Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Amy Owens —- Vekoma 9-5 Favorite in Field of 14 for Saturday’s $1 million Toyota Blue Grass LEXINGTON, KY (April 3, 2019) – Gatsas Stable and R.A. Hill Stable’s Vekoma has been installed as the 9-5 morning-line favorite in a field of 14 entered Wednesday for Saturday’s...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Escape Clause Confirmed For Apple Blossom There will be even more Canadian flavor in the $750,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) after owner/trainer Don Schnell said Monday afternoon that multiple stakes winner Escape Clause would run in the 1 1/16-mile...

By Amy Owens —- TUESDAY, APRIL 2 Keeneland’s 2019 Spring Meet opens Thursday, April 4, with a 3 p.m. ET first post. First post for the remainder of meet is 1:05 p.m. The 16-day season runs through Friday, April 26. Keeneland is closed Easter Sunday, April 21. **********...

By Darren Rogers —- CHAMPION 2-YEAR-OLD GAME WINNER, FLORIDA DERBY VICTOR MAXIMUM SECURITY CO-FAVORITES IN POOL 4 OF KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, April 2, 2019) – Gary and Mary West’s champion 2-year-old Game Winner and undefeated Florida Derby...

By Pat McKenna —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) today announced that the 60-day Aqueduct winter meet, which ran from December 7, 2018 to March 31 generated all-sources handle of $335,521,091, a 14.2 percent increase over the same...

By Amy Owens —- Post Position Draw for Toyota Blue Grass, Central Bank Ashland at Keeneland on Wednesday WHAT: Keeneland will host a Post Position Draw brunch for the $1 million Toyota Blue Grass (G2) and $500,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1) on Wednesday, April 3. WHEN:...

By Alicia Hughes/NTRA —- MAXIMUM SECURITY ENTERS TOP 5 IN 3-YEAR-OLD POLL; DUBAI WORLD CUP CARD WINNERS MAKE PRESENCE FELT IN THOROUGHBRED POLL LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 1, 2019) – A handy victory by Maximum Security in the Grade 1 Xpressbet Florida Derby and some stirring...

By Amy Owens —- MONDAY, APRIL 1 Keeneland’s 2019 Spring Meet opens Thursday, April 4, with a 3 p.m. ET first post. First post for the remainder of meet is 1:05 p.m. The 16-day season runs through Friday, April 26. Keeneland is closed Easter Sunday, April 21. **********...

By Ed Golden —- • KILROE PHOTO RESULTS IN A WIN FOR TEAM OHIO • ESPINOZA’S STAKES VICTORY GOOD ALL AROUND • McKINZIE AND GAME WINNER BREEZE TOMORROW • TODAY’S RAINBOW PICK SIX JACKPOT HITS $675,799 • MANDATORY RAINBOW JACKPOT PAYOUT SATURDAY LONGEST PHOTO HAS HAPPY ENDING...