Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Rick Francis —- Fourteen 3-year-olds begin the hunt for valuable Kentucky Derby points with the running of the Grade 3 LeComte Stakes from Fair Grounds Race Course. The 74th edition headlines a six stakes card that also features the Grade 3 Col. E.R. Bradley for older...

By Najja Thompson —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Initially scheduled for December 28 and postponed due to inclement weather, the $100,000 East View for New York-bred juvenile fillies has been rescheduled for Sunday, January 14 at Aqueduct Racetrack and features a talented...

By ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN —- • TRAINER HAS GIANT EXPECTATIONS FOR PEGASUS • UNION STRIKE SET TO MAKE GRASS DEBUT MONDAY • MAJESTIC HEAT FINDS A NEW HOME ON MAIN TRACK • SANTA ANITA FETES JOHN SHEAR ON 97TH BIRTHDAY • BARRETTS SALE TO AIDE SAN LUIS REY FIRE VICTIMS...

By Ryan Martin —- * Brown Considering Risen Star For Highly Regarded 3-Year-Old Mask • Stidham Coming In Hot For Saturday Stakes • Believe In Royalty Looking To Carry On Family Legacy In Lecomte • Gun Runner’s Final Fair Grounds Breeze Set To Take Place Sunday Jan. 14 at...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Gary Stevens; Zoe Metz Photography Hall of Famer Stevens Eager to Get Oaklawn Meet Started Gary Stevens stressed Monday morning that it’s not a working vacation. Stevens had just breezed Cool Alley, an unstarted 3-year-old filly for trainer Mike Johnson,...

By Ryan Martin —- THE PLAYER SLATED AS 3-1 MORNING LINE FAVORITE FOR $75,000 LOUISIANA STAKES; ATTFIELD SENDS MULTIPLE GRADED STAKES WINNER TOWER OF TEXAS FOR COLONEL E.R. BRADLEY NEW ORLEANS (January 10, 2018) – The local preps on Churchill Downs’ Road to The Kentucky...

By Mike Willman —- RED-HOT MAJESTIC HEAT & COMEBACKING UNION STRIKE HEAD FIELD OF EIGHT FILLIES & MARES IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 LA CANADA STAKES AT ONE MILE ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 10, 2018)—Fresh off what appeared to be the best race of her career on Dec....

By Amy Owens —- Click here for a video of Hip 977, Runway Doll, sold for $145,000 LEXINGTON, KY (Jan. 10, 2018) – Keeneland’s January Horses of All Ages Sale reached a milestone Wednesday when gross sales of $31,744,700 through three days of the four-day auction exceeded...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Jose Ferrer wears his passion for Thoroughbred racing up front, where everyone can see it. Riding horses is second nature at this stage of his career, and although he occasionally talks about retirement, he is in no hurry to get to that...