Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Brian Bohl and Najja Thompson —- Divine Miss Grey captures first stakes victory in Interborough OZONE PARK, N.Y. – West Point Thoroughbreds and RAP Racing’s Empire Line overtook Morning Breez in the stretch and fended off Evaluator’s late charge at the...

By Ryan Martin —- NEW ORLEANS (January 15, 2018) – The Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Black Gold – a unique bet that is only cashed out if there is one winner – was finally hit on Sunday afternoon’s card for $195,627.66 by one lucky player in Brazil. The...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Now that we are halfway through January and we’ve seen several races that involved 2018 Kentucky Derby contenders, it’s time for the first Top 10 list of the year. We’ll start with Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Good Magic...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The Tampa Bay Downs stakes program shifts into high gear Saturday with the track’s annual Skyway Festival Day program, featuring a pair of 7-furlong races for 3-year-olds and a mile-and-a-sixteenth contest for older fillies and mares. At...

By Ed Golden —- WEST COAST (outside) Zoe Metz Photography • WEST COAST IN SHARP GATE DRILL FOR PEGASUS • BOLT D’ORO ON COURSE FOR SAN FELIPE STAKES • INSTA ERMA RATES TOP BILLING IN MEGAHERTZ • BENDABLE MAKES GRASS DEBUT IN LAS CIENEGAS • BARRETTS SALE WILL HELP SAN LUIS...

By Ryan Martin —- Instilled Regard, Stronger Than Ever Exit Lecomte, Silverbulletday In Good Order • Stidham Has Grade II New Orleans Handicap In Mind For Ultra-Consistent Cedartown GUN RUNNER LOGS FINAL FAIR GROUNDS BREEZE FOR PEGASUS WORLD CUP Hall of Fame trainer Steve...

NYRA PRESS RELEASE —- Boule looks to step up in field of 10 for Interborough OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Battle Station will look to notch his second stakes victory, headlining a field of seven in the 39th running of the $100,000 Damon Runyon for...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Sunday, Jan. 13, 2018) – Phoenix Thoroughbred III’s Mourinho is the 3-2 program favorite for Monday’s $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, Oaklawn’s first of four major preps for the Kentucky Derby and beyond. The Smarty Jones will offer 17...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Three years ago, the Ontario-bred Chella was riding a three-race winning streak when Elliot Sullivan claimed her for $10,000 from a race at Mahoning Valley Race Course in Youngstown, Ohio. Chella was beaten that day by more than six lengths...