Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Stonestreet Stables’ Twilight Gleaming made an impression across multiple continents as a 2-year-old last year, culminating with a victory in the Grade 2 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, and will make her Saratoga Race Course...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes Nations Pride and With The Moonlight to contest second legs of Caesars Turf Triple series Malathaat likely to make two starts at Saratoga Rookie Report: Chocolate Gelato looks to give Pletcher a debut winner on Opening Day...

By Tom Luicci —- DUARTE SET FOR BUSY WEEKEND OF TURF SPRINTS AT MONMOUTH HIGHLIGHTED BY MAC THE PEE H DEE IN BLUE SPARKLER STAKES OCEANPORT, N.J. – With turf sprints dominating the three-day racing weekend at Monmouth Park, trainer Jorge Duarte, Jr. is prepared for all of...

By Mary Eddy —- Trio of Pletcher fillies headline $135K Wilton SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher will send out three graded stakes-placed fillies to try and capture the inaugural running of the $135,000 Wilton, a one-mile test for sophomore fillies...

By David Joseph —- Octane Set for Long-Awaited Return in Carry Back Florida Sire Stakes Hero Back for Saturday’s Feature HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Octane has been away from the races for nine months, but the manner in which the Arindel homebred gelding dominated the 2021 FTBOA...

By Tom Luicci —- THIRTY HORSES NOMINATED TO GRADE 1 UNITED NATIONS WITH TRAINER CHAD BROWN LEADING THE WAY WITH SEVEN OCEANPORT, N.J. – Thirty horses were nominated to the Grade 1, $600,000 United Nations on Saturday, July 23, at Monmouth Park, including seven from trainer...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Belmont Park Notes European contenders train over the turf for Caesars Turf Triple series Agartha could live up to staying bloodlines in G1 Belmont Oaks Invitational Sy Dog ready to roll in G1 Belmont Derby; Divine Huntress to $135K Wilton ELMONT, N....

By David Joseph —- Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $100,000 Chasing Artie Back for Sunday’s Bob Umphrey Sprint HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The Rainbow 6 gross jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $100,000 Sunday at Gulfstream Park, where the $100,000 Bob Umphrey Sprint will...

Life Is Good sparkles in G2 John A. Nerud By Keith McCalmont ELMONT, N.Y. – CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm’s multiple Grade 1-winner Life Is Good proved to be much the best in a showdown with Grade 1-winner Speaker’s Corner in Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 John A. Nerud, a...