Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Mike Henry —- DERBY DAY PROMISES FUN GALORE; ALVARADO RETURNS TO WINNER’S CIRCLE OLDSMAR, FL. – Whether you’re new to Thoroughbred racing or you’ve been coming to the racetrack since the days of Secretariat, Forego, Ruffian and Affirmed, it’s hard to pass up a chance to...

NTRA Communications —- Adare Manor and jockey Juan Hernandez cruise to a 5 ½ length win in the G1 Apple Blossom at Oaklawn Park for owner Michael Lund Petersen and trainer Bob Baffert. Photo credit: Coady Photography/Andrew Stauffacher NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – April 15,...

By David Joseph —- Grand Mo the First; Gulfstream Photo April 14, 2024 On the Derby Bubble, Grand Mo the First Breezes at Gulfstream No More Time Out of Derby with Condylar Fracture HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Granpollo Stable’s Grand Mo the First, who finished a distant third...

By Mike Henry —- CAMACHO HAS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE TITLE IN SIGHT; O’CONNELL WINS THREE OLDSMAR, FL. – No one could have expected leading Tampa Bay Downs jockey Samy Camacho to duplicate his performance of last season, when his 114 victories were more than double the number...

Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release After emerging in good order from his latest scintillating victory, Skelly will climb the class ladder this summer and fall, Steve Asmussen, the gelding’s Hall of Fame trainer said Sunday morning. Skelly received a preliminary Beyer...

By Amy Owens —- SUNDAY, APRIL 14 Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet runs through Friday, April 26. First post is at 1 p.m. ET except April 26, when the first race is at 12:30 p.m. Keeneland is closed for racing Mondays and Tuesdays. JENNY WILEY BEAT GOES ON FOR TRAINER CHAD...

The Last Derby Prep The Stonestreet Lexington Stakes Bob Hill, TSV writer —- One of the three-year-old colts in this field could guarantee himself a spot in the Kentucky Derby with a win in this 8.5 furlong race. That horse, Hades (5), has been installed as the second...

By David Joseph —- April 7, 2024 G3 Holy Bull Winner Hades Confirmed for Lexington Stakes Orseno: ‘We’re Going All Out’ to Make Kentucky Derby Field HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – D. J. Stable LLC and Robert Cotran’s Hades, who has been entered in Saturday’s Lexington (G3) at...

Resilience earns spot in G1 Kentucky Derby with impressive score in G2 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino By Keith McCalmont — OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Emily Bushnell and Ric Waldman’s Resilience, under perfect handling by Hall of Famer John Velazquez, punched his...