Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Rick Francis —- Saturday Feb. 2nd Aqueduct Race 9) 1&1/8th Mile. Withers S. Grade III. Purse $250,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS. Post Time: ( 4:30)/ 3:30/ 2:30/ 1:30 1) Tax – Gargan/Alvarado (M/L 2-1); though he raced wide in the G2 Remsen, he wasn’t going to...

By Mike Willman —- MCKINZIE LOOKING FOR BIG 2019 Benoit Photo BAFFERT’S MCKINZIE & HOLLENDORFER’S BATTLE OF MIDWAY SQUARE OFF IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 SAN PASQUAL STAKES AT 1 1/8 MILES DABSTER, WHO ASSUMES ROLE OF ‘OTHER BAFFERT,’ ALSO RATES BIG CHANCE; FIRST...

By David Joseph —- Friday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Grows to $976,699 Maragh, Montalvo Injured in First-Race Spill Bellavais among 20 Noms for Feb. 9 Suwannee River (G3) Heart to Heart Tops 28 Nominations for El Prado Ortiz Brothers Capture Seven Races Edgard Zayas...

By Najja Thompson —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – A full field of 11 sophomore fillies will compete in the 46th running of the $100,000 Busanda contested at 1 1/8 miles on Sunday at Aqueduct Racetrack in the hopes of acquiring qualifying points for the Kentucky Oaks in May at...

By Ed Golden —- GUNMETAL GRAY Benoit Photo • GUNMETAL GRAY EYES ADDITIONAL DERBY POINTS • SAN PASQUAL DISTANCE SUITS BATTLE OF MIDWAY • FOX SPORTS SATURDAY TO AIR THE GRADE III LEWIS • RAINBOW PICK SIX POOL COULD REACH $20 MILLION • SANTA ANITA RIDERS PLAY CHARITY GAME...

By Ryan Martin —- Monomoy Girl; Hodges Photography • Monomoy Girl Settling In Well Following Brief Freshening • ‘Wonder Horse’ Spectacular Gem Seeks Stakes Win in Lloyd ‘Captain’ Maestri • Asmussen Sends Strong Pair of Career Debuters in Saturday Maiden Event • Colby...

By David Joseph —- Country Singer Takes Stage for Saturday’s $150,000 Swale (G3) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Marablue Farm LLC’s Country Singer, an impressive winner of his two most recent races, is set to make his stakes debut in Saturday’s $150,00 Swale Stakes (G3) at...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Oaklawn Begins 2019 With Strong Gains Business for Oaklawn’s first three days racing produced huge gains over 2018, highlighted by a January record for off-track pari-mutuel handle. According to figures released by Oaklawn, total estimated attendance of...

By David Joseph —- Friday’s Stronach 5: Four Tracks, 70 Minutes, $50,000 Guaranteed Pool Free Past Performances LAUREL, MD – Bettors will take a trip cross-country Friday when the Stronach 5 visits Laurel Park, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields while...