Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Amy Owens —- FRIDAY, APRIL 18 First post during the Spring Meet is 1 p.m. ET except for the April 25 closing day, when the first race is at 12:30 p.m. to accommodate the Keeneland April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale after the races. ************************* FOREVER...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2025 WORKS: CITIZEN BULL, MADAKET ROAD DRILL FOR KENTUCKY DERBY SIEGEL STEPS DOWN AS MORNING LINE MAKER DUE TO HEALTH CLASSIC MEET: TOTAL HANDLE UP 14% ON SANTA ANITA RACES 2028 OLYMPICS: SANTA ANITA TAPPED AS EQUESTRIAN VENUE WORKS:...

By David Joseph —- Delgado ‘Confident’ in Mythical Ahead of Juvenile Debut 2YOs Return to Gulfstream with Races Thursday and Friday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Arindel’s Mythical, a bay homebred daughter of St Patrick’s Day, has thrilled her connections and figures to draw...

By David Joseph —- Pair of Berths at Stake This Weekend for Preakness 150 Laurel’s Federico Tesio, Oaklawn’s Bathhouse Row Saturday BALTIMORE – Nine Triple Crown-nominated horses will be vying this weekend for an automatic berth in the 150th Preakness Stakes (G1), Middle...

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Trainer Ron Moquett of Hot Springs continues to pile up single-season Oaklawn personal bests at the 2024-2025 meeting. A victory by Ngala ($17.40) in Friday’s seventh race represented Moquett’s 29th at the...

By Mike Henry —- SILVER SLUGGER RUNS TO FORM, MAY GO IN STAKES NEXT; CAMACHO WINS 4 OLDSMAR, FL. – After coming within .20 seconds of the Tampa Bay Downs track record for 6 ½ furlongs in his previous start on March 23, trainer Juan Carlos Avila’s 5-year-old gelding Silver...

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Cornucopian wasn’t the only horse stretching out from six furlongs to 1 1/8 miles in his second lifetime start March 29 at Oaklawn. Roughly three hours before Cornucopian failed as the favorite in the $1.5...

Santa Anita PressBox —- Richi; Benoit Photo RICHI LOOMS A MAJOR THREAT FOR BAFFERT IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 SANTA MARIA STAKES FOR OLDER FILLIES AND MARES GOING 1 1/16 MILES AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, CA (April 14, 2025)—Richi, who was narrowly beaten by star...

By David Joseph —- Gosger, Bracket Buster possible for Preakness after 1-2 Lexington Finish LEXINGTON — Gosger and Bracket Buster both are possible for the 150th Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico after finishing 1-2 in Saturday’s $400,000 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes (G3) at...