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By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Writer —- Friday Juvenile Races Race 6) – Juvenile Turf Sprint Impossible to handicap with little info on colts and fillies from three continents. Probably have to go 8-10 deep in any multi-race wager. Likely Winner(s); 2 Aesterius (9-2),...

The Belmont Stakes Card Saratoga Race Course By Bob Hill, TSV staff writer —- There are very few occasions when racing fans are treated to nineconsecutive graded stakes races. Belmont Stakes Day is one suchoccasion, and this year’s edition is special as the event is being...

Bob Hill, TSV Staff Writer —- The complete breakdown of the 150th Kentucky Derby KEY TO SHEET: The horses shown blue are pedigree influencers that have either won or appeared in the first three generations of recebt Derby winners. The races highlighted in green are the 100...

The Last Derby Prep The Stonestreet Lexington Stakes Bob Hill, TSV writer —- One of the three-year-old colts in this field could guarantee himself a spot in the Kentucky Derby with a win in this 8.5 furlong race. That horse, Hades (5), has been installed as the second...

D. Wayne Lukas, CDI, and April 6th Derby Preps By Bob Hill, TSV Writer —- Gulfstream Photo Last weekend D. Wayne Lukas gave Churchill Downs Inc. a less-than-subtle, well-deserved poke in the eye. After the Bob Baffert trained three-year-old colt Muth impressively won the...

Quick Look at Four Derby Preps Bob Hill, TSV writer The first weekend in March offers up four Kentucky Derby prep races. Three of the races offer 50 points to the winner, essentially making them win-and-you’re-in affairs. The fourth race, on the synthetic surface at Turfway Park...

Bob Hill TSV Staff Writer —- Saudi World Cup – 1-1/8 miles G1 In what is a strange combination of races this week we take on the Saudi Cup and the Rebel Stakes. The first, the richest race in the world, is contested at 1-1/8 miles in Riyadh. Winners on threecontinents make...

Breeders’ Cup Saturday – Champions Day Bob Hill, TSV staff writer —- Nine Breeders’ Cup races, all Grade 1 contests, make for an interesting handicapping challenge. There is no Flightline this year to capture most of the headlines, but there still are some exciting stars of...

Breeders’ Cup Friday – Future Stars Day Bob Hill, TSV staff writer The handicapping of the Friday card at the BC is always a tough proposition because many of these two-year-olds are trying something just a little different from what they’ve done before. For instance, many of the...

Preakness Day Picks at Pimlico by Bob Hill, TSV staff writer Here are picks for the four listed and five graded stakes races carded at Pimlico for Preakness Day 2023. The weather forecast is for intermittent showers on Saturday so the possibility of wet going has to be...