Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Grade 2 winners Hawkish and Projected head a field of eight turf runners for the $100,000 Cliff Hanger Stakes that highlights Monmouth Park’s season opener on Saturday, May 4 – an eight-race card that coincides with simulcasting of the...

By Darren Rogers —- OMAHA BEACH 4-1 MORNING-LINE FAVORITE IN FIELD OF 20 FOR 145TH KENTUCKY DERBY LOUISVILLE, KY (Tuesday, April 30, 2019) – Fox Hill Farm’s Omaha Beach has been installed as the 4-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s 145th running of the $3 million...

By Darren Rogers —- LONG RANGE TODDY, RESTLESS RIDER WORK AT CHURCHILL DOWNS FOR KENTUCKY DERBY AND OAKS; BELLAFINA 2-1 MORNING-LINE FAVORITE FOR OAKS LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, April 29, 2019) – Willis Horton Racing’s Long Range Toddy worked a half-mile in :47.80 over a fast...

Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2019) – Days out from the 145th edition of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, the high opinion of Grade 1 Arkansas Derby winner Omaha Beach continued to dominate the National Thoroughbred Racing Association...

By Darren Rogers —- BLUE PRIZE MAKES 2019 DEBUT IN LA TROIENNE McKINZIE TOPS FIELD OF 11 FOR ALYSHEBA WORLD OF TROUBLE, BOUND FOR NOWHERE CLASH IN TWIN SPIRES TURF SPRINT MOTHER MOTHER HEADLINES FIELD OF NINE FOR EIGHT BELLES BREEDERS’ CUP WINNER NEWSPAPEROFRECORD RETURNS...

By David Joseph —- Thursday Rainbow 6 Carryover at Gulfstream $674,996 Zayas Wins Four HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – It’s been 17 consecutive racing days since Gulfstream Park’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 has been solved, resulting in a carryover come Thursday of $674,996.46. First race...

By Giselle Torres —- Coady Photography Omaha Beach Favored in Kentucky Derby Two stakes victories at Oaklawn made Rick Porter’s Omaha Beach the possible Kentucky Derby program favorite. Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith sticking with the colt probably made Omaha Beach the...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Belmont Park Notes • Grade 2 Wood Memorial presented by NYRA Bets winner Tacitus breezes for Kentucky Derby • Castellano in search of first Kentucky Derby score with Vekoma • Therapist looks to Kingston following Elusive Quality victory in his seasonal...

By Ed Golden —- • SANTA ANITA A WINNING PATH TO KENTUCKY DERBY • OWNERS WELCOME OVERNIGHT PURSE INCREASES • CALLAGHAN FILLIES SHORTEN UP FOR THE SENORITA • FANS CAN MEET TRAINER RICHARD BALTAS ON XBTV SANTA ANITA HAS EDGE FOR DERBY, WEATHER OR NOT Horses based at Santa...