Bob Hill – Handicapping

As you know, in the interest of the safety of our horses and riders, the remainder of the racing card was canceled due to unsafe racing conditions as a result of heavy rains. The King’s Plate race and other stakes races have been rescheduled to Friday, August 23rd. While...

By Mary Eddy —- Susie Raisher Photo Lea Farms’ Power Squeeze prevailed in a lively stretch duel with post-time favorite Candied to score by a head in Saturday’s 144th renewal of the Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama presented by Keeneland Sales, a 10-furlong route for sophomore...

By Tom Luicci —- INSTANT COFFEE LOOKING TO RECAPTURE EARLY CAREER FORM IN SATURDAY’S GRADE 3 ISELIN STAKES AT MONMOUTH PARK OCEANPORT, N.J. – Whatever Saturday’s $250,000 Grade 3 Philip H. Iselin Stakes at Monmouth Park lacks in quantity it more than makes up for it in...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Saratoga Race Course Notes Clement considering all options for dual G1-winner Carson’s Run Carl Spackler garners lifetime best 104 BSF for G1 FanDuel Fourstardave She Feels Pretty set for G2 Lake Placid presented by Caesars Sportsbook Jimmy P points to...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- 2024 Belmont at the Big A fall meet to offer 50 stakes worth $10.35M OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 31-day 2024 Belmont at the Big A fall meet. Due to the ongoing construction...

Out On Bail outlasts Jet Sweep Joe in duel to capture $150K Skidmore Susie Raisher Photo By Christian Abdo SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Case Chambers, Paradise Farms Corp. and David Staudacher’s New York-bred Out On Bail outdueled Jet Sweep Joe to take Friday’s $150,000 Skidmore, a 5...

By David Joseph —- Bluefield Enters Saturday’s Sheer Drama in Best Form of Her Life Eight-Year-Old Mare, Beth’s Dream 125-Pound Co Highweights HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – At an age when most mares have already begun their second careers, Bluefield has been racing far too well...

By David Joseph —- Crabs N Beer Crabs N Beer Chasing Elusive Stakes Win in $75,000 Find One of Two Turf Stakes on 13-Race Closing Day Program Sunday LAUREL, MD – Charles Blanford’s Grade 3-placed Crabs N Beer, beaten two lengths or less in each of his last four stakes...

By David Joseph —- Mandatory Payout Saturday of Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream Park Pool Could Swell to $2 Million Saturday Friday’s Estimated Jackpot Pool $250,000 Taste of Havana Saturday in Flamingo Room HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – A mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 pool...