Bob Hill – Handicapping

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...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, March 11, 2017) – Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC.’s It Tiz Well earned herself 50 points towards eligibility in the Kentucky Oaks and a return trip to Oaklawn for the $400,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) April 14 with her victory in...

By Don Stevens —- JEFF AND J’S DREAM RALLIES LATE FOR BIG UPSET IN OWNERS’ APPRECIATION DAY STAKES AT DELTA DOWNS ON CLOSING NIGHT – VIEJA LUNA CAPTURES THE OWNERS’ APPRECIATION DAY DISTAFF STAKES – VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs closed out its 2016-17 Thoroughbred...

By Heather Pettinger —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Constantine Peter Beler’s Spartiatis scored his first stakes victory, reeling in a front-running Chief Lion in the 42nd running of the Grade 3, $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap for older sprinters on the inner track on...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Mastery easily won the battle in the Grade 2 San Felipe on March 11 at Santa Anita Park in Southern California but he lost the Kentucky Derby war when he was pulled up with a condylar fracture in his left front leg. Trainer Bob...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Untrapped Completes Rebel Stakes Work Untrapped completed major preparations for the $900,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) March 18 with a 5-furlong work on a cloudy, chilly Saturday morning at Oaklawn. Breezing over a fast surface about 40 minutes after the track...