Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Joe Kristufek —- Courier Journal Photo Catching Up with Kenny McPeek Discusses His “Road to the Derby Day” entrants at Fair Grounds New Orleans, La (Jan. 18, 2025) – Coming off a dream year in which he won both the Kentucky Derby with Mystik Dan and the Kentucky Oaks...

$1 MILLION NYRA BETS HASKELL LEADS 2025 MONMOUTH STAKES SCHEDULE; TOTAL STAKES PURSES NEAR $8 MILLION FOR 50-DAY STAND Oceanport, N.J. – Led by the Grade 1, $1 million NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes, Monmouth Park is set to offer $7.8 million in stakes races when the track kicks...

By Kevin Kilroy —-

Compiled by Robert Yates Thorpedo Anna’s early 2025 racing schedule could include two races at Oaklawn, trainer Kenny McPeek said Wednesday afternoon. McPeek said Thorpedo Anna, an Oaklawn stakes winner and leading candidate for 2024 Horse of the Year, is under consideration for...

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 1.16.25 Friday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $250,000 Timeout Makes Triumphant Season Debut in Thursday Feature HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 will have an estimated pool of $250,000 when racing resumes Friday at...

Zoe Metz Photo STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN THURSDAY, JAN. 16, 2025 SANTA ANITA DONATION CENTER TO REMAIN OPEN THROUGH FRIDAY 5-DAY RACE WEEK INCLUDES CAL CUP, MLK JR. HOLIDAY CARD WORKS: GI WINNER SPEED BOAT BEACH BACK ON TAB FOR BAFFERT $1 COAST-TO-COAST PICK 5 OFFERED ON...

Compiled by Robert Yates —- Southern California-based trainer Peter Miller plans to be active this week at Oaklawn, with nine horses entered over four racing days, including two in stakes races. Miller is scheduled to start Kale’s Angel in Saturday’s $150,000 Renaissance...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Simply Joking; Hodges Photography Beckman Readies Two for Silverbulletday ML Favorite Simply Joking Tasked with Two Turns and Drexel Hill Adds Blinkers New Orleans, La (Jan. 15, 2025) – Four weeks ago on “Road to the Derby Kickoff Day” at Fair Grounds...

By David Joseph —- Boppy O ‘In Good Order’ for Saturday’s Sunshine Turf HALLANDALE BEACH, FL — Gary Barber and D J Stable LLC’s Boppy O figures to be well acquainted with his surroundings when the veteran stakes performer makes his 10th career start at Gulfstream Park in...