William I. Mott

Juddmonte Farms' homebred Hofburg, a multiple Grade 1-placed son of Tapit, earned a 94 Beyer Speed Figure in his winning return to the races Thu...

Elate ran the kind of race this writer needed to see in the 1 ¼-mile Delaware Handicap (G2) yesterday. The 5-year-old mare turned in the best performa...

Elate made her second straight Delaware Handicap victory look easy Saturday afternoon.The 5-year-old Medaglia d’Oro mare took the lead in the far tur...

Never one to rest on his laurels, Hall of Fame conditioner Bill Mott was a busy man one day following an impressive maiden victory on Friday's card w...

For those planning to go against Elate in Saturday's Grade 2, $750,000 Delaware Handicap, unfortunately this does not look like the right race. W...

Even without any superstars stars present, it's never a good idea to concede a short-field race to the big favorite. If some holes exist in the star e...

Track bias talk tends to catch fire once a few reputable handicappers insist it exists. So, in hindsight did Belmont Park’s dirt favor the inside on S...

Regular readers here know highly I regarded Country House, making the argument for him as an upset candidate in the Risen Star Stakes (G2), ...

As the dust settles (or, at least, tries to), it is time to discuss what happened from a handicapping standpoint in the Kentucky Derby. There are two ...

Maximum Security crossed the wire first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby, but in a shocking turn of events, he was later disqualified. Instead of the F...