Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Kevin Kilroy —- Louisiana Derby Day Showcases Best of State with Trio of Stakes New Orleans, La (March 17, 2025) – A trio of added money events restricted to Louisiana-breds are slated to kick off the Louisiana Derby Day stakes-laden program, led by the $100,000 Crescent...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2025 CORNUCOPIAN (Rail) & BARNES ERNIE BELMONTE BAFFERT BRIGADE: BARNES, CORNUCOPIAN WORK 6F IN COMPANY VODKA WITH A TWIST EYES SANTA ANITA OAKS FOR 3-YEAR-OLD BOW JOCKEY FREY BAGS 3 WINS FRIDAY; PICK 6 PAYS $22K GIII SAN LUIS...

By Kein Kilroy —- Way to Be Marie Leads Baker’s Dozen in Wide Open Tom Benson New Orleans, La (March 17, 2025) – Knocking on the door with four stakes placings from five tries, Way to Be Marie leads the morning line in Saturday’s wide-open and well-attended $150,000 Tom...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Sierra Leone to Make Four-Year-Old Bow in Centennial New Orleans Classic New Orleans, La (March 16, 2025) – Last year’s Champion 3-Year-Old Male Sierra Leone will return to Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots to make his 4-year-old bow, leading a loaded...

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Sunday, March 16, 2025 Quietside sizzled in her last major workout for the Fantasy Stakes, covering five furlongs in :59.60 Sunday morning at Oaklawn under Ramon Vazquez. Quietside’s time was the fastest of 26 published at the...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Smokey Mandate; Hodges Chad Brown’s High Pair Leads Muniz Memorial Dozen New Orleans, La (March 16, 2025) – Holding the record with three wins in the $300,000 Muniz Memorial presented by Horse Racing Nation (G2), Chad Brown also holds the top pair as the...

By Mike Henry —- PHOTO OF BOOK’EM DANNO WINNING THE 2024 PASCO STAKES COURTESY OF SV PHOTOGRAPHY) BOOK’EM DANNO TO PLAY LONG GAME, SKIP GODOLPHIN MILE IN DUBAI OLDSMAR, FL. – As impressive as Book’em Danno’s seasonal debut was Friday, and as eager as his connections...

By Kevin Kilroy —- John Hancock Signs His Name Atop Ten Entered in Grade Two $1 Million Louisiana Derby John Hancock; SV Photography New Orleans, La (March 15, 2025) – With a field of ten entered, CHC & WinStar Farm’s John Hancock was tabbed as the 7-2 morning line...

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Saturday, March 15, 2025 Unbeaten Nuit Magique is under consideration for the six-furlong $250,000 Matron Stakes for older fillies and mares March 29 at Oaklawn, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas said Friday morning. Nuit Magique is...