Bob Hill – Handicapping

NYRA RELEASE —- • Mind Your Biscuits turns in maintenance half for G1 Whitney • Good Samaritan targeting Whitney; Yoshida may dabble with dirt • Well-traveled Bigger Picture tackles familiar foes in G2 Bowling Green • Romans excited about having ‘Promises...

By Tom Luicci —- JOCKEY RENDON EAGER FOR FIRST HASKELL MOUNT; RIDES GOLDEN BROWN IN SUNDAY’S GRADE 1 RACE OCEANPORT, N.J. — Jairo Rendon has been a member of the jockey colony at tracks on four different continents, was the leading rider in Panama multiple times, and...

NYRA RELEASE —- For the full interview with the Ortiz brothers, please visit http://bit.ly/2NPQEEj Sitting down earlier this week, top New York jockeys Irad Ortiz, Jr. and Jose Ortiz discuss their meet so far this summer at Saratoga. Irad, 25, was the top rider in the 2015...

By Matt Pappis Tracksideview Staff Writer —- Race 7) Grade III Amsterdam 3yo 6&1/2 Furlongs Post Time: ( 4:25)/ 3:25/ 2:25/ 1:25 ADVANCED FORECAST: Isolated Thunderstorms, High 83 Low 62. Strike Power (5): last race wasn’t him; i’m convinced he’s much...

NYRA RELEASE —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Friday’s Pick 6 will be augmented by a $42,230 carryover as the multi-race wager went unsolved on Thursday at Saratoga Race Course. Favorites took the first two legs of Thursday’s sequence with Brimstone (No. 5, $5)...

By Rick Francis Race 9) Curlin Stakes 3yo 1&1/8th Mile Post Time 5:40 EDT 1) Hofburg – second in the G1 Florida Derby and a last out third in the Belmont Stakes; back class is enough to get this Tapit colt his first stakes win. 6) Reride – Candy Ride colt...

By David Joseph —- Friday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover at Gulfstream Hits $481,575 Super Hi 5 Carryover $14,548.79 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park’s 10-race program will have a 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover Friday of $481,575.31. First race post time is 2 p.m. There will also...

By Ryan Martin —- DIVISIDERO WORKING TOWARDS POSSIBLE MILLION START NEXT MONTH Trainer Kelly Rubley indicated that Grade III Arlington Handicap winner Divisidero is still under consideration to return to Arlington International Racecourse for the Grade I $1,000,000...

NYRA RELEASE —- • After winning Honorable Miss, Finley’sluckycharm looks to go dancing in G1 Ballerina • Wonder Gadot seeks super effort in G1 Alabama • McCraken ‘strong possibility’ for G1 Whitney following Wednesday breeze • Switzerland banks on...