Bob Hill – Handicapping

Joan Lawrence/NTRA —- McCRAKEN REMAINS IN FIRST, NTRA TOP 3-YEAR-OLD POLL ARROGATE REMAINS UNANIMOUS CHOICE, NTRA TOP THOROUGHBRED POLL (Receives all 36 first-place votes) Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Monday, March 27, 2017) – One major race took place this past weekend for the...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Texas Chrome on Target for Oaklawn Handicap Multiple graded stakes winner Texas Chrome remains on schedule to make his 4-year-old debut in the $750,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) April 15 at Oaklawn, trainer J.R. Caldwell said Sunday morning. Texas Chrome has...

By Ed Golden —- • LARGE FIELD LOOMS FOR SANTA ANITA DERBY • DORTMUND RETURNS TO DIRT IN SANTANA MILE • LONGSHOT OR CHALK, PEREIRA ‘NOSE’ BEST • TWO LUCRATIVE PICK SIX CARRYOVERS TODAY TEAM O’NEILL SET FOR SANTA ANITA DERBY Headed by a quartet from the Doug O’Neill barn, as...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Jockey Ronnie Allen, Jr., missed the previous two days with a bad case of the flu and severe bronchitis. But when it looked as if he might not be able to ride Ballinskelligs in today’s sixth race, the 4-year-old filly’s trainer, Maria...

NYRA Release —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Stakes winners One Liner, Mo Town, El Areeb, and Irish War Cry lead a group of 28 sophomores nominated to the the 93rd running of the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial presented by NYRA Bets, scheduled for Saturday, April 8 at Aqueduct...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- I saw a couple of colts in the UAE Derby on March 25 in Dubai that may grow on me by the time the first Saturday in May rolls along at Churchill Downs. There was a great stretch battle between Thunder Snow and Epicharis, which...

By Mike Henry —- BENNETT WIDENS LEAD IN STANDINGS, LOOKS AHEAD TO FLORIDA CUP OLDSMAR, FL. – Even though Gadsby Tavern had finished sixth in his previous start, trainer Gerald Bennett liked his chances going into today’s second race on the turf. “We cut (gelded) him before...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, March 25, 2017) – William and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Golden Mischief was the beneficiary when Our Majesty interfered with her stablemate Vertical Oak and was disqualified from first and placed fourth in Saturday’s $125,000...

By David Joseph —- Fear the Cowboy Makes Triumphant Return in Skip Away (G3) Who’s the Lady Stays Undefeated in $75,000 Any Limit HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Multiple-stakes winner Fear the Cowboy made a triumphant return to Gulfstream Park Saturday, closing well off the pace to...