Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Robert Yates —- Wynstock will try to do what his father couldn’t. From the first crop of Solomini, Wynstock is among the favorites for the $800,000 G3-Southwest Stakes for 3-year-olds Saturday at Oaklawn, a 1 1/16-mile race postponed one week because of winter weather....

By David Joseph —- Joe Labozzetta Photo Champion Fierceness Makes 3YO Debut in Saturday’s G3 Holy Bull Pletcher ‘Super Excited’ to Get Started on Road to Florida Derby Undefeated Otello, Hades Slated to Take on 2023 Juvenile Champion HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Fresh off being...

By Don Stevens —- DELTA DOWNS HOSTS 2024 LOUISIANA PREMIER NIGHT ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 OVER $800,000 IN TOTAL PURSE MONEY TO BE AWARDED TO LOUISIANA’S BEST THOROUGHBREDS DURING A STAR-STUDDED 11-RACE PROGRAM VINTON, LA. – Delta Downs is gearing up for the richest day of...

By Pat McKenna —- NYRA announces stakes schedule for the 2024 Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the stakes schedule for the 2024 Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet, which will open...

By David Joseph —- Post Time Rolls to Easy Victory in $75,000 Jennings Malibu Moonshine Narrow Winner of $75,000 Geisha Guanare, Roanan Goddess Take First 3YO Stakes in Maryland LAUREL, MD – Hillwood Stable’s Post Time, patiently ridden by jockey Sheldon Russell, trailed...

By Kevin Kilroy —- The Risen Star Taking Shape with Seven Early Probables New Orleans, La (Jan. 28, 2024) – Louisiana Derby Preview Day is Saturday, Feb. 17, and headlining the six-stakes program will be the $400,000 Risen Star (G2). The first prep race on the calendar to...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The graded-stakes action at Tampa Bay Downs is about to heat up as Thoroughbred fans prepare to sharpen their focus on the 3-year-old scene and the sport’s spring classics. Following Saturday’s “Turf Champions Day” card headed by a pair of...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2024 NEWGRANGE DOING WELL, EYES DUBAI AFTER GII SAN PASQUAL WIN NYSOS AMONG GIII ROBERT LEWIS NOMINEES WORKING SUNDAY GI WINNER SLOW DOWN ANDY ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL FOR O’NEILL TRAINERS BALTAS, GARCIA GET OFF THE MARK AT CLASSIC...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – It’s about three months to that “big race” for 3-year-olds on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, so let’s see who’s in this year’s crop. Although I...