TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   The Place to Be   In the world of Thoroughbred racing, late January means one thing: the Pegasus World Cup.   On Saturday, the game’s brightest stars will flock to Gulfstream for a dynamic day of racing headlined by the $3 million Pegasus...

FLORIDA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race:  $65,000 Maiden Special Weight, 1 1/16 miles on the turf   Date: Sunday, December 22nd (Race 10, 4:55 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet : $10 to win, $5 to place, and $5 to show on #10 Zenith   The Reason: In a race with...

FLORIDA — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight race: $110,000 Turf Classic Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs      Date:  Sunday, March 24th (Race 9, 4:24 pm ET)        What to do with a $20 bet:  First Bet- $2 trifecta: #1 to finish first, #2 to come in second, and the rest of the field...

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 December Dreamin’ It took a moment, but Julias Dream eventually broke away from the pack on Saturday at Turfway Park to capture the $125,000 Gowell Stakes by 4 ¼ lengths. The 2-year-old filly has now won three of four career starts, with her only...

FLORIDA — By Chris Lomon Spotlight race: One-mile turf race, maiden claiming ($25,000) at Gulfstream Park.    Date:  Sunday, December 24 (Race 10)    Why to watch:  Twelve horses will take their best shot at breaking their maidens (trying to win their first race) in a...

TAMPA BAY — Tampa Bay Downs will allocate $5.5-million from the state of Florida for overnight Thoroughbred purses during the 2023-2024 meet, track Vice President-General Manager Peter Berube announced. The money will boost purses for all non-stakes races, from lower-level...