Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Mike Willman —- CLASSY ILLUMINANT & IMPROVING ENOLA GRAY HEAD WIDE OPEN FIELD OF NINE FILLIES & MARES IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 MONROVIA STAKES AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF COURSE ARCADIA, Calif. (May 24, 2017)—Trainer Michael McCarthy’s classy...

By Mike Willman —- MIDNIGHT STORM, FOLLOW ME CREV, CUPID, ACCELERATE & HARD ACES ALL PROMINENT IN GRADE I, $500,000 GOLD CUP AT SANTA ANITA ON SATURDAY ARCADIA, Calif. (May 24, 2017)—Once thought to be turf horse, trainer Phil D’Amato’s Midnight Storm returns to...

By Darren Rogers —- FINLEY’SLUCKYCHARM SEEKS FIRST GRADED STAKES WIN IN SATURDAY’S $100,000 WINNING COLORS AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 24, 2017) – Carl Moore Management LLC’s crack female sprinter Finley’sluckycharm will put her unbeaten record at...

By Mike Willman —- BROWN’S SUPERSTAR LADY ELI TOWERS OVER RIVALS IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $300,000 GAMELY STAKES FOR FILLIES & MARES AT 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF HARD HITTING GOODYEARFORROSES & COMEBACKING AVENGE RATE BIG CHANCES ARCADIA, Calif. (May 24, 2017)—Ch...

By David Joseph —- HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park welcomes bettors to a nine-race program Thursday with a 20-cent Rainbow 6 carryover of $333,214.65. Gulfstream’s first race is 1:15 p.m. The Rainbow 6 sequence, which begins in the fourth race, will include four turf...

By Brian Bohl —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Derek’s Smile will stretch out in distance in his New York debut, headlining a field of seven 3-year-olds in Saturday’s $100,000 Paradise Creek at seven furlongs on the Belmont Park Widener turf. Trained by Kelly Breen,...

By John Heims —- Oceanport, N.J.- Gavin-Ty Racing LLC’s sat off the early pace of Flowers for Lisa and Henry the King before storming home to take Sunday’s $40,000 allowance optional claiming feature by 2 ¼ lengths at Monmouth Park. Trained by Harold Wyner, Winter Ride...

By Darren Rogers —- CALDWELL FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS TO START SPRING MEET LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, May 21, 2017) – Through the first 13 days of the 38-day Spring Meet, Texas native J.R. Caldwell is making his presence known at Churchill Downs with an impressive nine...

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...