Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Robert Mieszerski —- ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR WINTER CHALLENGE DEC. 17 CYPRESS, Calif. – Preparing for a much anticipated start in the recently-created Winter Challenge Dec. 17, California Chrome worked five furlongs in 1:00 3/5 Saturday morning at Los Alamitos. Under...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Uchenna Brings Class to Blushing K. D. • Cox Crew Dominates Work Tab TRAINER RICHIE SCHERER ALL THE RAGE Multiple graded stakes-winning trainer Richie Scherer has been on fire to start the 2016-17 Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots meet. The...

By Heather Pettinger —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Vincent Scuderi’s multiple graded stakes winner Paulassilverlining made easy work of her competition in the Saturday feature at Aqueduct Racetrack, returning from her third-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Filly...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Stallion Heiress Rich in Talent • Art Imitates Life a Picture on Debut • Work Tab BUGGIN OUT TAKES THIRD MAGIC CITY Dennis Murphy’s Ronnie Ward-trained Alabama slammer Buggin Out ($2.80, $2.10 and $2.10) won his third consecutive $51,000 Magic City...

By David Joseph —- Harlan’s Holiday Set for Renewal as Graded Stakes Dec. 17 New Grade 3 One of 3 Graded Races on Card with 5 Stakes Talk Logistics, Storming My Way Take Different Route to Stakes Sweetontheladies Takes New Dimension into $75,000 Smooth Air HALLANDALE BEACH,...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Further proof this probably is the highest-quality jockey colony in Tampa Bay Downs history arrived today in the form of two victories by Jesus L. Castanon. The 43-year-old Mexico City native, who won back-to-back titles here in 2003-2004 and...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Repole Stable’s Super Surprise will take aim at her fourth win in five starts as part of a field of eight in Sunday’s $100,000 Bay Ridge for New York-bred fillies and mares 3-years-old and up at 1 1/16 miles on the inner...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Nubin Ridge Tries to Stay Perfect for New Connections • Fort Pulaski Leads Pish Champions Day Trio • Work Tab NUBIN RIDGE TRIES TO STAY PERFECT FOR NEW CONNECTIONS Claiming a 6-year-old Louisiana-bred by Gold Tribute with 51 starts to his credit...

By David Joseph —- Javier Castellano; Gulfstream File Photos Lakow Replaces Muzikar Booking Mounts for Five-Time Defending Champion HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Though he missed the opening weekend of Gulfstream Park’s 2016-2017 Championship Meet with commitments out of town,...