Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Trainer Chad Brown registered his fourth consecutive New York Racing Association year-end training title, jockey Manny Franco picked up his first crown and Michael Dubb earned his fifth straight title on the circuit as the curtain...

By Ed Golden —- BEAUTIFUL NEW YEAR’S MORNING AT SANTA ANITA PARK ZOE METZ • HORSEMEN SEEK HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR • DAN BLACKER DEDICATED TO MAKING HIS MARK • SHIRREFFS EYES SANTA MONICA FOR ‘PARADISE’ Any post-New Year’s Eve reveling quickly became last year’s...

By David Joseph —- Zayas Expected to Miss 3 Months Due to Leg Injury Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Stands at $27,850 Paco Lopez Rides Three Winners HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jockey Edgard Zayas was expected Tuesday to remain in Aventura Hospital for a couple more days following...

By Ed Golden —- • SOLD IT EYES GRADE II SANTA YNEZ SUNDAY • D’AMATO COULD HAVE TWO IN SAN GABRIEL • BALTAS AND PRAT TEAM UP TO HIT TRIFECTA • LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON IN TRAINING HORSES SOLD IT LIKELY FOR SUNDAY’S SANTA YNEZ STAKES Sold It, a gray daughter of multiple Grade I...

By Keith McCalmont —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Not That Brady made his stakes debut a winning one with a prominent effort to capture the $100,000 Damon Runyon on Monday, New Year’s Eve at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained and part-owned by Rudy Rodriguez with Michael...

By Ryan Martin —- Amoss’ Graded Stakes Winners Return to Prepare for 2019 • Stidham Eyes Grade III Lecomte for Tackett • Kennedy Getting Taste of Success at Fair Grounds AMOSS’ GRADED STAKES WINNERS RETURN TO PREPARE FOR 2019 Blessed with a trio of graded stakes winners in...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- These are my top picks in each category for the 2018 Eclipse Awards. The finalist will be announced on Jan. 5 and the winners in all categories will be announced at the 48th annual Eclipse Awards on Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Park in...

By David Joseph —- Four Bettors Cash $29,000 Each on Friday’s Stronach 5 LAUREL, MD – Four bettors had all five winners in Friday’s Stronach 5, resulting in a payout for each of $29,068.30. The Stronach 5, which included races from Gulfstream Park, Golden Gate Fields and...

By Mike Henry —- MASSAM, WOLFSON 1-2 IN FESTIVUS CHALLENGE; GALLARDO STAYS HOT OLDSMAR, FL. – Brad Massam of Chatham, N.J., amassed a bankroll of $164.10 to capture the annual “10 Days of Festivus Challenge” Handicapping Contest sponsored by Tampa Bay Downs. The runner-up,...