Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Jennifer Hoyt —- OAKLAWN TO CELEBRATE WHITMORE DAY IN 2022 STAKES RACE AND BARN TO BE NAMED IN HONOR OF THE CHAMPION HOT SPRINGS, AR (Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021) – Oaklawn will celebrate the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) winner and Champion Sprinter on March 19, 2022,...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – After patiently waiting to get promising 2-year-old Affable Monarch to the races until last Sunday at Monmouth Park, trainer Jorge Duarte doesn’t intend to show nearly as much restraint before giving the son of late Arrogate his first...

By Keith McCalmont —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Gunite provided Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen his third consecutive score in the Grade 1, $300,000 Hopeful, a seven-furlong sprint for juveniles, on Closing Day Monday at Saratoga Race Course....

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Luis Saez earned his first riding title at the famed Saratoga Race Course, tallying 64 wins for the 40-day summer meet that concluded on Labor Day Monday. Chad Brown paced all trainers with 41 wins and Klaravich Stables repeated as...

NTRA Communications —- KNICKS GO SOLIDLY ATOP NTRA THOROUGHBRED POLL AS FOCUS SHIFTS TO BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Max Player Moves into Top 10 off Labor Day Weekend Score at Saratoga LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 7, 2021) ― Korea Racing Authority’s 5-year-old Knicks Go kept...

By Ryan Martin —- Jackie’s Warrior looks to keep perfect Spa record intact in G1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – J. Kirk and Judy Robison’s Jackie’s Warrior will seek to solidify himself as the nation’s leading sophomore sprinter when taking on a compact...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes G1 Runhappy Travers contender Dynamic One brings Repole, owners together Saratoga-loving Cross Border eyes G1 success in Resorts World Casino Sword Dancer; Doubly Blessed steps up in G1 Forego; Army Wife Targets G1 Cotillion...

Jennifer Hoyt —- Hot Springs, Ark. (Thursday, August 26, 2021) – In an unprecedented move, Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, one of the largest employers in Garland County, is offering all active and future fully vaccinated team members a vaccine incentive. Beginning October...

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Reigning Eclipse Award-winning trainer Brad Cox has already secured a memorable meet at historic Saratoga Race Course and will be looking to accomplish a feat that has not been achieved in 79 years when he sends out ultra-consistent...