Bob Hill – Handicapping

Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas didn’t win a race Saturday at Oaklawn, but his legendary fingerprints were all over the 10-race card. Trainer Dallas Stewart, a longtime Lukas assistant, saddled Tiny Temper to an upset victory in...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Louisiana Derby Draw Show Scheduled Probables and Possibles for Louisiana Derby Day Stakes March Special Events at Fair Grounds New Orleans, La (March 10, 2024) – On Saturday, March 16 at 11:15 a.m. CT at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, the field...

By Mike Henry —- DOMESTIC PRODUCT, CENTER, NO MORE TIME, INSIDE, AND GRAND MO THE FIRST, OUTSIDE IS COURTESY OF SV PHOTOGRAPHY TOP TWO TB DERBY FINISHERS LIKELY TO TAKE DIFFERENT PATHS TO LOUISVILLE PAYOUT, REFUND INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY’S LAST 3 RACES OLDSMAR,...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Derby in Oldsmar, Fla., was the only 3-year-old Kentucky Derby points race on March 9 and Domestic Product (Practical Joke) came out on top when the race was finally run after more than a...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 03.8.24 Champion Fierceness Continues Preparation for Florida Derby Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Pool Estimated at $225,000 Spirit Wind, Olivia Darling to Clash in G3 Hurricane Bertie Big Invasion Set for Title Defense in Silks Run HALLANDALE...

Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release Different barn, same objective. Jackman tries to become the first five-time winner at an Oaklawn meeting since 2019 in Saturday’s first race, a starter-allowance sprint for older horses. Jackman will be making his first start since...

By Mike Henry —- HILLSBOROUGH STAKES DRAWS TOP TURF FILLIES AND MARES ON FESTIVAL DAY OLDSMAR, FL. – Despite achieving Grade III status in 2004 and being upgraded to a Grade II fixture in 2016, Saturday’s $225,000 Hillsborough Stakes for older fillies and mares on the Tampa...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Pink Polkadots’ Perfection On the Line in “Black Cat” LaCombe New Orleans, La (March 7, 2024) – Having never trailed at any call in her first two starts, Carl R. Moore Management’s Pink Polkadots will put her perfect record on the line against nine...

Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release Hot and Sultry’s first 2024 audition for a Grade 1 race in April didn’t go as planned. She has a second chance Saturday at Oaklawn. Hot and Sultry is among eight entered in the 1 1/16-miles $400,000 G2-Azeri Stakes for older fillies...