Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Tom Luicci —- MIA’S CRUSADE LOOKING FOR FAST START TO 2024 CAMPAIGN IN SATURDAY’S SPRUCE FIR HANDICAP AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Mia’s Crusade will look to pick up where she left off seven months ago in Saturday’s featured $85,000 Spruce Fir Handicap for...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – The 149th Preakness Stakes on May 18 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore drew only three contenders from the Kentucky Derby. Mystik Dan, Catching Freedom and Just Steel were the only ones to sign up the the...

David Joseph —- Maryland Racing May 15, 2024 Benoit Photo Muth Declared Out of Saturday’s Preakness (G1) BALTIMORE – Preakness (G1) morning line favorite Muth has been declared out of Saturday’s race after spiking a temperature after arriving at Pimlico late Tuesday night....

David Joseph Maryland Racing —- Md Racing Photo Witty Chasing Seventh Stakes Victory in $100,000 Jim McKay Five-Furlong Turf Sprint Automatic Qualifier for Newmarket G1 Motion Making Title Defense with Naptown in $100,000 James Murphy BALTIMORE – Witty, a multiple stakes...

David Joseph —- Apple Picker; Barbara Fritchie, Md Racing Photo G3 Winner Apple Picker Seeks Rebound in $100,000 Skipat Among Nine Stakes Worth $3.3 Million on Preakness (G1) Card BALTIMORE – Already a graded-stakes winner that also owns a victory over the track, Michael...

David Joseph Maryland Racing —- Intrepid Dream; Heavenly Cause Photo ‘Big’ Girl Ready to Roll in Allaire du Pont Intrepid Dream Looks for Sixth Straight Win Friday at Pimlico BALTIMORE – When trainer Gary Capuano says that his 6-year-old mare Intrepid Dream is on the large...

David Joseph Maryland Racing —- Jaxon Traveler; MD. Racing Photo Jaxon Traveler Returns to Familiar Ground in Maryland Sprint (G3) 2022 Winner, Now 6, Approaching $1 Million Mark in Career Earnings BALTIMORE – West Point Thoroughbreds and Marvin Delfiner’s multiple...

David Joseph Maryland Racing —- May 14, 2024 Pair of Two-Day Pick 5 Wagers Offered Preakness Weekend All-Stakes, All-Dirt Sequences Each Anchored by 149th Preakness BALTIMORE – In addition to the regular daily wagering menu, the Maryland Jockey Club is offering a pair of...

By David Joseph Maryland Racing —- Muth Installed as 8-5 Morning-Line Favorite for Saturday’s 149th Preakness Derby Winner Mystik Dan Rated Second at 5-2 for Middle Jewel of Triple Crown BALTIMORE, MD – Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Muth was installed as the 8-5 morning-line...