Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Ed Golden —- • • MEMORIAL DAY FESTIVITIES START SATURDAY • • SADLER HOPES HARD ACES HAS WINNING HAND • • BALTAS DUO SET FOR GRADE I GAMELY STAKES • • SANTA ANITA’S JACOBELLIS HONORED AT HONDA CENTER SANTA ANITA OFFERS SEVEN STAKES MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND As America honors...

By David Joseph —- Preakness News and Notes 5.21.2017 Chad Brown; Anne M Eberhardt Photo Chad Brown Celebrates First Preakness Win With Cloud Computing Always Dreaming Exits Disappointing Effort ‘Healthy, Happy’ Classic Empire, Senior Investment, Lookin At Lee Belmont Bound...

By David Joseph —- Whitmore Rallies for $150,000 Maryland Sprint (G3) Win BALTIMORE – Southern Springs Stables, Robert LaPenta and Head of Plains Partners’ Whitmore swept past dueling leaders A.P. Indian and Awesome Banner past the eighth pole to notch a popular half-length...

By David Joseph —- Turf Suits World Approval in $250,000 Longines Dixie (G2) BALTIMORE – Live Oak Plantation homebred World Approval flashed his Grade 1-winning form Saturday at historic Pimlico Race Course, sitting just off the lead until taking over at the head of the...

By David Joseph —- Winning jockey Javier Castellano; MJC Photo Record Crowd of 140,327 Witness Thrilling Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown Spectacular 14-Race Program Sees All-Time Record Total Handle of $97,168,658 BALTIMORE– Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence’s...

By Ed Golden —- • • MIDNIGHT STORM CAN WEATHER PACE BATTLE • • TRUMAN HOPES ‘SKY’S’ NOT THE LIMIT ON SUNDAY • • ROMAN, BELVOIR ARE A PERFECT WINNING TEAM MIDNIGHT STORM ‘CAN RATE’ FOR RICH GOLD CUP Midnight Storm’s forte is speed, and on paper, it appears there will be...

By Bailey Gallison —- STAKES WINNERS SEEK STEP UP IN GRADE III ARLINGTON CLASSIC The 82nd running of the Grade III $100,000 Arlington Classic, a 1 1/16-miles event for 3-year-olds on the turf on May 27, garnered 25 nominations from 16 trainers at closing on Wednesday. Mike...

By Bob Hill, TSV Staff Writer —- 8) JW Murphy Dover Cliffs – 4 – Could be developing into something special and has experience edge. Yoshida – 6 – Another on his way to being really great. Mo Maverick -1- after brief time off returns at distance he...

By Bob Hill, TSV Staff Writer —- The Preakness Day race card offers 14 races to play. My picks follow, including commentary on the stakes races. 1) 7-6-5-1 2) 2-10-6-4 3) 4-1-6-8 4) 5-2-3-4 5) The Very One Animal Appeal – 6 Englehart gets them ready off the bench...