KENTUCKY — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Races for Sunday June 29th at Churchill Downs   $225,000 Debutante Stakes Race 7, 3:51pm ET   What to do with a $20 Bet in the Debutante Stakes: $20 win on #1 Essential Coffee   The Reason: Was demoted to second in her...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   White Hot   It’s White Abarrio’s world and we’re all just living in it.   The electrifying 6-year-old turned in a world-class effort on Saturday at Gulfstream Park to claim the 8th edition of the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  $23,000 main track race for Four Year Olds And Upward Who Have Never Won Three Races.   Date:  Sunday, January 26 (Race 9, 7:07 pm ET ) 6 ½ furlongs on the main track.   What to do with a $20 Bet : $10 win on #10...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Three is Key   On Sunday at 3 p.m. Eastern, the Philadelphia Eagles will rely on their three-headed monster of Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, and A.J. Brown to take down the surging Los Angeles Rams.   On Sunday at 3 p.m. Pacific, another...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Give Me a Break   After a string of five straight scoreless outings, Taxed eyes a much-needed break in the $150,000 Pippin Stakes at Oaklawn Park.   While the winner’s circle has been elusive for the 5-year-old mare in recent months, Taxed...

CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Santa Ynez Stakes, 7 furlongs on the main track at Santa Anita Park.   Date:  Sunday, January 5 (Race 7, 5:36 pm ET ).   What to do with a $20 Bet : $20 to win on A.Z. Wildcat   The...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Red Hot Coal   On a run of two straight stakes wins, Coal Battle (9-2) enters the $250,000 Smarty Jones with no intentions of slowing down.   A pair of impressive, and strikingly similar performances in the Remington Springboard Mile (hard...

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 Noble Challenger Knightsbridge may not be as experienced as his 11 contemporaries in Saturday’s $300,000 Perryville (G3) at Keeneland, but the 3-year-old colt has more than enough talent to run with the big dogs. Through two career starts – a...

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...