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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...

By Bob Hill, TSV Feature Writer —- This card is loaded with top talent and difficult handicapping challenges. The racing should be exciting on a day with a dry and warm weather forecast. Race 1 – MSW for 2yos – The Pletcher entries (2 and 4), plus the once-raced Rodriguez...

Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Columnist SANTA ANITA Race 7 – Shoemaker Mile – G! – 1 mile on turf for 3yos and up Smooth Like Straight (2) has lost by a neck twice and a nose once in his last three races in Grade 1 contests. He has been part of the exacta in eight of his last...

By Bob Hill, TSV staff writer —- There’s an almost limitless opportunity to play stakes races over the Memorial Day weekend, starting on Friday and ending on Monday. In this article, we offer up picks in four stakes races that will be run in the Eastern Time Zone early in...

The Three Key Derby Preps By Bob Hill In a made-for-TV hour of racing on Saturday afternoon three major Kentucky Derby preps will be run in a coast-to-coast trio of contests that will further solidify answers to which three-year-olds fill the gates at Churchill Downs on May 1....

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Columnist —- Late Pick 4 and Pick 5 Gulfstream Park Florida Derby Day 2021 All eyes will be on Gulfstream Park on Saturday afternoon for the Grade 1 Curlin Florida Derby. That race is the anchor leg of both the late Pick 4 and Pick ...

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Writer —- Saturday Picks for Saratoga July 18th As though we need a reminder, the opening couple of days at the SPA demonstrate once again that playing favorites there is a quick path to an empty wallet. Hopefully, we can make some...

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Writer —- Full Card Picks for Santa Anita Saturday, June 6, 2020 Field size is still limited in many races in California due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, but even those small fields produce some interesting handicapping challenges. Such...