Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, June 10, 2021) – Juddmonte and trainer Brad Cox were not originally planning to run Grade I winner Juliet Foxtrot (GB) in Saturday night’s $150,000 Old Forester Mint Julep (GIII) at Churchill Downs but the team altered her...

By Tom Luicci —- KY. DERBY RUNNER-UP MANDALOUN HEADS FIELD OF FIVE IN SUNDAY’S TVG.COM PEGASUS STAKES AT MONMOUTH OCEANPORT, N.J. – Kentucky Derby runner-up Mandaloun will face four other 3-year-olds, including two graded stakes winners, when he marks his return to racing...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (June 7, 2021) – In yet another historic move for the 117-year-old track, Oaklawn will now add December race dates to its calendar and host a 66-day season from Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 – Sunday, May 8, 2022. “For many years, horsemen have...

By Rick Francis —- Belmont Park (NOTE) Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr is off all mounts due to injury Race3) 7 Furlongs. Woody Stephens S. Presented by Nassau County Industrial Development Agency Grade I. Purse $400,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS. 3) Jackie’s Warrior – winner...

By Rick Francis —- BELMONT PARK Race 11) 1½ Mile. Belmont S. Presented by NYRA Bets PRESENTED BY NYRA BETS. Grade I. Purse $1,500,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS Post Time: ( 6:49)/ 5:49/ 4:49/ 3:49 1) Bourbonic (Pletcher/Carmouche); got the bloodlines don’t know if...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview The outcome of the Preakness Stakes on May 15 at Pimlico in Baltimore left me scratching my head more than ever. I think the Rombauer win was more of a case of no one else showing up, not him overwhelming the field. Rombauer was a fresh...

By Bob Hill, TSV Feature Writer —- This card is loaded with top talent and difficult handicapping challenges. The racing should be exciting on a day with a dry and warm weather forecast. Race 1 – MSW for 2yos – The Pletcher entries (2 and 4), plus the once-raced Rodriguez...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- New Yorker Repole seeking elusive G1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets victory with Overtook G1 Belmont Stakes contenders school at the gate Dream Shake hopes to turn the tables on Jackie’s Warrior in G1 Woody Stephens Tizamagician looks to pull...

Darren Rogers —- CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED SUSPENDS BOB BAFFERT FOR TWO YEARS Suspension Follows Medina Spirit’s Confirmed Positive for Prohibited Race-Day Substance LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, June 2, 2021) – Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) announced today the...