Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Mike Willman —- MEDINA SPIRIT STAMPS HIMSELF A TOP DERBY HOPEFUL IN GUTTY NECK WIN IN GRADE III, $100,000 ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES AS HE GETS 1 1/16 MILES IN 1:46.26 OVER ‘GOOD’ SURFACE MEDINA SPIRIT RECEIVES 10 KENTUCKY DERBY QUALIFYING POINTS ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 30,...

By Robert Yates —- Will’s Secret/Jon Court; Oaklawn Photo Sunday, January 31, 2021 Jockey Jon Court Still Going Strong at Age 60 Jockey Jon Court rode his first Oaklawn stakes winner at the age of 24, his 10th at 42, his 20th at 51 and his 30th at 56. If it’s still a...

By Mike Henry —- FLORIDA-BRED BOCA BOY APPEARS PRIMED FOR GRADE III SAM F. DAVIS; GALLARDO AT 1,999 WINS; DIAZ IN THE ZONE OLDSMAR, FL. – Gulfstream Park-based trainer Cheryl Winebaugh and her assistant, husband Ken Winebaugh, hope their decision to bring their 3-year-old...

STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN SUNDAY, JAN. 31, 2021 MEDINA SPIRIT SHOWS HE’S ‘AUTHENTIC’ IN LEWIS O’NEILL IS PROUD OF HOT ROD CHARLIE’S EFFORT THE CHOSEN VRON SET FOR GRADE II SAN VICENTE KNAPP POSTS A DOUBLE ON SHORT TURNAROUND EXPRESS TRAIN EARNS 100 BEYER FIG IN SAN PASQU...

B Rick Francis —- The Road to the Kentucky Derby leads to South Florida and Gulfstream Park where a field of nine 3-year-olds look to add valuable Derby points and the winners share of the $200k purse in the running of the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes. It’s a mile and...

By Rick Francis —- Fillies and mares take center stage Saturday at Oaklawn in a pair of stakes contests; first up the $200k Martha Washington for 3-year-olds and later the American Beauty for the slightly older ladies; let’s have a look at the contenders. Race 5) 1...

By Rick Francis —- Gulfstream Park Race 4) 1 Mile. (Turf) Kitten’s Joy S. Grade III. Purse $100,000 THREE YEAR OLDS. Post Time: ( 1:10)/12:10/11:10/10:10 6) Never Surprised (Pletcher/Ortiz, I.); Constitution colt is a perfect 2-for-2, the last a gate-to-wire stakes...

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 28, 2021) – Keeneland congratulates the horses and people who were honored tonight at the 50th annual Eclipse Awards Ceremony, a virtual event presented by Spendthrift Farm that honored the equine champions and outstanding horsemen in...

By David Joseph —- Con Lima Seeks Third Straight in $100,000 Sweetest Chant (G3) Among Five Graded-Stakes on Saturday’s Holy Bull (G3) Program HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Joseph Graffeo, Eric Nikolaus Del Toro and Troy Johnson’s Con Lima, who...