Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Michael Adolphson —- • I’m a Chatterbox Gets Grass Shot • Work Tab GIRVIN AND FARRELL EXIT BIG WINS WELL Both Brad Grady’s Girvin and Coffeepot Stables’ Farrell exited their Saturday Grade II victories well, according to their respective connections. Joe Sharp-trained...

By Ed Golden —- • ARROGATE WORKS MONDAY, POSSIBLE FOR BIG ’CAP • SENSITIVELY RETURNS IN THE GRADE III LAS FLORES • KOBE’S BACK DRILLS WITH GARY STEVENS ABOARD Arrogate; Zoe Metz Photography ARROGATE, MIDNIGHT STORM WORK TODAY “The big horse works today.” So spoke Bob...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Alex Bizer 3000 Wins; All photos by Coady Photography HOT SPRINGS, AR (Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017) – Jockey Alex Birzer became the 174th jockey in North America to win 3,000 races when he guided Numancia to victory in Sunday’s sixth race at Oaklawn. Birzer,...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – McCraken, the unbeaten colt who sits atop Thoroughbred racing’s 3-year-old rankings following his record-shattering victory here in the Grade III Sam F. Davis Stakes on Feb. 11, heads a group of 46 sophomores nominated to the 37th renewal of...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- An out-of-town shipper and a previous local winner didn’t stand a chance on Feb. 25 in the Risen Star at Fair Grounds in New Orleans when Girvin charged home to win the Grade 2 mile-and-a-sixteenth Kentucky Derby prep over a...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017) – Val Yagos’ Racer pulled the upset over defending champion and 3-5 favorite Weast Hill using a front-running style in Saturday’s $100,000 Nodouble Breeders’ Stakes. After two straight third-place finishes behind...

By Michael Adolphson —- NEW ORLEANS (February 25, 2017) – Brad Grady’s Joe Sharp-trained Girvin showed excellent constitution and acceleration en route to a sharp two-length victory in Saturday’s 45th running of the Grade II $400,000 Risen Star Stakes. Over 1 1/16 miles,...

By Ed Golden —- • DORTMUND ‘GETTING CLOSE’ FOR TRIPLE BEND • GRAZEN SKY BACK AT A MILE IN TIZNOW STAKES • BAL A BALI TRAINING FOR GRADE I KILROE MILE DORTMUND COULD RUN IN TRIPLE BEND Dortmund, the 2015 Santa Anita Derby winner recently transferred by owner Kaleem Shah from...

By Michael Adolphson —- Farrell; All photos provided by Hodges Photography, Amanda Hodges Weir NEW ORLEANS (February 25, 2017) – Coffeepot Stables’ homebred Wayne Catalano-trained Farrell showed her considerable class in Saturday’s 37th running of the Grade II $200,000...