Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Mike Henry —- NORMALITY? FAR FROM IT, BUT ENTHUSIASM FOR RACING STAYS STRONG OLDSMAR, FL. – Anyone looking for signs of normality at Tampa Bay Downs today should have been within shouting distance of trainer Maria Bowersock during the third race. “Come on, Lucky,”...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Horsemen Praise Oaklawn’s Decision to Continue Live Racing Two high-profile horsemen praised Oaklawn for its decision to continue live racing as venues across the country close because of COVID-19. Keeneland has canceled its spring race meeting (April...

By Mike Willman —- COMEBACKERS CISTRON & BOUND FOR NOWHERE HEAD SATURDAY’S GRADE III, $100,000 SAN SIMEON STAKES AT 5 ½ FURLONGS ON TURF ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 14, RACE IS PART OF NINE-RACE CARD WITH 12:30 P.M. POST ARCADIA, Calif. (March 18, 2020)—A pair of...

Joe Kristufek/Grant LaGrange Racing Analyst/Media Relations Joe.Kristufek@twinspires.com Grant.LaGrange@twinspires.com Muniz advance written by Alicia Winze-Hughes at NTRA —- SYNCHRONY BACK FOR MORE IN MUNIZ; CALHOUN DUO TAKES ON UPSTART FEARLESS IN NEW ORLEANS CLASSIC...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – On Tuesday morning, Churchill Downs Incorporated announced that the 2020 Kentucky Derby, originally scheduled for May 2, has been postponed and will now be run on Saturday, September 5. In response, New York Racing Association,...

By Tonya Abeln —- The 146th Kentucky Oaks will be rescheduled from May 1, 2020 to September 4, 2020 LOUISVILLE, KY., (March 17, 2020) – Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) announced today its decision to reschedule the 146th Longines...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- AUTHENTIC TAKES SOLO LEAD IN NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL; MIDNIGHT BISOU STILL OUT FRONT IN TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 16, 2020) – While a pair of his stablemates posted impressive on-track wins this past weekend, the Bob Baffert-trained...

By Joe Kristufek —- Finite; Hodges Photography FINITE EYES SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN IN FAIR GROUNDS OAKS Already the leader with 70, Winchell homebred looks to pad her Kentucky Oaks’ points total New Orleans (March 16, 2020) – Heading into her expected start in Saturday’s...

By John Heims —- “In the wake of last Monday’s federal indictments in the horseracing industry, I wanted to take this opportunity to address the public, horsemen, media, employees and any other interested parties. “First and foremost, Monmouth Park and Darby Development, as...