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By Bob Hill, TSV staff writer —- Three 100-point Derby prep races this weekend put us ever closer to knowing the Kentucky Derby Field for 2023. With each of these races awarding 100-40-30-20-10 points respectively for the top five spots, even a second place finish creates...

By Bob Hill, TSV staff writer Fountain of Youth G2 – 1-1/16 miles – Gulstream race 14 All eyes are on Forte (4) in his return to racing here. The two-year-old Eclipse and BC Juvenile winner makes his first start this year on what his connections expect to include the Triple Crown...

By Bob Hill, TSV staff writer Many past winners in the historic Santa Anita Handicap have exhibits honoring them in the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame. Seabiscuit’s improbable victory in 1940 is legendary (the climax of the movie seen by millions). John Henry won the race...

By Bob Hill, TSV Staff Writer —- Philadelphia’s Parx Racing is he center of the thoroughbred racing universe on Saturday, September 24, 2022. Some outstanding fillies and colts will be on the grounds to contest the Grade 1 Cotillion and the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby. Top...

Belmont Stakes Day Picks By Bob Hill TSV Staff Writer Belmont Stakes G1 – race 11 1) We the People (2-1) Lone speed in race was made 2-1 ML favorite. His gate to wire win in Peter Pan was on wet track. May need similar conditions to duplicate I’m not sold, especially at his very...

By Bob Hill TSV Feature Writer —- Kentucky Derby post positions were drawn on Monday, and the field is set for the 148th Run for the Roses. As always, the Derby is the penultimate handicapping challenge. Here’s wishing good luck to all. 1 – Mo Donegal (10-1) – trained...

Bob Hill, TSV staff writer —- The Oaks-Derby double is great fun to play, and if you can catch a price horse in one of the two races the payoff can be big. Two upsets will pay boxcar numbers. Here are a combination of ways to play the Oaks-Derby double. You can combine them...

By Bob Hill, staff writer TracksideView.net —- Most horse players are familiar with the old saw that “speed is dangerous.” Historically, many successful horse players realized that the concept was moderated significantly in the Kentucky Derby due to the distance of the...

By Bob Hill, staff writer TracksideView,net —- Post positions won’t be drawn until next week so much can change relative to a handicapper’s opinion of Kentucky Derby hopefuls. That said, it is never too early to form some first impressions of the known entries. Changes to...

Keeneland and Aqueduct April 9, 2022 Bob Hill, TSV staff writer Keeneland P5 Races 5-9 There is a short-odds favorite in every race in this sequence. For that reason I suggest taking a two-ticket approach. The first is to play a short ticket with all of the favorites as your top...