Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, April 24, 2021) – Godolphin’s likely Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality worked five furlongs in 1:00.40 early Saturday morning to headline a quintet of hopefuls for the 147th Run for the Roses that put in their final...

By David Joseph —- Bennett Top Canadian-Born Thoroughbred Trainer after Gulfstream Win Pino Rides 1st Winner of Year with No. 7000 as His Goal Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $250,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gerald Bennett saddled the 3975th winner of his...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – When his mother Rosa died from ovarian cancer in the summer of 2019, trainer Antonio Machado considered getting out of the racing business. The Venezuela-born conditioner had won only 34 races since 2015 while competing mostly in south...

By Robert Yates —- La Renoleta Returns Saturday When the racing world last saw Argentine-bred star La Renoleta, she was crushing allowance opponents early last year at Oaklawn in an audition for one of the country’s biggest two-turn races for older fillies and mares. Then,...

By Ed Golden —- STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021 ROCK YOUR WORLD IN DERBY DRILL SATURDAY BAFFERT EYES SEVENTH WIN IN RUN FOR ROSES WONG HOPES SANTA MARGARITA TIMING IS OK ACCLIMATE VS. CAL-BREDS IN CRYSTAL WATER EARLY BREEZE SATURDAY FOR ROCK YOUR WORLD...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, April 23, 2021) – On a cool Kentucky morning, a total of 17 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks horses put in their final timed workouts before next weekend’s editions of the $3 million Derby and $1.25 million Oaks. The fastest move...

By David Joseph —- Chuck Willis Impressive in U.S. Debut at Gulfstream Friday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $200,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Tracy Farmer’s Chuck Willis captured his U.S. and 2021 debuts Thursday at Gulfstream Park, where he dominated a solid group...

By Robert Yates —- Green Making Herself Known with Successful Oaklawn Meet Aidan Green has made a name for herself this year at Oaklawn. Emphasis on “her.” In what has become a running joke, Green noted that some people have praised the trainer for “his” snowballing success...

By Mike Willman —- PETRUCHIO RETURNS TO TURF & HEADS SUNDAY’S $100,000 SINGLETARY STAKES AS THREE-YEAR-OLDS GO ONE MILE ON TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (April 22, 2021)—A graded stakes-placed runner on dirt and a winner on turf, Richard Mandella’s Petruchio returns to what may...