KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa Looking for an appetizer to all the stakes action this weekend? Look no further than Friday night at Turfway Park, which plays host to the Cincinnati Trophy Stakes for three-year-old fillies as race 6 on its nine race card. Even better: there is some...

KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa So you like the favorite horse in a race? Now what? Well, I know it’s not sexy to bet the lowest odds on the board to win, but if you could always get 6-to-5 on a coin flip then you’d never have to work again. That’s my way of saying that being prepared...

KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa We here at Railbirds love picking winners. Reading that, you might be saying to yourself, “Self, if they love picking winners so much then why don’t they do more of it?” Well, I’m here to tell you that something we love even more than picking winners is...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Golden Opportunity This Saturday, historic Churchill Downs in Kentucky will play host to a top-flight event for 2-year-old fillies. The $400,000 Golden Rod Stakes (G2) presents a stiff challenge for the group of eight youngsters, but three stand out...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon One-upmanship Texas Rangers slugger Adolis García is the talk of the town after a legendary performance in this year’s American League Championship Series. Going 6-for-13 in the final three games is special, but it falls just short of the mark set in...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon How do you like your Stakes? Kentucky-bred bragging rights are on the line this Sunday at Keeneland… and with a storyline so rare it’s blue. This year’s running of the $350,000 Bourbon Stakes (G2T) could just as reasonably be called the all-Kentucky...