NEW ORLEANS — By Matthew Lomon   For the second time in three seasons, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will play for the iconic Lombardi Trophy.   The new-look Eagles, led by Offensive Player of the Year front-runner Saquon Barkley, are out for...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Square Up   A choppy break out of the gate in Saturday’s $250,000 Holy Bull (G3) backed Burnham Square into a corner, but the 3-year-old gelding showed a flair for working off-script in an emphatic 1 ¾-length triumph.   After being parked...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  $61,000 Allowance, about 6 ½ furlongs on the downhill turf   Date:  Sunday, February 2 (Race 10, 7:39 p.m. ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet : $1 exacta box- #1 Refocus, #2 Ghostly Act, #6 Desert Rocket, #7 Black Beards Ghost,...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Baffert or the Field?   When the 2025 Major League Baseball season commences in March, we’ll be asking ourselves, “Dodgers or the field?”   In Saturday’s $200,000 Santa Monica (G2) at Santa Anita, that very same question will be...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  $23,000 main track race for Four Year Olds And Upward Who Have Never Won Three Races.   Date:  Sunday, January 26 (Race 9, 7:07 pm ET ) 6 ½ furlongs on the main track.   What to do with a $20 Bet : $10 win on #10...

FLORIDA — By Ed DeRosa   The Pegasus World Cup card is one of the crown jewels of the racing calendar, handling more than $40-million each year, and with 13 races and competitive fields this year, Saturday at Gulfstream Park could top the $50-million mark in money wagered...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Panic at the Disco   It wasn’t the smooth trip they likely envisioned, but rider Florent Geroux and 9-5 favorite Disco Time found their groove in the nick of time to take Saturday’s $250,000 Lecomte (G3) by a head.   Competing against a...

LOUISIANA — By Ed DeRosa   The all-stakes pick 4 on Saturday at Fair Grounds is that magical combination of offering something for the horse racing fan in all of us as well as the hardened horseplayer.  The sequence begins and ends with points races for both the Kentucky...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Three is Key   On Sunday at 3 p.m. Eastern, the Philadelphia Eagles will rely on their three-headed monster of Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, and A.J. Brown to take down the surging Los Angeles Rams.   On Sunday at 3 p.m. Pacific, another...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Where’s Your Decorum?   Operating with the tenacious spirit of an underdog, Classy Judy G made plenty of noise in the $100,000 Bob F. Wright Memorial Stakes on Saturday afternoon at Fair Grounds.   Running as the first of two...