Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Rick Francis —- Valuble Kentucky Derby/Oaks points are on the line for aspiring three-year-olds with the running of the G3 Holy Bull for the boys and the Grade 3 Forward Gal for the fillies. It’s a stakes filled afternoon from beautiful Gulfstream Park, let’s...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR. FL. – Eclipse Award-winning trainer Todd Pletcher, who has won the Sam F. Davis Stakes a record six times, has nominated eight 3-year-olds for the 43rd running of the Grade III, $250,000 “Road to the Kentucky Derby” prep race on Feb. 11 at Tampa...

By Mary Eddy —- Arctic Arrogance seeks breakout win in G3 Withers OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Chester and Mary Broman’s graded stakes-placed New York homebred Arctic Arrogance will make his second attempt at securing a graded triumph in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Withers, a...

by Robert Yates —- Ten Strike Racing Tops Owners Standings Consistency has Ten Strike Racing atop the Oaklawn owner’s standings approaching the one-third point of the 2022-2023 meeting that began Dec. 9. Through Sunday, Day 21 of the scheduled 68-day meeting, Ten Strike,...

By David Joseph —- Candidate Chases Fourth Straight Win in $175,000 Kitten’s Joy (G3) Among Six Graded-Stakes for 3-Year-Olds on Holy Bull (G3) Program HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Mark Grier’s stakes winner Candidate, undefeated in three starts on turf, steps up to graded...

By David Joseph —- Preakness Weekend to Feature 15 Stakes Worth $3.5 Million 148th Preakness (G1), Middle Jewel of Triple Crown, May 20 99th Black-Eyed Susan (G2) for 3YO Fillies on Preakness Eve BALTIMORE – The 148th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1), Middle Jewel of...

by Robert Yates —- Coady Photography Arabian Knight Impressive in Southwest Stakes Victory Scheduled to make his 3-year-old debut in the $750,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) at 1 1/16 miles Saturday at Oaklawn, Protege’s name was curiously missing when entries came out Jan. 23....

By Mike Henry —- ROWLAND EAGER FOR NEXT STAGE OF CAREER TO BEGIN OLDSMAR, FL. – Sunday is the first day of the rest of Maddie Rowland’s life. Her new life, as a journeywoman jockey. Today marked an entire year since her fifth career victory, meaning the 19-year-old can no...

BY VICTOR RYAN —- STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, JAN. 29, 2023 NEWGRANGE HAS OPTIONS AFTER SAN PASQUAL SCORE QUEEN GODDESS TAKES PEGASUS F & M TURF FOR MCCARTHY HANSON’S ONE MORE BID OUTRUNS ODDS IN PEGASUS TURF PLAYER-FRIENDLY ‘COAST TO COAST PICK 5’ RETURNS...