Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Mike Willman —- BARBARA BEATRICE RALLIES TO TAKE $100,000 CALIFORNIA DISTAFF HANDICAP BY THREE QUARTERS OF A LENGTH UNDER PEREIRA; TRAINED BY D’AMATO, 5-YEAR-OLD GRAZEN MARE GETS 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF IN 1:12.56 TOP TRAINER D’AMATO ALSO REGISTERS HIS FIRST...

By NYRA Press Office ELMONT, N.Y. – Jockey Jose Ortiz and trainer Chad Brown proved to be a winning combination on Saturday at Belmont Park, teaming up to sweep both stakes on the day’s card with Engage in the Grade 3, $150,000 Futurity and with Rubilinda one race...

By Ed Golden —- CHAMPION STELLAR WIND BREEZES FOR BREEDERS’ CUP VAN DYKE SCORES ‘ACE’ IN CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT WHITE HOUSE ACKNOWLEDGES CHILDRENS’ RACING BOOK BARRETTS FALL YEARLING SALE HELD AT FAIRPLEX OCT. 17 STELLAR WIND IN ‘GOOD’ WORK FOR BREEDERS’ CUP DISTAFF Hall...

By Amy Owens —- La Coronel Holds Off Daddys Lil Darling to Win Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Presented by Lane’s End LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 14, 2017) – John C. Oxley’s La Coronel went to the front soon after the break and then held off a late bid from Daddys Lil Darling by...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs will conduct the most lucrative stakes program in its 92-year history during the 2017-2018 Thoroughbred racing season, offering a record 28 stakes races worth a combined $3.65-million. Additional purse and bonus monies for...

By Mike Willman —- BAFFERT’S MOURINHO & SADLER’S CANDY CREW HEAD SUNDAY’S $70,000 SPEAKEASY STAKES FOR 2-YEAR-OLDS AT SIX FURLONGS SHERLOCK’S FAST FILLY SHOW IT N MOE IT TO FACE MALES FOR THE FIRST TIME ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 12, 2017)—A romping 4 ½ length maiden winner...

By Nsajja Thompson —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Making her first start in North America since breaking her maiden on April 9 at Keeneland, Happy Like a Fool for trainer Wesley Ward and owners Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith will headline a competitive field of...

By Amy Owens —- Keeneland’s 17-day Fall Meet concludes Saturday, Oct. 28, with racing on Wednesdays through Sundays. Post time for the first race each day is 1:05 p.m. ET. ********** · WUHEIDA (GB) WILL NOT RUN IN SATURDAY’S QUEEN ELIZABETH II CHALLENGE CUP PRESENTED BY...

By Brian Spencer —- NEW ORLEANS (October 13, 2017) – Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots will begin taking Clubhouse dining reservations for all live race days except Louisiana Derby Day on Monday, Oct. 16. Fair Grounds is set to open its historic 146th Thoroughbred...