Bob Hill – Handicapping

NTRA Communications —- NY TRAFFIC CRACKS TOP TEN OF NTRA THREE-YEAR OLD POLL LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 20, 2020) – Authentic’s victory in the Grade 1 Haskell Stakes allowed him to hold his ground on the latest National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Three-Year-Old...

By Ryan Martin —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Champion Turf Mare Sistercharlie will kick off her 2020 campaign in the 32nd running of Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Ballston Spa for older fillies and mares going 1 1/16 miles over the Mellon turf at Saratoga Race...

Monmouth Park Media —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – It took a little longer than jockey Jorge A. Vargas Jr. wanted it to or hoped it would, but the 25-year-old finally made the impact at Monmouth Park he expected when he moved his tack from the Maryland circuit this summer. His timing...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Authentic may have won the Haskell on July 18 at Monmouth Park, but I’ll go out on a big limb and say he’s no Kentucky Derby horse. He may be by Into Mischief but he’s going to have trouble getting 10 furlongs, even in...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Country Grammer possible for G1 Runhappy Travers Rookie Report: Gargan to debut first Runhappy offspring to race at Saratoga Undefeated juvenile Dayoutoftheoffice likely to make another Saratoga start after winning G3 Schuylerville Palace Avenger puts...

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Writer —- Saturday Picks for Saratoga July 18th As though we need a reminder, the opening couple of days at the SPA demonstrate once again that playing favorites there is a quick path to an empty wallet. Hopefully, we can make some...

MONMOUTH PARK MEDIA —- OCEANPORT, N.J. — Authentic, the 4-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park, is ready to roll. That’s the word from Jimmy Barnes, the top assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert,...

Country Grammer could set up G1 Runhappy Travers spot with G3 Peter Pan score By Brian Bohl Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – Country Grammer dueled Caracaro in the stretch and held firm from the inside position, edging his rival by a neck to win the Grade 3, $100,000 Peter Pan for...

MONMOUTH PARK MEDIA —- OCEANPORT, N.J. — The first time Claudio Gonzalez showed up on the Monmouth Park backstretch, he was a recent Chilean immigrant and a teenager who barely spoke English and was in dire need of any job. Now he’ll roll through the stable gate with...