KENTUCKY — By Ed DeRosa   The final pick 3 of the Keeneland spring meeting begins with the Bewitch Stakes and concludes with a full field maiden race in a turf sandwich with a high-level allowance as its meat. There are two obvious favorites in the first two legs of this...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Fantastic Four There’s a ‘Final Four’ feel with Saturday’s $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap (G2) at, you guessed it, Oaklawn Park. The quartet responsible for providing that energy consists of 2-1 opening line favorite First Mission,...

KENTUCKY — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $350,000 Beaumont Stakes (G3T) Date: Sunday, April 13 (Race 8, 4:44 pm ET) What to do with a $20 Bet: $10 win and $10 place on #10 Just a Care (IRE) The Reason: Don’t love the outside post, but do love the solid form,...

CALIFORNIA — By Ed DeRosa   Unlike the Kentucky Derby, whose favorite hangs in the balance of this week’s action, the Kentucky Oaks most definitely has a clear favorite for May 2 at Churchill Downs. Good Cheer is undefeated after six starts, winning by a combined 42 ¼...

ARKANSAS — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  $200,000 Hot Springs Stakes, Three Year Olds, One Mile   Date: Sunday, March 30 (Race 7, 4:45 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet: $20 win on Perfect Force   The Reason: Perfect Force has been just that over his...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Keep Those Options Open Let’s try this again… In last week’s edition of WOT, we wrote about undefeated colt John Hancock’s prospects of remaining perfect in the $500,000 Virginia Derby. But, as we all know, plans change. The Brad Cox charge...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  $69,000 allowance optional claiming, one mile on the turf for 4-year-olds and up   Date:  Sunday, March 2nd (Race 11, 8:00 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet : $1 exacta box – #1 Eye on Ry, #4 Call Sign Seven,...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Who Wants it?   Oaklawn Park has hosted two Kentucky Derby points races so far this season.   The first tilt, the Smarty Jones Stakes went to Coal Battle on Jan. 4, while the second, the Southwest Stakes (G3), was claimed by Speed King...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   All Signs Pointing Up   A signature showing in Saturday’s $140,000 Sam F. Davis earned John Hancock his first career stakes title in his debut at the level.   Closing as the slight 5-2 choice over eventual second-place finisher Owen...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   We’re Live in 5, 4, 3…   Breaking news out of Hot Springs, Arkansas as veteran mare Corningstone, after claiming back-to-back stakes titles, will make another run at her first-ever graded stakes trophy in Saturday’s $250,000 Bayakoa (G3) at...