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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...

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Writer —- Santa Anita Picks May 23, 2020 Two stakes races, the G3 Daytona and the G2 Charles Whittingham, anchor a nine-race card at Santa Anita on Saturday, May 23rd. The barns at Santa Anita are occupied primarily by California-based...

By Rick Francis —- Michael Dubb Monomoy Stables champion 5-year-old Monomoy Girl returns to racing to headline Churchill Downs opening day race card; first post 1pm EDT (Please note: check scratch list due to an overabundance of early entries) Race 1) 12, 10, 1, 4 Race 2)...

By Rick Francis —- Race 12) 1&1/8th Mile. Oaklawn H. Grade II. Purse $600,000 FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. Post Time: 7:04/( 6:04)/ 5:04/ 4:04 ADVANCED FORECAST: Sunny, High 82, Low 64 1) Chess Chief- Into Mischief colt has been a steady earner finishing in the money in...

By Rick Francis —- OAKLAWN PARK Race 7) 1&1/16th Mile. Arkansas Breeders’ Championship S. Purse $165,000 Post Time: 5:06/( 4:06)/ 3:06/ 2:06 ADVANCED FORECAST: Sunny, High 81, Low 61 3) K J’s Nobility (Borel/Borel); 6-year-old has won 3-of-4nd hasn’t...

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Writer —- Oaklawn Park Picks – April 18, 2020 The shortage of races, combined with an uncertain future, has given us outstanding fields for the Grade 3 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap and the Grade 1 Apple Blossom Handicap to be contested at...

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Writer —- Choices for places to invest our money on our handicapping skills or hunches are quite limited these days. Here are full card picks for Oaklawn Park for this Saturday, including commentary on the two feature races of the day....

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Writer —- The action moves to Gulfstream Park this weekend for the Grade 1 Florida Derby, plus the bonus of a strong undercard of other listed and graded stakes races. Picks with analyses and commentary are included for all the stakes...

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Writer —- Each day the number of races to watch and wager on shrinks. Handicappers have more time on their hands than anyone could have imagined. Hoping that the full card for Louisiana Derby Day survives through Saturday, here are o...

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Writer —- Just how strange is it to watch horses compete for prize money and Derby entry points without spectators in the stands to cheer them on? We’re finding out this week as the impact of coronavirus precautions touch even the prep...