Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Apprehender Returns in Search of Third King Cotton Stakes Ivan Fallunovalot isn’t the only two-time King Cotton Stakes winner entered in the $125,000 race for older sprinters Saturday at Oaklawn. Apprehender won the 6-furlong King Cotton in 2013 and 2014...

By Brian Bohl —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Michael Dubb’s Jules N Rome will look to continue her successful history in two-turn races as part of a field of six in the second running of the $100,000 Biogio’s Rose for New York-bred fillies and mares 4-years-old and...

By Brian Spencer —- EXCITATIONS GRADUATES FOR FAIR GROUNDS RACING CLUB; CLUB DONATES $32,800 TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES CANCER CENTER NEW ORLEANS (February 2, 2017) – The Fair Grounds Racing Club presented a check in the amount of $32,800 to the Children’s...

By Alexis Garske —- GRADED STAKES WINNER TEXAS RYANO HEADS COMPETITIVE FIELD OF 14 IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 SAN MARCOS STAKES FOR 4-YEAR-OLDS AND UP GOING 1 ¼ MILES ON THE TURF ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 1, 2017) – Graded stakes winner Texas Ryano heads a very...

By David Joseph —- Jockey Jose Ortiz to Ride Final Month of Championship Meet G2 Holy Bull Anchors Guaranteed Multi-Race Pools Saturday New Gelding Mutaraamy Ends Layoff with Maiden Win Rainbow 6 Carryover Reaches $377,728 for Thursday Jose Ortiz; NYRA Photos HALLANDALE...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The topsy-turvy nature of a jockey’s existence came into play recently for four-time Tampa Bay Downs riding champion Ronnie Allen, Jr. During a span of seven racing days, from Jan. 4-14, he rode only two winners, the kind of mini-slump that...

By Mike Willman —- Hoppertunity; NYRA File Photo DEFENDING CHAMP HOPPERTUNITY TAKES ON STABLEMATE MOR SPIRIT, ACCELERATE, DALMORE & PROSPECT PARK AT 1 1/16 MILES IN THE GRADE II, $300,000 SAN ANTONIO STAKES SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 1, 2017)—Still...

By David Joseph —- Classic Empire; Coady Photography Eclipse Champion to Face Eight in Sophomore Debut HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – John Oxley’s Classic Empire is slated to make his 3-year-old debut in Saturday’s $350,000 Lambholm South Holy Bull (G2) at Gulfstream Park, fresh...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Whitmore to Wait for Hot Springs Stakes After running the fastest six furlongs in January in Oaklawn history, Whitmore won’t be seen in February, said Ron Moquett of Hot Springs, who co-owns and trains the 4-year-old son of Pleasantly Perfect. Instead,...