Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Heather Pettinger —- SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimney’s Gun Runner delivered on his reputation as one of the top older males in the country, picking up his second straight Grade 1 with a 5 ¼-length score as the heavy 3-5...

By John Heims —- COOP TRIES HARDER SHORTENS UP IN SUNDAY’S TYRO Coop Tries Harder will try to make it two straight wins when he cuts back to one turn in Sunday’s $60,000 Tyro Stakes going five and a half furlongs on the Monmouth Park turf. The 2-year-old son of Gone Astray...

By Rick Francis —- Race 3) Alydar Stakes 4YO & UP 1&1/th Miles Post Time 2:07 EDT Mohaymen (1), McLaughlin/Alvarado; very pricey Tapit colt gets first time blinkers, a solid training angle for McLaughlin. Once promising gray hasn’t been right since his...

By Dna Smith —- BALTAS HOPEFUL OF BACK-TO-BACK LA JOLLA SCORES Trainer Richard Baltas will be aiming to annex the Grade III $150,000 La Jolla Handicap for the second year in a row when he sends out Pioneer Lad in the 77th running of the event on Sunday. The 2016 La Jolla...

By Michael Johnson —- Zennor captures Fasig-Tipton Lure in stakes debut SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Godolphin’s Zennor captured the $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Lure in his stakes debut with a perfect stalking trip, kicking away from all competitors in the stretch to hit...

By Bob Hill, TSV Staff Writer Saturday, August 5 —- Race 1: on turf 11-2-4-6 off turf 9-2b-7-1a Race 2: 3-4-8-1/1a Race 3: 4-5-8-1 Race 4: on turf 10-11-8-6 off turf 11-15-13-3 Race 5: on turf 8-5-11-2 off turf 15-13-14-16 Race 6: 10-11-9-2 Race 7: on turf 1-11-7-6 off turf...

NYRA RELEASE —- • War Story adjusting to Saratoga ahead of G1 Whitney • Neolithic looking to prep for G1 Woodward, Rally Cry favored in Alydar • G2 Lake Placid-bound Proctor’s Ledge fires bullet in return to work tab • G2 winner Tequilita cuts back for comeback in...

By John Heims —- MIZZ MAYHEM MAKES TURF DEBUT IN COLLEEN Mizz Mayhem will try the grass for the first time when she joins eight other two-year-old fillies in the gate for Saturday’s $60,000 Colleen Stakes going five and a half furlongs at Monmouth Park. The daughter of...

By Rick Francis —- A pair of 2017 Triple Crown players Lookin At Lee and Calumet Farms one-eyed wonder Patch headline the Grade 3 West Virginia Derby from Mountaineer Race Course; let’s take a look at the starting field. Mountaineer Race 8) 1„ Mile. West Virginia Derby...