Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, June 17, 2020) – Gaining Ground Racing’s three-time stakes winner Factor This will lead a field of 11 older horses that entered Saturday’s 31st running of the $200,000 Wise Dan presented by Ford (Grade II) at Churchill Downs....

By Keith McCalmont —- Keeneland File Photo ELMONT, N.Y. – Trainer Mark Casse, elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in May, will send out stakes-winners Jack and Noah and Old Chestnut in Friday’s $80,000 Sir Cat, a six-furlong turf sprint for...

By Mike Henry —- Tampa Bay Photo OLDSMAR, FL. – For two days, Antonio Gallardo tried to ride through the pain in his right knee. But after finishing second aboard 4-year-old filly Olendon in his sixth assignment on May 30 at Tampa Bay Downs, he knew the risk of doing more...

By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 14, 2020) – JRita Young Thoroughbreds’ four-time winner Man in the Can will take his next step on the Road to the Kentucky Derby in the $600,000 Blue Grass (Grade II) on July 11 at Keeneland following his 1 ½-length...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Tiz the Law posts final breeze for G1 Belmont Stakes Modernist breezes but G1 Belmont Stakes still in question New York native Gutierrez earns first Belmont Stakes mount with call aboard Jungle Runner Pneumatic confirmed for G1 Belmont Stakes Cross...

By Ed Golden —- IN MARATHONS ON TURF, LEAVE IT TO WARD ‘N JERRY AMERICAN STAKES A ‘GOOD SPOT’ FOR TRUE VALOUR MARGOT’S BOY MAKES STAKES DEBUT IN SNOW CHIEF LONGTIME CHART CALLER SCHNEIDER TO BID ADIEU MILLER AHEAD OF BAFFERT, 31-29, FOR TRAINING LEAD SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO...

By Darren Rogers —- Ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr. and trained by Brendan Walsh, Banks Island clocked 6 ½ furlongs over a fast track in 1:16.64 to score his second win in six starts. The $46,212 winner’s share of the purse jumped his earnings to $104,562. It was the son of...

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Team Hanley’s Captain Bombastic ran down a game 38-1 longshot Listentoyourheart in the final furlong, overtaking him from the outside and holding on for a 1 1/4-length victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Mike Lee for New York-bred...

By Darren Rogers —- Photos courtesy of Churchill Downs ADMISSION OFFICE EDGES ARKLOW IN GRADE III LOUISVILLE THRILLER; $163,012 LATE PICK 5 CARRYOVER SUNDAY AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 13, 2020) – Amerman Racing Stables’ homebred Admission Office...