Bob Hill – Handicapping

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN MONDAY, JAN. 20, 2025 Barnes; Ernie Belmonte Photo WORKS: BARNES, RODRIGUEZ RETURN TO TAB FOR BAFFERT KY DERBY FUTURE WAGER: CLOSING ODDS FOR SANTA ANITA HORSES 9-RACE CARD THURDSAY KICKS OFF 4-DAY RACE WEEK STRONGHOLD, MIXTO DEPART FOR PEGASUS WORLD...

By Mike Henry —- TAMPA BAY STAKES, ENDEAVOUR PROMISE TO HEAT THINGS UP IN FEBRUARY OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs will conduct six stakes races on the first two Saturdays in February, with track officials hopeful of attracting a number of top horses in training. The Oldsmar...

By David Joseph —- Derby Winner Mystik Dan Begins Year in $3 Million Pegasus World Cup Favored Locked Draws Post 11, White Abarrio Post 4 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Ken McPeek describes saddling Mystik Dan to victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) as reaching “the...

By Joe Kristufek —- Thursday’s Racing Card Moved to Monday * Schedule change due to incoming extreme weather conditions New Orleans, La (January 20, 2025) – Due to the extreme weather conditions that are expected the next couple of days, the nine-race Fair Grounds program...

By Kevin Kilroy—- Hodges Photos Simply Joking Passes the Two Turns Test in the Silverbulletday, Earns 20 Oaks Points New Orleans, La (Jan. 18, 2025) – Simply Joking passed the two turns test with flying colors, leading all the way in the $150,000 Fasig-Tipton...

By David Joseph—- Watch the Pegasus Post Position Draw Live Sunday Begins at 1 P.M. HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Who will be the favorites on Pegasus World Cup Day at Gulfstream Park, and what post positions will they draw? Fans can find out live Sunday, Jan. 19 when the...

By Mike Henry —- JOCKEY OF MONTH GALLARDO GAINS INSPIRATION FROM LATE FATHER OLDSMAR, FL. – It’s the moments when Antonio Gallardo is away from the racetrack that he most feels the loss of his father, who died unexpectedly in mid-June in the family’s homeplace of Jerez de...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Disco Time dances in Lecomte TRINITY, Fla. – Disco Time proved that he could go two turns in winning the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes at Fairgrounds on Jan. 18. A win is a win, but this one was just a short head over Built, the...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Disco Time Nails Built at Lecomte Wire, 20 Points Closer to Dancing in the Derby New Orleans, La (Jan. 18, 2025) – Overcoming a troubled start and a wide trip, Disco Time came flying late to run down Built and Innovator in the final strides of the...