Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Ryan Martin —- • Carroll Looks Ahead With Wonder Gadot • Promising 3-Year-Old Curlin’s Honor Makes Seasonal Bow On Sunday CARROLL LOOKS AHEAD WITH WONDER GADOT Grade II Rachel Alexandra Stakes third-place finisher Wonder Gadot could return to action in the Gr. II...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Bourne In Nixa; Oaklawn/Coady Photos HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018) – Robert and Lawana Low’s Bourne In Nixa overtook the pacesetters late and drew off to win Saturday’s $125,000 Gazebo Stakes impressively under jockey Ramon Vazquez. Coming...

By Mike Willman —- CONQUEST TSUNAMI Benoit Photo MILLER RUNS 1-2-3 AS UPSTART CONQUEST TSUNAMI GOES GATE TO WIRE TO TAKE GRADE III, $150,000 DAYTONA STAKES BY 2 ½ LENGTHS UNDER ESPINOZA ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 24, 2018)—As Charlie Whittingham used to say, “We’ve got ’em...

By Najja Thompson —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Cutting back in distance and making her fist start since finishing seventh in the East View on January 14, Louis Ferrari’s Aunt Babe rallied late and held off a late charging My Roxy Girl to win the $100,000 Franklin...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Petrov Looking at a Stakes For Next Start Petrov will be considered for a return to stakes action following his comeback victory in Sunday’s eighth race at Oaklawn, an allowance/optional claiming sprint, co-owner/trainer Ron Moquett of Hot Springs said....

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – A large measure of intrigue, coupled with a dash of exotic flair, surrounded today’s fifth race, an allowance/optional claiming event for horses 4-years-old-and-upward at a mile-and-an-eighth on the turf. But according to Vispi Patel, the...

By Ryan Martin —- Forever Unbridled ‘Stronger Than Last Week’ In Seven Furlong Breeze • Missive Makes Turf Debut In Saturday’s Fifth Race • Graded Stakes Winner Arklow Returns Off Six Month Layoff • Local High School Event Poised To Create New Fans Forever Unbridled trainer...

By Ed Golden —- • DERBY FEVER HAS TEMPERATURES RISING • IT’S MILLER TIME IN SATURDAY’S DAYTONA • STREAKING MARE IS BACK IN WISHING WELL TOP SOPHS PREP FOR THREE-YEAR-OLD STAKES With the Santa Anita Derby and Santa Anita Oaks six weeks away, it seems apropos for fans and...

By Mike Henry —- Samy Camacho; Tampa Bay Downs Photo OLDSMAR, FL. – On the surface, there wasn’t anything special about Wednesday’s eighth race at Tampa Bay Downs, an $8,000 claiming contest for fillies and mares which had never won two races. But don’t tell that to the...