Bob Hill – Handicapping

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2025 Citizen Bull; Zoe Metz Photo WORKS: BAFFERT 3-YEAR-OLDS, VODKA WITH A TWIST ON TAB JOCKEY REYLU GUTIERREZ RELOCATES TO SANTA ANITA GIII SAN CARLOS, GIII WILSHIRE HIGHLIGHT NEXT WEEK’S ACTION BERRIOS’ HAT TRICK SATURDAY INCLUDES...

By Mike Henry —- Forever Souper; SV Photography FLORIDA CUP DAY MARCH 30 TO SHOWCASE MANY OF STATE’S TOP HORSES OLDSMAR, FL. – At first, the assignment didn’t seem overly difficult: selecting the top 10 moments from the previous 21 editions of the Florida Cup, which will be...

By Joe Kristufek —- Another Round of Applause for Good Cheer Godolphin homebred takes the Fair Grounds Oaks, now undefeated from six starts New Orleans, La (March 22, 2025) – Sent off as the overwhelming .40-1 favorite in Saturday’s $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Fair Grounds Oaks...

2025 Arkansas Derby Field Set Compiled by David Longinotti Sunday, March 23, 2025 OAKLAWN BULLETIN Field Drawn for Arkansas Derby (G1) Further details, images and chart to follow HOT SPRINGS (AR) – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s Cornucopian, whose brilliant debut at Oaklawn...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Contenders are showing up TRINITY, Fla. – With the Jeff Ruby Steaks and the Louisiana Derby in the books, we’ve found out who some of the contenders and pretenders are for the Kentucky Derby on the “First Saturday in...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Tiztastic Unstoppable in Louisiana Derby, Earns Spot in 151st Kentucky Derby New Orleans, La (March 22, 2025) – Rallying from well off the pace, Tiztastic proved unstoppable down the stretch in the $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair...

By Rick Francis —- Fair Grounds Race Course “Road to the Kentucky Derby” series comes to a conclusion with the running of the 112th Grade 2 Louisiana Derby and along with the winner’s share of the $1 million purse, a starting spot in the 151st edition of...

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Writer —- Louisiana Derby G2 Fair Grounds 1-3/16 miles on main track We’ve reached the time of year in the run-up to the Kentucky Derby where the prep races are stretched out to at least nine furlongs and where the participants compete for...

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Thursday, March 20, 2025 Win-machine Devil’s Tower returns to action in Friday’s 10th race at Oaklawn, a salty six-furlong $131,000 allowance for older horses. Trained by Armando Hernandez, Devil’s Tower hasn’t started since a sharp 2...