Bob Hill – Handicapping

By David Joseph —- Las Setas Puts Streak on Line in $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) 95th Running of 3-Year-Old Filly Stakes Tops Friday, May 17 Program BALTIMORE – Having established her local dominance with four straight wins, the last three in stakes, Maryland homebred Las...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Coal Front breezes half-mile for G1 Runhappy Met Mile Schiergen seeking Saturday success saddling Binti Al Nar in G3 Beaugay Aidan O’Brien’s Hunting Horn and Magic Wand in fine fettle for Man o’ War Cassidy hoping for another heroic...

By Ed Golden —- STABLE NOTES BY ED GOLDEN FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019 ‘FRENCH CONNECTION’ IN SANTA BARBARA VETERAN TRAINER DON WARREN DIES AT 67 PREAKNESS IS NOT ‘IMPROBABLE’ FOR SMITH GOLD AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW: $405,029 VIVA LA FRANCE IN GRADE III SANTA BARBARA The French...

By Tom Luicci —- OCEANPORT, N.J. – Trainer Michelle Nevin said her thought process was pretty basic when it came to shipping in Forever Liesl from New York for Saturday’s $75,000 Serena’s Song, the feature race on Monmouth Park’s 12-race card. “This race came up and she’s...

Kevin Kerstein Publicity Manager Churchill Downs Racetrack —- LOCALLY-BASED PREAKNESS CONTENDERS SET FOR SATURDAY WORKS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 10, 2019) – Trainer Brad Cox’s duo of Lexington Stakes (Grade III) winner Owendale and allowance winner Warrior’s Charge,...

BY David Joseph —- Gulfstream’s Rainbow 6 Carryover for Friday $869,065 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – For the 22nd consecutive racing day, there was no single winner in Gulfstream Park’s Rainbow 6 Thursday, resulting in a carryover Friday of $869,065.02. Friday’s program will also...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Bourbon War breezes five furlongs for G1 Preakness Hunting Horn and Magic Wand all set for battle in Man o’ War Brown barn leading the way at Belmont spring/summer meet Always Shopping puts in final preparation for Black Eyed Susan; Coal Front on...

By Tom Luicci —- JOEVIA, WITH AN EYE TOWARD THE HASKELL INVITATIONAL, HEADS FIELD FOR $75,000 LONG BRANCH STAKES ON SUNDAY OCEANPORT, N.J. – With his top two 3-year-old colts now off the Triple Crown trail, trainer Gregg Sacco has moved on to Plan B. And Monmouth Park will...

Gary Yunt Notes Team Captain Churchill Downs Racetrack —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 9, 2019) – WinStar Farm, China Horse Club International and Starlight Racing’s Improbable, who went off the 4-1 favorite in last Saturday’s $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by...