Bob Hill – Handicapping

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2024 Sweet Azteca; Benoit Photos GI BEHOLDER MILE: PRAT STICKS WITH ASCENDING SWEET AZTECA GIII SANTA YSABEL: NAY V BELLE, ULTIMATE AUTHORITY STEP UP SATURDAY’S $1 COAST-TO-COAST PICK 5 FEATURES ALL STAKES FRIDAY’S 4 TURF RACES MOVED...

By David Joseph —- Maryland Champion Double Crown Tops Harrison Johnson Nominees Headlines Three Stakes Worth $250,000 in Purses on St. Patrick’s Day Eve LAUREL, MD – Built Wright Stables’ Grade 2 winner Double Crown, recently named Maryland’s champion older male of 2023,...

By Kevin Kilroy —- More Than Looks Returns Saturday in Fair Grounds Turf Allowance · Curtis To Remain Stateside · Torres is Kentucky-bound · March Special Events at Fair Grounds New Orleans, La (March 6, 2024) – Victory Racing Partners’ More Than Looks headlines a field of...

Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release Trainer Brittany Russell enters Wednesday with 445 career victories, a geographically slanted total because all are east of the Mississippi River. That could change Saturday at Oaklawn when Russell starts Saddle Up Jessie in the...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 03.06.24 BCJTS Runner-Up Valiant Force Will Try Dirt in Hutcheson Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Pool Estimated at $75,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1) runner-up Valiant Force is scheduled to make his belated dirt...

By Mike Henry —- NO MORE TIME DRAWS NO. 7 POST IN 10-HORSE TAMPA BAY DERBY FIELD OLDSMAR, FL. – A field of 10 3-year-olds will vie for “Road to the Kentucky Derby” qualifying points in Saturday’s Grade III, $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, the main event on a...

Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release Lightly raced Time for Truth is under strong consideration for the Arkansas Derby following his entry-level allowance victory at 1 1/16 miles Saturday, trainer Ron Moquett said Sunday morning. The $1.5 million G1-Arkansas Derby March...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 03.03.24 Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Yields Multiple $35,544 Payoffs $2 Million Filly Sedona Wins Debut for McGaughey HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 pool yielded multiple payoffs of $35,544.70 Sunday at...

By Mike Henry —- NO MORE TIME APPROACHING NEXT TEST IN IDEAL FASHION; GALLARDO WINS 3 OLDSMAR, FL. – When it comes to handicapping major races, speed figures carry more weight than ever, even if the formulas for determining the numbers can be more difficult to grasp than...