Bob Hill – Handicapping

By Amy Gregory —- Kentucky Derby Winner Rich Strike Consigned as a Stallion Prospect to Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale LEXINGTON, KY (Nov. 9, 2023) – Keeneland announced today that Rich Strike, winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1) Presented by Woodford...

By David Joseph —- $3 Million Pegasus (G1) Possible for Kentucky Derby Winner Mage Race ‘In the Pipeline’ for Classic Winner $100K Rainbow 6 Gross Jackpot Guarantee, New Post Time for Friday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage, withdrawn from la...

By Mac McBride Jim Charvat —- Dandy Man Shines © Benoit Photo Six Sophs Tussel on Lawn Friday as Del Mar’s Fall Session Opens Six 3-year-olds have answered the call for runners in Del Mar’s fall session opening feature – the $75,000 Let It Ride Stakes, an overnight...

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll – November 6, 2023 Cody’s Wish held off National Treasure to repeat as the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner. Photo: Benoit Photos Week 41 of the 2023 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering...

By Rick Francis —- SATURDAY SANTA ANITA Race 3) 1 Mile. Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Grade I. Purse $1,000,000 FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD Post Time: 2:30/ 1:30/12:30/(11:30) 3) Cody’s Wish (Mott/Alvarado); a perfect 7-for-7 at the distance. Rebounded...

Breeders’ Cup Saturday – Champions Day Bob Hill, TSV staff writer —- Nine Breeders’ Cup races, all Grade 1 contests, make for an interesting handicapping challenge. There is no Flightline this year to capture most of the headlines, but there still are some exciting stars of...

By Rick Francis —- Race 5) 5 Furlongs. (Turf) Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint Grade I. Purse $1,000,000 FOR TWO-YEAR-OLDS Post Time: 5:00/ 4:00/ 3:00/( 2:00) 11) Slider (Sadler/Berrios); winner of two straight, the last a blistering score here; workouts just as...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs is the destination of choice for serious horseplayers and casual bettors alike seeking to make a big score during the 40th annual Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif....

By Kevin Kilroy —- Rivelli Flies South for Fair Grounds ⦁ Ahead of his two entries in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, Rivelli discusses the make-up of his Fair Grounds’ barn and potential for another Derby star New Orleans, La (Oct. 31, 2023) – Of the fifteen trainers who...