Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Grant LaGrange —- Duke of Carthania a formidable threat in turf stakes for three-year-olds New Orleans (January 30, 2020) – It’s not often you get 12-1 odds on a Brad Cox-trained allowance winner, but such was the case when Godolphin LLC’s Hieronymus crossed the line...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Six-time Tampa Bay Downs jockeys champion Daniel Centeno rode three winners today, giving him 2,900 career victories in North America. Centeno, who won 847 races in his homeland of Venezuela, capped his three-bagger with a patented winning...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Smarty Jones Rematch Likely On Hold Until Rebel Any rematch between the top two finishers in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds last Friday at Oaklawn apparently won’t occur until at least March. While Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen...

By David Joseph —- Tiz the Law Returns to Action in $250,000 Holy Bull (G3) Sackatoga Stable Back In Spotlight on Derby Trail Saturday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jack Knowlton lived every Thoroughbred owner’s dream when Funny Cide captured the 2003 Kentucky Derby (G1), as well...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Wachtel Stable, Gary Barber, Pantofel Stable and Mike Karty’s Shotski headlines a talented field of eight in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Withers, a nine-furlong test for sophomores at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020) – Two photo finishes and a runaway favorite highlighted the stakes triple header at Oaklawn before a crowd of 30,000 on opening Saturday. On a day with lots of tight finishes, including two dead heats, the final...

By Mike Willman —- CAPTAIN SCOTTY HOLDS OFF FAVORED FLAGSTAFF LATE TO REGISTER NECK WIN IN GRADE II, $200,000 PALOS VERDES STAKES; CEDILLO & MILLER TEAM FOR SIX FURLONG SCORE IN 1:09.46 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 25, 2020)—In a race reduced to four horses as the result of a...

By Grant LaGrange —- A poor start costs favored Hotshot Anna all chance in her bid for six straight wins New Orleans (January 25, 2020) – Dismissed at odds of 25-1, L. T. B Inc. and Hillerich Racing, Inc.’s 5-year-old Indiana-bred mare Unbridled Class broke on top in the...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Strong Hall of Fame Presence at Oaklawn in 2020 Five trainers inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame have strings this year at Oaklawn, including one whose rise to national prominence began more than 40 years ago in Hot Springs....