (at least for Mets fans) keep on rolling with a pair of $500,000 New York Stallion Series events on Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct.   Beginning in race eight with the Great White Way...

NEW ORLEANS — By Ed DeRosa   Louisiana Champions Day on Saturday at Fair Grounds features seven stakes for the bayou breds, and from a wagering perspective they saved the best for last.   The stakes portion of the ten-race card begins with race 3: the Louisiana...

NEW YORK — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  $135,000 Garland of Roses Stakes   Date: Sunday, December 8th (Race 8, 3:35 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet in the Garland of Roses: $1 exacta box: #3 St. Benedicts Prep, #4 Autumn Evening, #6 Ellen Jay, #7 Mystic...

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...