Bob Hill – Handicapping

NTRA/Joan Lawrence —- McCRAKEN REMAINS FIRST, NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL ARROGATE UNANIMOUS CHOICE IN NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL (Receives all 42 first-place votes) Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, March 13, 2017) – The past weekend two Grade 2 prep races were run as the “Road...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Whitmore Pointed toward Count Fleet After Impressive Hot Springs Win Whitmore exited “crazy good” from his powerful six-length victory in his sprint stakes debut, the $125,000 Hot Springs for older horses Saturday at Oaklawn, co-owner/trainer Ron Moquett...

By Ed Golden —- • ILIAD, TERM OF ART BOUND FOR SANTA ANITA DERBY • HENDRICKS HAS HAPPY MARE FOR SANTA MARGARITA • NO DARE AND GO, BUT BAL A BALI POSTS KILROE UPSET • STEVENS ‘REPROVES’ HIMSELF WITH A COMEBACK WIN • BAFFERT LIKES WHAT HE SEES IN ARROGATE WORKOUT TEAM O’NEILL...

By Michael Adolphson —- • St. Patrick’s Day Allowance Full of Talent • Zipessa Eyes Local Stakes for 5-Year-Old Bow • Egyptian Taking Conservative Route • Weekend Work Tab ST. PATRICK’S DAY ALLOWANCE FULL OF TALENT Friday afternoon will not only be a holiday filled with...

By Mike Henry —- Tapwrit trainer Todd Pletcher; NYRA FILE PHOTO OLDSMAR, FL. – After winning the 37th edition of the Grade II, $350,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby on Saturday, 3-year-old Tapwrit returned to his Palm Beach Downs base in Delray Beach and ate a hearty...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Dennis A. Drazin’s Sunny Ridge went five-wide in deep stretch to overtake Doyouknowsomething, Dolphus and Diversify, capturing his second straight stakes in winning the 62nd running of the $125,000 Stymie for 4-year-olds and...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Hot Springs, Ark. (Sunday, March 12, 2017) – One of the richest racing seasons in the country just got richer. Oaklawn, which already has the highest purses in the country for this time of year, is increasing purses as much as $8,000 per race effective...

By Michael Adolphson —- NEW ORLEANS (March 11, 2017) – Richard and Bertram Klein’s Brad Cox-trained Believe in Bertie ($2.20, $2.10 and $2.10) spread her gospel once again to the tune of an open-length, dominating performance on Saturday afternoon in the $60,000 Red Camelia...

By Ed Golden —- • BAZE, BEJARANO ON PRIME MOUNTS SANS SMITH • EURTON: ‘HAVEN’T SEEN THE BEST OF MILKY WAY’ • LEWIS WINNER ROYAL MO WORKS FOR SHIRREFFS • BAFFERT BREEZES TRIO SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA NEW PILOTS IN SANTA MARGARITA FOR FINEST CITY, VALE DORI With regular rider...