Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 11, 2017) – One of Louisville’s biggest summer parties returns in earnest to Churchill Downs on Saturday as the home of the Kentucky Derby welcomes back its wildly-popular “Downs After Dark Presented by Stella Artois and el...

By Ed Golden —- • • BOB BAFFERT IS THE EXCEPTION AMONG GREAT TRAINERS • • QUALITY JOB ONE AS SIMULCAST RACING OFFERED JUNE 15, 22 • • SHEZA CHATTYKAT GOES LONG IN GRADE II SUMMERTIME OAKS • • LOTS OF SPECIALS FOR DAD ON FATHER’S DAY AT SANTA ANITA BAFFERT, SMITH FEAST IN...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- • Belmont Stakes hero Tapwrit and third-place Patch exit ‘Test of the Champion’ in good order; Pletcher looking forward to second half of the season • Irish War Cry bound for Haskell following gutsy effort in G1 Belmont • Disco Partner in...

By David Joseph —- Sunday’s Rainbow 6 Carryover Jackpot Grows to $842,531 Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Set for Next Saturday Cornelio Velasquez Makes Triumphant Return to Gulfstream HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Sunday’s 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot grew to $842,531,88 when...

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Hall of Famer Bob Baffert continued to bolster his impressive legacy of stakes success at Belmont Park, racking up his second victory of the day when Abel Tasman showed her customary late-closing speed to win the 87th edition of the...

By Heather Pettinger —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Fox Hill Farm’s star filly Songbird didn’t miss a beat when she made her much anticipated return in the 49th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Ogden Phipps for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles at Belmont Park on...

By Jim Mulvihill —- ELMONT, N.Y. – In her first stakes attempt since Juddmonte Farms sent her to the United States under the care of Chad Brown, the 4-year-old filly Antonoe charged up the rail to dominate Saturday’s 24th running of the Grade 1, $700,000...

By Sean Morris —- ELMONT, N.Y. — One race before he saddled the favorite for the 149th running of the Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, trainer Graham Motion played the role of upsetter when his Ascend pulled away in the stretch of the Grade 1, $1 million...

By Darren Rogers —- ARGENTINA CHAMP DONA BRUJA WINS U.S. DEBUT IN GRADE III OLD FORESTER MINT JULEP ’CAP AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 10, 2017) – Dom Felipe LLC’s Argentina invader Dona Bruja (ARG) ran down pacesetter and 3-5 favorite Believe in Bertie...