Bob Hill – Handicapping

By David Joseph —- Alpha Bella; Gulfstream Photo Alpha Bella Captures $150,000 La Prevoyante (G3) Wins first race at 1 1/2 Miles HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Competing without blinkers for the first time since Oct. 2022, Don Alberto’s Stable’s homebred filly Alpha Bella led from...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Grade II winners Olympic Runner and Consumer Spending are among the expected starters on next Saturday’s “Turf Champions Day” card at Tampa Bay Downs. The 8-year-old gelding Olympic Runner, owned by Gary Barber and trained by Mark Casse, will...

By David Joseph —- Didia; Gulfstream Photo Didia Delivers Big Performance in Pegasus World Cup FMT Francesco Clemente Makes the Grade in $200,000 McKnight (G3) Didia Delivers Big Performance in Pegasus World Cup FMT Edges Repole Stable’s 25-1 Surprisingly at 1 1/16 miles...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream Provided Photo Warm Heart Caps Career with $1M Pegasus Turf (G1) Win 4YO Millionaire Filly Sets 1 1/8-Mile Track Record in Victory HALLANDALE BEACH, FL –Globe-trotting filly Warm Heart, already a multiple Group 1 winner last year in Europe,...

By David Joseph —- Nicole Thomas Photos National Treasure Asserts Class in $3M Pegasus World Cup Trainer Bob Baffert Notches 3rd Victory in Pegasus. HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Preakness Stakes (G1) winner National Treasure asserted his class Saturday at Gulfstream Park,...

By David Joseph —- Richard Mandella; Ryan Thompson Photo Mandella Makes Rare Florida Visit with Ruby Nell for Pegasus FMT (G2) Speedy Daughter of Bolt d’Oro Has Flourished on the Grass HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – While trainer Richard Mandella wasn’t on the grounds for Ru...

By David Joseph —- PEGASUS WORLD CUP NEWS & NOTES Nimitz Class to Debut for Connections in $3M Pegasus World Cup (G1) Atone Making Title Defense in $1M Pegasus Turf (G1) Il Miracolo Chasing Sire’s Legacy in $3M Pegasus World Cup (G1) Leading Trainer Joseph Sends Out...

By Meghan Rodgers, NTRA Jim Gluckson, Eclipse Awards —- 2023 Eclipse Award Winners Are Announced, Cody’s Wish Voted 2023 Horse of the Year Arcangelo Voted Champion 3-Year-Old Male; Bill Mott Wins Outstanding Trainer Title; Irad Ortiz Jr. Named Outstanding Jockey PALM BEACH,...

By David Joseph—- MJC Cancels Friday’s 10-Race Program at Laurel Park Live Racing Scheduled to Resume Saturday with 11:40 A.M. Post Saturday Features $100,000 Spectacular Bid, Xtra Heat for 3YOs LAUREL, MD – Adverse weather conditions from last weekend’s winter storm and an...