Bob Hill – Handicapping

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- • Tacitus strong in final breeze for G1 Belmont • Midnight Bisou ready for return to Belmont Park • Well-rounded Bell’s the One seeks to make the grade in G1 Acorn • Catcho En Die makes return in G1 Manhattan • McLaughlin pair complete...

By Mike Willman —- LA FORCE UPSETS HEAVILY FAVORED PARADISE WOODS AS SHE RALLIES FROM LAST TO TAKE GRADE II, $200,000 SANTA MARIA STAKES BY 1 ¼ LENGTHS UNDER VAN DYKE; TRAINED BY GALLAGHER, SHE GETS 1 1/16 MILES IN 1:45.91 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 1, 2019)—German-bred La Force...

By Darren Rogers LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 1, 2019) – With a furlong to run Saturday night’s 31st running of the $125,000 Aristides Presented by GE Appliances (Listed) at Churchill Downs, it looked as if six of the seven older horses could win, but it was Chris Wilkins’...

By Ryan Martin —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence’s Newspaperofrecord will look to get back to her winning ways when she headlines a six-horse field for the sixth running of the Grade 3, $200,000 Wonder Again on Thursday, opening day of the...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Standard Deviation took to the turf the way so many Chad Brown-trained runners do – impressively. Content to sit off a fast early pace, jockey Antonio Gallardo moved Standard Deviation outside entering the far turn and the 3-year-old colt...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE Pletcher contingent post final breezes for Belmont Stakes Racing Festival assignments Tax works at Belmont Park; status for “Test of the Champion” still to be determined Fancy Dress Party on trend for G1 Acorn Whitmore headed to G2 True North, Stan...

By Grant LaGrange —- Calumet Farm’s Coachwhip drew clear in the final 1/16th- of a mile to win the GIII Arlington Matron impressively. A field of ten was scratched down to six older fillies who were sent 1 1/8th- miles over the Arlington synthetic main track. Jockey Tyler...

By David Joseph —- Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Tops $1.88 Million Ceevee Seeks Third in a Row in Ocala Stakes HALLANDALE BEACH, FL –The 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot for Sunday’s program at Gulfstream Park climbed to $1,887,346.46 Saturday when the popular...

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Curragh Stables’ Broadway Run will look to build on her success in taking a step up in class as she makes her graded stakes debut in the Grade 3, $200,000 Intercontinental for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up on Thursday at...