Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Kevin Kilroy —- Hall of Fame Edges Longshot Komorebino Omoide to Win Mineshaft New Orleans, La (Feb. 15, 2025) – Highly-regarded 4-year-old colt Hall of Fame surged late to get his head in front of 14-1 longshot Komorebino Omoide at the wire to win Saturday’s 40th...

By Pat McKenna —- Live racing at Aqueduct canceled on Sunday due to winter storm OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has canceled live racing on Sunday at Aqueduct Racetrack due to high winds associated with a strong winter storm forecast to...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Good Cheer Remains Unbeaten with Commanding Victory in Rachel Alexandra New Orleans, La (Feb. 15, 2025) – Godolphin’s Good Cheer kept her perfect record intact with a decisive 6 ¼-length victory in Saturday’s 45th running of the $300,000 Fasig-Tipton...

Compiled by Robert Yates —- Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 The Oaklawn racing department Saturday morning listed 11 horses under consideration for the $1.25 million Rebel Stakes (G2) Feb. 22, including winners of Oaklawn’s first two Kentucky Derby qualifying races. Entries...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Magnitude Shocks in the Risen Star, Sets New Record New Orleans, La (Feb. 15, 2025) – Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Magnitude overcame long odds and a far outside post to wire a field of 12 3-year-olds and set a new record in the $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Risen...

By Joe Kristufek —- Louisiana Derby Preview Day Undercard Races are Stacked Big ticket items, classy pedigrees & top connections prominent in non-stakes events New Orleans, La (Feb. 14, 2025) – The marquee events on Saturday’s Louisiana Derby Preview Day card at Fair...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Park News & Notes Victory Avenue Makes Long-Awaited Return to Action Sunday $1 Million Florida Derby (G1) Remains in Play for Ferocious Howard Wolowitz Looking to Go the Distance in Saudi Arabia G1 Winner Nakatomi Tops Nominees to...

2025.02.13 Oaklawn Racing Updates —- Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 Just Steel’s 2024-2025 Oaklawn resume doesn’t include a race, but D. Wayne Lukas, the colt’s Hall of Fame trainer, said that will change. Unraced since finishing fifth in last May’s Preakness, Just Steel is...

By Kevin Kilroy —-