NEW YORK — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $175,000 Mahony Stakes (G3T)   Date: Sunday, August 10 (Race 8, 5:50 pm ET)   What to do with a $20 Bet: $4 triacta key – #9 Governor Sam on top with #4 Spiced Up, #6 No Evidence, and #8 Gabaldon. $3 exacta box...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   No Second Guessing After 21 starts in the Eastern Hemisphere, Cairo (IRE) will take his talents to Colonial Downs in New Kent, Virginia for this Saturday’s Arlington Million (G1T). While winless so far this season (five starts), the seasoned...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Follow the Trends While Sierra Leone’s 9-5 status (second only to 6-5 choice Fierceness) suggested his chances of winning Saturday’s $1 million Whitney (G1) were very real, the 4-year-old superstar told us he was trending in the right...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Roll out the Red Carpet Saratoga’s signature race – the $1 million Whitney (G1) – is set for its 98th renewal this Saturday. Featuring a loaded field of first-class contenders, the 1 1/8-mile dash is headlined by the leading trio of Fierceness...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Don’t Fence Me In Lovesick Blues belted out the performance of a lifetime in an upset $400,000 Bing Crosby (G1) win on Saturday at Santa Anita. Making just his fourth start in a graded stakes – and first at the Grade 1 tier – in his 41st...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Going My Way Back-to-back allowance wins between January and February inspired Crazy Mason’s connections to test the graded stakes waters in April’s Grade 2 Carter. The decision proved prudent, as the Gregory Sacco trainee soared back for the...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Element of Surprise While not quite “Miracle on Ice” level, Fionn’s upset victory over heavily favored Nitrogen (2-5) in Saturday’s $500,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1T) was still one for the ages. A dominant stretch of five straight wins...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   Date: Sunday, July 6 (Races 8, 9, 10, starting at 4:53 pm ET) at Woodbine.   How to Bet the Late Pick 3: We’ll take a shot at a .20 Pick 3 for races 8, 9, 10. The total cost is $12.80 for the ticket. Race 8: #1, #5, #6, #7 Race 9: #3,...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Dan the Man Mystik Dan appears to be coming out of a lull that left three blemishes on his otherwise sterling resume following a landmark score in last year’s Kentucky Derby (G1). Fresh off an inspiring Blame (G3) triumph last time out, the...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Double Up Vahva and Churchill Downs are a match made in heaven. The highly accomplished 5-year-old mare is now six-for-seven lifetime at the Louisville, Kentucky oval after capturing the $300,000 Chicago (G2) for the second consecutive year....