Bob Hill – Handicapping

Mac McBride/Dan Smith —- DEL MAR 2019 IS MORE THAN ANOTHER HOMECOMING FOR WELLMAN It will be 227 days from the December 2 end of the 2018 Fall racing season at Del Mar to Wednesday’s start of the 80th Summer season. And 227 days of absence, coupled with a winter/spring of...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Maximum Security turned in a “super” work on Monday morning at Monmouth Park in his last serious prep for Saturday’s $1 million TVG.Com Haskell Invitational, trainer Jason Servis said. The disqualified Kentucky Derby winner, in typical...

By David Joseph —- A Spirited Win by Ghoul’s Night Out in Jameela Oldies But Goodies Has Plenty Left in Ben’s Cat LAUREL, MD – Mens Grille Racing’s Ghoul’s Night Out, a 19-1 longshot trained by Hamilton Smith and ridden by Jorge Vargas Jr., drove past A Great Time in deep...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes • Brown equals record for most Diana wins; graded stakes contenders on the work tab • By Your Side looks to parlay G3 Sanford win to possible G1 Hopeful start; Boxwood to run in G1 Coaching Club American Oaks • Baffert points...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Maximum Security will put in “a one-mile open gallop,” on Monday as his final prep for next Saturday’s $1 million TVG.com Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park, trainer Jason Servis said today. The disqualified Kentucky Derby winner...

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Neither a surface change nor an unfamiliar racetrack jeopardized Break Even’s unblemished record as the even-money favorite surged to the front and fended off Eyeinthesky’s late-stretch charge for a one-length win...

By Tom Luicci —- MISSMIZZ RALLIES TO WIN BLUE SPARKLER STAKES; ARCHIDUST SCORES EASILY IN MY FRENCHMAN STAKES OCEANPORT, N.J. – A couple of guys who know their way around the winner’s circle at Monmouth Park were back in it following the two 5½-furlong turf stakes races on...

By Rick Francis —- A winner of her first five starts, Klein Racing’s daughter out of Country Day, Break Even (4) looks to make it six straight as she tries the turf in the running of the Coronation Cup, slated as race 9 on the card. Her main threat to snap that win...

By Brian Bohl —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Peter Brant’s reigning Champion Older Mare Sistercharlie made a successful return to the races, running down her stablemate and post-time favorite Rushing Fall in the final furlong to repeat as the winner in the $500,000...