Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Mike Willman —- SANTA ANITA’S 2021-22 WINTER SPRING STAKES SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE 10 GRADE I STAKES, HEADED BY RUNHAPPY MALIBU, LA BREA & AMERICAN OAKS ON OPENING DAY, DEC. 26 A TOTAL OF 94 STAKES, INCLUDING 59 GRADED EVENTS, WILL BE OFFERED THROUGH JUNE 19 ARCADIA,...

By David Joseph —- Friday’s Stronach 5: Three Tracks & Five Races in Less Than an Hour Low 12-Percent Takeout BALTIMORE – The Stronach 5, featuring a low 12-percent takeout, makes stops Friday at Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park and Golden Gate Fields with full fields and...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- New York-bred Step Dancer stretches out in $1 million Jockey Club Derby Invitational Magic Attitude could target G3 Fasig-Tipton Waya Japan possible for G1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Belmont Park week 2 stakes probables ELMONT, N.Y. – Hayward Pressman,...

By Darren Rogers —- STELLAR TAP MADE 3-1 FAVORITE FOR SATURDAY’S IROQUOIS STAKES TO KICK OFF ‘ROAD TO KENTUCKY DERBY’ LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021) – L and N Racing and Winchell Thoroughbreds’ 5 ¼-length debut winner Stellar Tap was installed as the 3-1 morning...

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Sept. 14, 2021) – Keeneland concluded the premier Book 1 portion of its September Yearling Sale on Tuesday with vibrant trade among major domestic and foreign buyers that produced strong results and the sale of eight seven-figure yearlings,...

By Jennifer Hoyt—- Dr. Lee Cyphers, Oaklawn’s longtime Association Veterinarian, passed away Sunday, Sept. 5 following complications from a brain aneurysm. He was a fixture at the Oaklawn starting gate and in the paddock spanning three decades. He was a local Hot Springs...

By Keith McCalmont Clement sends out strong pair in Friday’s $100K Allied Forces ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Christophe Clement will saddle Big Everest and Swashbuckle for their stakes debuts in Friday’s $100,000 Allied Forces, a six-furlong Widener turf sprint for sophomores at...

By Brian Bohl —- High-caliber steeplechase action highlights Belmont Opening Day with G1 Lonesome Glory ELMONT, NY – Steeplechase action will take center stage on Opening Day of the Belmont Park fall meet Thursday when Buttonwood Farm’s The Mean Queen will look to best...

By Darren Rogers —- RACING RETURNS TO CHURCHILL DOWNS THURSDAY AT 5 P.M. FOR ACTION-PACKED 12-DAY SEPTEMBER MEET LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021) – Horse racing on the booming Kentucky circuit shifts to Churchill Downs on Thursday, Sept. 16 with the first of three...