TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Laser-Like It took a laser-focused effort from Whitebeam (GB) to hold off Canadian Horse of the Year recipient (2022) Moira in Saturday’s $500,000 Diana (G1T) at Saratoga. With the win by three-quarters of a length, Whitebeam was able to...

NEW YORK — By Noel Michaels   If you are a serious horseplayer and you are not already looking forward to the Saratoga Race Course meet, it might be time to check your pulse because Saratoga is the summer place to be for handicappers and horse racing aficionados. The...

DELAWARE — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Races: Race 9 & 10   Date: Sunday, July 7 (Race 9 – 4:46 p.m. ET / Race 10 – 5:18 p.m. ET)   What to do with a $20 Bet: $2 Late Daily Double Race 9: #2 & #3 Race 10: #1 & #3 & #5 & #6 &...

SARATOGA — By Paulick Report   The 15th annual jockeys-versus-horsemen charity basketball game, which benefits the programs of the New York Race Track Chaplaincy, in partnership with the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, (PDJF) will be played Thursday, Aug. 1 at the...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   King of the Castle Kingsbarns reigned supreme in the $1 million Stephen Foster (G1) on Saturday at Aqueduct. The 4-year-old colt, who closed at a curious 9-1, stifled seven rivals with a perfectly timed charge to steal the 1 1/8-mile contest by...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Turn up the Difficulty Off to a perfect 3-for-3 start to the 2024 campaign, Pyrenees stares down his most daunting challenge to date in Sunday’s $1 million Stephen Foster (G1) at Churchill Downs. It’s been a tale of two careers through eight...

KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa   Obviously I love to gamble on horse racing, but I am also a fan of the sport itself and sometimes find myself gravitating toward certain horses as I would a favorite sports team. Unfortunately, in this pari-mutuel game, popular horses mean short...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Lock it Down Batten Down had the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) on lockdown this past Saturday at Thistledown. Following the direction of veteran rider Junior Alvarado, the 3-year-old colt jumped out to an early lead and never surrendered for a...

TORONTO — By: Matthew Lomon   Free to Roam Catching Freedom was seen by many as an intriguing pick in both the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1). Although the 3-year-old colt didn’t win either (fourth in the Derby and third in the Preakness), he still performed well...

OHIO — By Ed DeRosa   It’s officially summer, and that means it’s regional derby season! The action starts with the Ohio Derby on Saturday at Jack Thistledown and continues on July 6 with such marquee Midwestern stakes races as the Iowa Derby at Prairie Meadows and the...