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...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Balance Restored   For the people out there who enjoy all things symmetrical, we have another enticing item to share with you.   On Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct, 3-year-old colt Locked captured the $500,000 Cigar Mile (G2) to keep...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Get Some Popcorn Ready   Simply calling the $500,000 Cigar Mile (G2) ‘stacked’ is a grave, and borderline blasphemous understatement.   Set to feature a tantalizing field of 11 hopefuls, headlined by five millionaires and four Grade/Group...

NEW YORK — By Ed DeRosa   The last big day of racing in New York this year is Saturday at Aqueduct where a quartet of graded stakes takes place headlined by the $500,000 Cigar Mile Handicap.   The Remsen and Demoiselle Stakes for two-year-old males and fillies,...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Above the Norm Three cheers for Good Cheer, the 2-year-old filly who’s off to a perfect three-for-three start to her professional racing career. The promising youngster can secure a fourth straight tally this Saturday in the $400,000 Golden Rod...

KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa     It may be Black Friday, but there is no two-for-one special on the Brad Cox trainees in the Grade 2 Clark Stakes at Churchill Downs.   That’s OK, though. We’re not looking for a sale because we like the horse who figures to be the...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  Grade 3 $100,000 Red Carpet Stakes   Date: Sunday, November 24 (Race 7, 6:30 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet in the Red Carpet: $10 win, $10 place on #3 Everything Bugs Me   The Reason: In a race where the...

SAN DIEGO — By Ed DeRosa   Breeders’ Cup is upon us! We know for sure this will be the richest two days of racing in North America by purses, but we want this to be the richest two days of betting as well! In order to do that, we’ll have to zero in on our best opinions....

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Rave Reviews A Lamar Jackson-esque effort in the $350,000 Raven Run (G2) landed Emery her fourth win from five tries in 2024. The 6-5 closing line choice made good on her lofty billing with a silky smooth seven furlong jaunt across Keeneland’s...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   A Royal Romp An elegant effort from She Feels Pretty in the $750,000 Queen Elizabeth II (G1T) netted the 3-year-old filly her first graded stakes title since last September’s Natalma (G1T). While the 392 days between graded scores were by no...