Bob Hill – Handicapping

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Sunday, March 2, 2025 No. 1 is still No. 1, at least to start. Thorpedo Anna, the 2024 Horse of the Year, is scheduled to break from the rail in her 4-year-old debut, the $400,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) for older fillies and mares at 1...

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 3.2.25 Mandatory Rainbow 6 Yields Multiple $1,209 Payouts Gulfstream Handicapper Nicoletti Hits Jackpot with $129 Ticket Pegasus Hero White Abarrio Enjoys Breeze for G3 Ghostzapper Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. Earns 997th and 998th...

By Mike Henry —- CHANCER McPATRICK APPEARS SET FOR 2025 DEBUT IN GIII TAMPA BAY DERBY; MARIN WINS 4, AGAIN OLDSMAR, FL. – Chancer McPatrick was the toast of New York as a 2-year-old, winning the Grade I Hopeful Stakes on Sept. 2 at Saratoga and the Grade I Champagne Stakes...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2025 Journalism; Benoit JOURNALISM, FORMIDABLE MAN LEAD MONSTER DAY FOR MCCARTHY ‘PRETTY SPECIAL’: PLETCHER WINS 1st BIG CAP WITH LOCKED WORKS: GI WINNER TENMA, ALPHA BELLA, EAGLES FLIGHT LEAD TAB PICK 6 CARRYOVER OF $86K FOR SUNDAY’S...

By Lynne Snierson —- Flood Zone earns 50 Kentucky Derby points with G3 Gotham win OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Flood Zone overcame a number of firsts in his initial start for new connections, including stretching out to the distance of one mile, making his first foray into open...

DownTheDustyRoad Stakes Recap Compiled by Robert Yates | Photo Credit: Coady Media Saturday, March 1, 2025 For Immediate Release HOT SPRINGS, AR – As expected, Haulin Ice’s return to Arkansas-bred competition was bad news for the opposition. In little more than a paid workout,...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Tom’s Magic Upsets Black Gold in Sophomore Debut New Orleans, La (March 1, 2025) – Making his sophomore debut in Saturday’s $100,000 Black Gold Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, CJ Thoroughbreds and Mo Speed Racing’s Tom’s Magic sat a...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Journalism reports in first TRINITY, Fla. – Journalism overcame a Bob Baffert trio to win the San Felipe Stakes on March 1 at Santa Anita Park in Southern California. The son of Curlin last raced when he won the Los Alamitos...

By David Joseph —- Sonny Hughes Photo Sovereignty Rules in $415,000 Coolmore Fountain of Youth Mott Trainee Overtakes River Thames in G2 Triple Crown Prep Favored G3 Holy Bull Winner Burnham Square Fourth HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Godolphin’s Sovereignty made a last-to-first...