Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Brian Bohl —- Grade 1 Woodward returns to Belmont on October 2 ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 28-day fall meet at Belmont Park, which will include 20 graded stakes among 47 total stakes worth $11.15...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Tuesday, July 6, 2021) – Oaklawn will dramatically impact the 2022 Triple Crown trail by making two major changes to the Grade1 Arkansas Derby – boosting the purse to $1.25 million and moving the date to Saturday, April 2. The date shift...

By David Joseph —- Summit of Speed News & Notes Diamond Oops: A Fan and Family Favorite Joseph: Chance It Will Always Have a ‘Special Place’ Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $100,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Diamond Oops has become a fan favorite at...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – When Golden Brown was a 2-year-old going through the physical ailments that young race horses often experience, trainer Pat McBurney never noticed anything particularly special about the son of Offlee Wild. Four years later Golden Brown...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Belmont Park Notes Mystic Guide arrives at Belmont Park for G2 Suburban Prioritize seeks first graded stakes win in G2 Suburban Informative looks to continue bucking the odds in Saturday’s G2 Suburban New York-bred Ready A.P. impresses on debut; Straw...

By Keith McCalmont —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Wertheimer and Frere homebred Happy Saver puts his undefeated record on the line in Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Suburban, a 10-furlong test for 4-year-olds and up at Belmont Park. The 135th renewal of the Suburban, which is a “Win and...

By Bob Mieszerski —- CYPRESS, Calif. – Runner-up behind the talented California bred The Chosen Vron in the Affirmed June 13, Defunded will try for his first stakes success in the $150,000-guaranteed Los Alamitos Derby Sunday. Restricted to 3-year-olds and scheduled for 1...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – With his second Tampa Bay Downs jockeys title already locked up, Samy Camacho could have stayed in south Florida Wednesday to ride at Gulfstream Park, where he is currently based and in sixth place in the standings. But Camacho decided a...

By Pat McKenna —- Saratoga Live returns July 15 with unprecedented coverage of the summer meet Opening weekend anchored by G1 Diana on FOX SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and FOX Sports today announced the return of Saratoga Live, the...