Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Santana Jr. Set to Resume Riding Friday Four-time Oaklawn riding champion Ricardo Santana is scheduled to resume riding Friday after being cleared by a specialist, the jockey’s agent, Ruben Munoz, said Monday morning. Santana, 24, hasn’t ridden since...

Joan Lawrence, NTRA —- McCRAKEN HOLDS ONTO FIRST, NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL ARROGATE UNANIMOUS CHOICE IN NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL (Receives all 39 first-place votes) Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, March 6, 2017) – This past weekend of prep races for the “Road to the...

By Mike Willman —- Unique Bella; Zoe Metz Photography • UNIQUE BELLA HEADED TO SANTA ANITA OAKS • STORMY LIBERAL MARCHES ON FOR MILLER • MASTERY WORKS FOR SAN FELIPE • MIDNIGHT STORM DRILLS FIVE FURLONGS FOR BIG ’CAP SUPERSTAR UNIQUE BELLA HEADED TO SANTA ANITA OAKS Jerry...

NYRA RELEASE —- J Boys Echo; Joe labozzetta Photo • J Boys Echo in fine fettle following breakout win in G3 Gotham • El Areeb ‘no worse for wear’ following Gotham defeat • True Timber could seek class relief following fifth-place Gotham finish • Gotham runner-up...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – After watching No Dozing breeze five furlongs at Tampa Bay Downs this morning with his wife Leigh in the irons, trainer Arnaud Delacour pronounced the 3-year-old colt a likely starter for Saturday’s Grade II, $350,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Petrov Works toward Rebel Stakes Triple Crown nominee Petrov tuned up for a possible start in the $900,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) March 18 with a 5-furlong work in company Saturday morning at Oaklawn for trainer Ron Moquett of Hot Springs. The gray son of...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Souper Tapit and Tour de Force Work in Tandem • Perfect Prediction’s Plans up in the Air • Noble Bird Possible for New Orleans Handicap • Gun Runner Tops Weekend Work Tab BAM BAM BRYAN ONE TO WATCH FOR STALL Georgia Farm’s homebred Bam Bam Bryan...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview The best 3-year-old in the country did run on March 4, but it wasn’t in the Gotham at Aqueduct or the Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park and she’s not a colt. Unique Bella won the Grade 3 Santa Ysabel at Santa Anita Park in Southern...

By Matt Pappis Tracksideview Staff Writer —- Race 9) 1ˆ Mile. (Turf) PalmBch-G3 Palm Beach S. Grade III. Purse $100,000 THREE YEAR OLDS. Post Time: ( 4:03)/ 3:03/ 2:03/ 1:03 Kitten’s Cat (4): Really took a step forward in his last race and should get another great...