Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Danny J. Chen’s Yorkiepoo Princess overtook Full House from the outside in the stretch to win the 38th running of the $150,000 Busher for 3-year-old fillies on a foggy Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack. The 9-5 favorite,...

By David Joseph —- Guaranteed Pools for Saturday’s Late Pick 4, Late Pick 5 and Rainbow 6 Late Pick 4 – $350,000; Late Pick 5 – $250,000; Rainbow 6 – $200,000 Championship Meet Jockey Poster Giveaway, Signing Set for Saturday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL –...

By Ed Golden/ Mike Willman —- • ROYAL MO WORKS FOR SAN FELIPE OR REBEL • THE RAIL NO PROBLEM FOR BETTYS BAMBINO • ELLIOTT WINS THE PRESTIGIOUS WOOLF AWARD • BEJARANO RESUMES RIDING NEXT THURSDAY • SANTA ANITA RIDERS EDGED IN CHARITY GAME • STEVENS HAS CALLS DURING BIG ’CAP...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Feb. 24, 2017) – The Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by TwinSpires.com – a tiered point system that awards a sliding scale of points to the top 4 finishers in 37 designated races throughout the world – determines the 20...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Untapped Hasn’t Tapped out Yet • Three out of Risen Star; Down to 11 • Dalmore out of Mineshaft • Weekly Work Tab Wrap-Up UNTAPPED HASN’T TAPPED OUT YET Any other year, Untapped would be the story of the Rachel Alexandra. With her sparkling...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Hall of Fame trainers William Mott and Claude “Shug” McGaughey, III are shipping horses from south Florida to Tampa Bay Downs for Saturday’s feature race, but two of the Oldsmar oval’s leading turf trainers hope to provide stiff resistance to...

By Amy Owens —- LEXINGTON, KY (Feb. 24, 2017) – Two West Coast-based stars – champion Champagne Room and dominant two-time Grade 2 winner Unique Bella – lead the list of 96 3-year-old fillies nominated to the $500,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1) on April 8, opening Saturday...

By Rick Francis —- A starting gate of eleven colts and geldings will go to post in the 45th edition of the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes. The winning connections will garner their share of the 400k purse along with 50 valuable Kentucky Derby points; let’s take a look at the...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Silver Dust Pointing Towards Rebel Stakes Lightly raced Silver Dust is pointing for the $900,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) for 3-year-olds March 18 at Oaklawn, trainer Randy Morse said Friday morning. Silver Dust finished fourth in Monday’s $500,000 Southwest...