NEW YORK — By Ed DeRosa   Two-year-olds get a graded stakes opportunity turf sprinting Friday at Aqueduct where the Futurity Stakes serves as a prep for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Nov. 1 at Del Mar. As one would expect from a graded stakes sprint for...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Bring it Home After five seasons, 12 wins (10 graded stakes), and $2.875 million banked, War Like Goddess has given her connections just about everything they could have asked for. But the 7-year-old mare is by no means ready to hang up the...

NEW YORK — By Ed DeRosa   When it comes to the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes on Saturday at (Belmont at) Aqueduct, the one sure bet I would make is that none of these horses will be a factor in the Breeders’ Cup Turf on Nov. 2 at Del Mar. Yes, this is a Grade 1 prep race...

NEW YORK — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Races: Races 1 and 2   Date: Sunday, September 22 (Race 1, 1:05 pm ET )   What to do with an $20 Bet: $20 Daily Double: #1 to win the first race with… #1 or #1A to win the second race   The Reason: With the...

NEW YORK — By Ed DeRosa   An extremely competitive edition of the Winter Memories Stakes welcomes the return of racing Downstate, as it is the featured 9th race on a 10-race card Friday that reopens the Belmont at Aqueduct meeting that runs through Nov. 3. From a wagering...

NEW YORK — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race(s): Late Daily Double for Belmont At the Big A   Date: Sunday, June 23 (Race 8 – 4:42 pm ET / Race 9 – 5:13 pm)   What to do with a $21 Bet:  $3 Late Double – #3 Sterling Silver in Race 8 with #3, #4,...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Stricken from the Record Leave No Trace burst out of a tough five-race stretch with a strong-willed win in last month’s Vagrancy (G3) at 8-1. The 4-year-old filly now eyes a third straight win, and second of the graded variety in the $200,000...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon One-upmanship Texas Rangers slugger Adolis García is the talk of the town after a legendary performance in this year’s American League Championship Series. Going 6-for-13 in the final three games is special, but it falls just short of the mark set in...