George Weaver

Favored Lead Guitar Wins Autumn Days

OZONE PARK, NY – Jim and Susan Hill’s Lead Guitar made good on her 6/5 favoritism and extended her win streak to 4 in Sunday’s $100,000 Autumn Days Stakes at Aqueduct. Lead Guitar broke well from…

Race Recaps

Ever Dangerous Grinds Way to 74/1 Upset in Bryan Station

LEXINGTON, KY – Reeves Thoroughbred Racing and R. A. Hill Stable’s Ever Dangerous got first jump on the fleet of strong closers and grinded his way to a 74/1 upset in Friday’s $150,000 Bryan Station Stakes at Keeneland. Ever Dangerous – the second and last horse to draw into the… Read More

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Lead Guitar bests open company in $80K Floral Park

ELMONT, NY – Jim and Susan Hill’s New York-bred Lead Guitar switched tactics to best open company for the second time in a row, notching a 3/4-length score in Saturday’s third running of the $80,000 Floral Park for fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward going 6 furlongs over the inner turf… Read More

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Shippy Strolls in Off-Turf Blue Sparkler

OCEANPORT, NJ – Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, R. A. Hill Stable, and Joseph Besecker’s Shippy strolled back into the winner’s circle Saturday after taking an off-turf edition of the $75,000 Blue Sparkler Stakes at Monmouth Park. Shippy was made the 8/5 favorite under Paco Lopez, and from the moment she left the… Read More

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Breeders' Cup

Vekoma Still Perfect After Monster Met Mile

ELMONT, NY – R. A. Hill Stable and Gatsas Stables’ Vekoma kept his perfect 2020 record intact after deploying a monster effort to win Saturday’s $500,000 Runhappy Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park. The Met Mile is a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event, with Vekoma receiving an automatic berth in… Read More

Breeders' Cup

Vekoma Rows Home Champion of the Carter

ELMONT, NY – R. A. Hill Stable and Gatsas Stables’ Vekoma paddled his way swiftly through the slop and rowed his way home to champion Saturday’s $250,000 Runhappy Carter Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park. The Carter is a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event, with Vekoma receiving an automatic berth in… Read More

Saratoga

Saratoga Skinny: Alabama More Than a Two-Filly Affair

For the third year in a row, the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) winner will not wheel back on four weeks’ rest to contest this Saturday’s Alabama Stakes (G1). In 2017, Abel Tasman was victorious in the Coaching Club after going nose-to-nose with Elate in an epic stretch tussle. Abel… Read More

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Saratoga

Saratoga Skinny: Guarana Can Clear Up 3-Year Old Filly Picture in Coaching Club America Oaks

In just the past three years, we have been fortunate to witness memorable performances by some of the best fillies of our generation at Saratoga in the $500,000 Coaching Club America Oaks (G1). Last year, the Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Monomoy Girl triumphed in gate-to-wire fashion over four other runners, including… Read More

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Point of Honor Blooms Beautifully in Black-Eyed Susan

BALTIMORE, MD – Trainer George Weaver’s lightly-raced but ultra-talented pupil Point of Honor bloomed beautifully in the stretch run to earn her first career graded score in Friday’s $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) at Pimlico Race Course. Breaking from post 8 under Javier Castellano as the very narrow 5/2 second choice, Point of… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Fountain of Youth Highlights “Super” Saturday at Gulfstream Park

Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Hidden Scroll will follow up his eye-popping debut romp when he makes his highly-anticipated return in Saturday’s Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park. An official Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby prep race awarding 50 points to the winner, the Fountain of Youth leads a supersized… Read More