Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Pat McKenna —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2023 spring meet at Aqueduct Racetrack, featuring 14 stakes worth nearly $2.8 million in total purses. The 19-day spring meet will open on March 30...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Jose Ferrer doesn’t demand the younger jockeys at Tampa Bay Downs listen to his advice on how to keep themselves and their rivals safe during a race. But he’s still going to do his best to be heard above the commotion inside the room, even if...

By Robert Yates —- Barber Road’s Journey to the Oaklawn Handicap Begins Saturday Multiple graded stakes-placed Barber Road is scheduled to make his first start since early June, and first against older horses, in Saturday’s eighth race at Oaklawn for trainer John Ortiz and...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Zozos Photo: Kevin Kilroy New Orleans, La (December 15, 2022) – Turf racing will return to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots for the “Road to the Derby Kickoff Day ” card, to be held on Monday, Dec. 26. With the portable rail set at 34 feet,...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Photo credit: Coady Photography RUN CLASSIC FAVORED IN SATURDAY’S TINSEL STAKES HOT SPRINGS, AR (Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022) – Tom Durant’s promising Run Classic is the 8-5 program favorite for his scheduled Oaklawn debut in Saturday’s second running of the...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream News & Notes Time For Trouble Has Done Only Good Things Treasure of War Takes on Elders Again in Via Borghese Pappacap Seeking Comeback Race Before Pegasus HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Time for Trouble was claimed for $8000 in the summer of 2021...

By Robert Yates —- Thursday, December 15, 2022 Photo Credit: Coady Photography Casse Looks to Continue Success at Second Oaklawn Meet Trainer Norm Casse’s first starter of the 2022-2023 Oaklawn meeting finished like most of his runners from the 2021-2022 meeting. Yacht Rock...

By David Joseph —- Tropical Park Derby, Oaks Usher in Championship Meet Turf Stakes for 3-Year-Olds Featured on Dec. 26 Opening Day Pletcher-Trained Grand Sonata Tops Tropical Park Derby Noms My Philly Twirl Has Strong Gulfstream Resume for Oaks Janus, Abundantia Close Out...

By Robert Yates —- Photo Credit: Coady Photography Santana Jr. Back at Oaklawn The trademark smile remains, but jockey Ricardo Santana’s return to Oaklawn comes with some notable changes since the 2021-2022 meeting began last December. Now 30, Santana said he’s no longer...