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...

KENTUCKY — By Matt Shifman   The Grade 1, $750,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup will be run Saturday as part of the Keeneland fall meeting. A field of 10 3-year-old fillies received invitations from the racing office to run in this 1 1/8-mile turf race. All but one of...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Show Me the Money Usain Bolt was born to be a sprinter. Prince Fielder was born to be a baseball player. Win for the Money was born to be a champion racehorse. The 5-year-old gelding joined elite company after capturing the $1 million Woodbine...

KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa   Live racing returns to Kentucky Downs today, Aug. 29, and opening weekend features plenty of stakes and million-dollar races! The highlight is the $3.1-million Nashville Derby on Saturday, one of 19 stakes during the seven-day meeting that...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   No Slowin’ Down The summer of Dornoch remains in full force after another successful trip around the track in the $1 million Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park. Running from the first post position, Dornoch and rider Luis Saez jumped out to an early...