TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   What a Rush While Saturday’s Blame (G3) didn’t end up being the highly anticipated duel between Tapit Trice and Highland Falls that we were hoping for, the $275,000 affair was well worth the price of admission at Churchill Downs. The...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Keep an Open Mind Based on resume’s, the $275,000 Blame (G3) at Churchill Downs is Tapit Trice’s to lose. However, the same was said about Fierceness leading up to the Kentucky Derby, and we all know how that played out. It’s not to say history...

LOUISVILLE — By Ed DeRosa   The Kentucky Derby is over… now what? The great thing about horse racing if you love horse racing as much as I do, is it never stops. Even during Covid, horse racing was the only sport in North America that never missed a day. Want to keep...

TORONTO  — By Matthew Lomon   Chop Week The fourth weekend in April will now be referred to as ‘Chop Week’ until further notice. The festivities began Thursday with Penn State linebacker Chop Robinson, who was selected 21st overall by the Miami Dolphins in the first round...

TORONTO — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: $125,000 Woodstock Stakes      Date: Sunday, April 28 (Race 8, 4:54 pm ET)        What to do with a $20 Bet:  $10 exacta box bet with #2 and #4 finishing first or second in any order.   The Reason:  Midnight Mascot...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Four the History Books War Like Goddess (3-5) has a chance to do something this Friday at Keeneland that’s only been accomplished six times in the history of North American professional sports: win four consecutive championships. Instead of the...

FLORIDA — By Chris Lomon Spotlight race: $75,000 Sunshine Turf Stakes       Date: Sunday, January 21st (Race 8 at 3:36 p.m. ET)        Why to watch: Woodbine race fans can cheer for hometown hopeful and last year’s Sunshine Turf winner, Roaring Forties, trained by Katerina...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Down-The-Hill Duo Two Woodbine regulars are taking their talents to Santa Anita for one of the more unique events on the North American Thoroughbred racing calendar. This Saturday, Lucky Score (5-1) and Olympic Runner (8-1) will try their hand against...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Killer B’s The legendary Houston Astros trio of Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, and Derek Bell, also known as the Killer B’s, would be very happy with the result of race number four on Woodbine Saturday’s card. Flowers ‘n Berries (even-money), Speedy...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon Going the Distance It wasn’t exactly a knockout performance from Butterbean, but the filly did just enough to hold on for a half-length win in Saturday’s $150,000 Mistletoe Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The 4-year-old Kentucky-bred closed with the...