Bob Hill – Handicapping

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 2025 SWEET LIFE: SCHILFLIED LOOMS A THREAT WITH DISTANCE CUTBACK WORKOUTS RESUME ON TRAINING TRACK AFTER RAINSTORMS GIII SAN MARCOS PART OF SATURDAY’S COAST-TO-COAST PICK 5 EARLY 11 A.M. FIRST POST FOR ‘BIG GAME’ SUNDAY SWEET LIFE:...

By David Joseph —- Multiverse; Lauren King Photo GULFSTREAM TODAY 2.8.25 Epona’s Hope Leads All the Way in Ladies’ Turf Sprint 3YO Multiverse Impresses in Maiden Victory Saturday Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $500,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Leon Ellman,...

Bernieandtherose up in time in $125K East View By Mary Eddy OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Robert Rosenthal and Bradford Bernstein’s New York homebred Bernieandtherose stalked and pounced to victory in Saturday’s $125,000 East View, a seven-furlong sprint for state-bred sophomore fillies, at...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview John Hancock: A big signature TRINITY, Fla. – John Hancock signed his first ticket on the 2025 Kentucky Derby trail with a hard-fought win over Owen Almighty in the Sam F. Davis on Feb. 8 at Tampa Bay Downs. The son of Constitution...

By Mike Henry —- (PHOTO OF JOHN HANCOCK AND FLAVIEN PRAT HOLDING OFF OWEN ALMIGHTY AND IRAD ORTIZ, JR., COURTESY OF SV PHOTOGRAPHY) JOHN HANCOCK OVERCOMES DOUBTS TO WIN SAM F. DAVIS IN RECORD TIME OLDSMAR, FL. – Brad Cox hasn’t climbed to the top of the Thoroughbred...

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 2.7.25 Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Pool Estimate $425,000 Tropical Turf Pick 3 Features Solid Group in First Leg HALLANDALE BEACH, FL –The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot at Gulfstream Park will have an estimated pool of $425,000 when racing resumes...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, FEB. 7, 2025 RAIN FORCES FRIDAY’S LONE TURF RACE TO MAIN TRACK EARLY 11 A.M. FIRST POST FOR ‘BIG GAME’ SUNDAY SUNDAY’S PICK 6 PAYS $78K FOR 1 WINNING TICKET POPULAR $1 COAST-TO-COAST PICK 5 OFFERED ALL WEEKEND HERNANDEZ WINS 3 SUNDAY, TAKES...

By Mike Henry —- OWEN ALMIGHTY MORNING-LINE DAVIS CHOICE; LA CARA 2-1 FOR SUNCOAST OLDSMAR, FL. – Eoin Harty calls Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes for 3-year-olds at Tampa Bay Downs “the first step on the Derby merry-go-round.” It’s a thrill ride the connections of...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today Mia Nicholls; Ryan Thompson Photo 2.6.25 Mia Nicholls Wins First Race in North America Friday’s Estimated Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool at $350,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jockey Mia Nicholls, a seven-pound apprentice from England, won her first...