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 Going the Distance It wasn’t exactly a knockout performance from Butterbean, but the filly did just enough to hold on for a half-length win in Saturday’s $150,000 Mistletoe Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The 4-year-old Kentucky-bred closed with the...

LOUISIANA — By Ed DeRosa The largest purse on Louisiana Champions Day slate is the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic Stakes. However, the most lucrative races for bettors might be later on the card. The Classic drew just a field of six horses and is scheduled as Race 5...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight race: $150,000 purse Valedictory Stakes (G3)     Date:  Sunday, December 3 (Race 7)    Why to watch:  The 1 ½-mile Tapeta race has attracted 14 hopefuls, a mix of frontrunners, stalkers, and late-closing types.    Who to watch in the...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon A Colt and a Texan Integration will try to author his best C.J. Stroud impression this upcoming Saturday at Aqueduct. Like the Houston Texans’ rookie signal-caller, Integration has already proven worthy of a rise up the ranks despite being light on...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Hooked on a Feeling It may have taken a few tries, but once Millie Girl got her first taste of graded stakes glory, she couldn’t let the feeling go. The 5-year-old won her second career graded bout, and second in a row, this past Saturday at Woodbine....

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon Spotlight race: $100,000 Lake Ontario Stakes Date: Friday, November 10 (Race 7) Why to watch: The Ontario Sired Heritage Series final for 3-year-old colts & geldings features some impressive local talent. Who to watch in the Lake Ontario: #1 Souped...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Stepping into the Spotlight This past Saturday at Santa Anita, Woodbine hometown favorite Moira proved to the horse racing world that she can run with the best of them. The 4-year-old filly took her talents outside of Woodbine to test herself against...

KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa It’s a big week for two-year-old racing–what with the Breeders’ Cup Future Stars Friday card just 6 days away as of this writing–and Churchill Downs starts the week off proper with its Stars of Tomorrow card on Sunday. That’s right. It’s all two-year-old...

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...