Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Joe Kristufek—- Tarifa Terrific in Rachel Alexanda Godolphin homebred earns 50 points on the road to the Longines Kentucky Oaks New Orleans, La (Feb. 17, 2024) – Sitting third just off the early leaders, the Brad Cox-trained Tarifa, switched outside off the far turn,...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Sierra Leone Rolls Late to Take the Risen Star New Orleans, La (Feb. 17, 2024) – With a slow pace stacked against him, Sierra Leone produced an impressive late rally to run down Track Phantom and win the 52nd running of the $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2)...

By Joe Kristufek/Kevin Kilroy, Media Relations —- Sierra Leone Q&A with Chad Brown McPeek chimes in on Real Men Violin; Cox dishes on Ethan Energy and Nash New Orleans, La (Feb. 16, 2024) – Following a runner-up performance in the 2021 Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct, the Chad...

By Mike Henry — HEARTS REACHING OUT GOLF TOURNEY IS MARCH 4; RYAN TRAINER OF MONTH OLDSMAR, FL. – For all the outstanding horses, champion trainers and jockeys and millionaire owners who have visited Tampa Bay Downs over the past few decades, many insiders believe t...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Today 2.16.2024 Jose Ortiz ‘Very Happy’ with Locked’s Friday Breeze Maryquitecontrary, Joseph Quartet Set for Saturday’s G3 Royal Delta PDJF Fundraiser Continues Saturday, Sunday at Gulfstream HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Eclipse Thoroughbred...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024 BAFFLE STAKES: SADLER PAIR, GODOLPHIN COLT AMONG PRINCIPALS WORK TAB: FORBIDDEN KINGDOM LEADS MANDELLA CONTINGENT $1 COAST-TO-COAST PICK 5 RETURNS SATURDAY AT 1:36 P.M. PST 54th ANNUAL JOCKEYS/HOLY ANGELS CHARITY HOOPS SET FOR...

Compiled by Robert Yates For Immediate Release Four consecutive riding doubles have vaulted jockey Keith Asmussen into fourth place in the Oaklawn standings with 16 victories through the first 23 days of racing. The 16th illustrates the direction Asmussen’s career is trending....

By Bob Hill —- Top Derby Prep of the Winter The Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds The Risen Star Stakes, contested annually at Fair Grounds as the major prep race for the Louisiana Derby, has been the launch pad for a number of three-year-olds who have gone on to extremely...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Flexing Back Class and Firing Bullets, Best Actor Headlines the Mineshaft · Saturday’s Late Pick Five will be seeded with a $500,000 guaranteed pool · Advances for the Fair Grounds Stakes, Albert Stall Memorial, and Colonel Power New Orleans, La (Feb. 15,...