CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  $100,000 Pasadena Stakes, one mile on the turf for 3-year-olds   Date:  Sunday, March 9 (Race 9, 7:30 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet : $2 exacta box: #2 Shea Brennan, #7 Will Then, #8 Tiz Secure $8 to win on #7...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Locked in   Locked certainly looked the part of a multiple graded stakes winner who has landed in the money each time out with a commanding 8 ¼-length triumph in Saturday’s $300,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1).   Calm and cool out of the...

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   Long Road Back   Following a tough showing in November’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), East Avenue finds himself on the road to redemption in Saturday’s $500,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds.   A costly stumble out of the gate dashed any...

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...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  $61,000 Allowance, about 6 ½ furlongs on the downhill turf   Date:  Sunday, February 2 (Race 10, 7:39 p.m. ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet : $1 exacta box- #1 Refocus, #2 Ghostly Act, #6 Desert Rocket, #7 Black Beards Ghost,...

FLORIDA — By Ed DeRosa   The Pegasus World Cup card is one of the crown jewels of the racing calendar, handling more than $40-million each year, and with 13 races and competitive fields this year, Saturday at Gulfstream Park could top the $50-million mark in money wagered...

FLORIDA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  $94,000 Maiden Special Weight, 1 1/16 miles on the turf   Date: Sunday, January 19 (Race 10, 4:50 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet : $1 exacta box: #2 Emtinaan, #3 Zenith, # 4 Drop the Hammer, #5 Inesperee, #7...

CALIFORNIA — By Ed DeRosa   The stakes double on Saturday at Santa Anita Park features a juxtaposition of sorts as Triple Crown hopefuls take to the track for the San Vicente Stakes while older female sprinters feature in the Los Flores Stakes.   Racing Hall of Fame...