Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 22, 2021) – Godolphin’s Essential Quality, the Kentucky Derby (Grade I) favorite and likely top betting choice for the June 7 Belmont Stakes (GI), breezed a sharp five furlongs in :59.80 Saturday morning at Churchill Downs,...

By Darren Rogers —- KENTUCKY DERBY 147 RUNNERS RETURN TO TRAINING LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, May 16, 2021) – Several locally based contenders from the recent $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) returned to the Churchill Downs work tab Saturday...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Decorated Invader keeping stakes option open between New York and the Golden State Belmont Stakes contender Rebel’s Romance settling in well at Belmont Park Dreams of Tomorrow to target G3 Poker Ward considering Saratoga stakes with Happy Soul, Red...

By David Joseph —- Rombauer Rallies to Pull Upset in Saturday’s 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) Derby Winner Medina Spirit Fades to 3rd in Middle Jewel of Triple Crown BALTIMORE, MD – John and Diane Fradkin’s Rombauer staged a powerful rally through the stretch of Pimlico Race...

Medina Spirit; Skip Dickstein Photo Pimlico Graded Stakes Picks Preakness Day 2021 by Bob Hill, TSV writer Preakness Day finds five graded stakes races for thoroughbreds and a bonus one for Arabians on its 14-race card. With all due respect to knowing my place, I’ll offer my...

By Rick Francis —- A group of ten three-year-olds are slated to go in the 146th running of the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes. Partly cloudy skies and mild temps await the field for their one mile and three-sixteenths journey and with a Derby champion in the field it promises to...

By Rick Francis —- A contentious field of eleven 4-year-olds and up are set to go in the Grade 3 Pimlico Special, and with a great chance for a nice exotics payout let’s take a look at the players. PIMLICO Race 12) 1&3/16ths Mile. Pimlico Special Match Series S....

By Rick Francis —- A sun splashed afternoon await a field of ten 3-year-old fillies in the 97th Running of the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan; let’s take a look at the contenders. PIMLICO Race 13) 1&1/8th Mile. MITCHELL BLACK-EYED SUSAN S.. Grade II. Purse $250,000 FOR...

By David Joseph —- Bye Bye Melvin, English Bee Top $250,000 Dinner Party (G2) 120th Year for Saturday Turf Stakes, Oldest Stakes Race at Pimlico BALTIMORE – Grade 3-winning stable mates Bye Bye Melvin and English Bee will take on the imposing pair of Kuramata and Grade...