Unlocking Winners

Handicapping strategies and picks for top Thoroughbred races

Fierce Three-Year-Olds Tackle Derby Qualifiers

• 1 Feb 2024 1:35 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Holy Bull S. (G3) and Robert B. Lewis S. (G3).... Read More

Playing Against the Pegasus World Cup Favorites

• 25 Jan 2024 10:40 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Pegasus World Cup (G1) and Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1).... Read More

Betting On Speed in the Lecomte Stakes

• 18 Jan 2024 5:56 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Lecomte S. (G3) at Fair Grounds.... Read More

Accomplished Sprinter Looks Tough in Pasco Stakes

• 12 Jan 2024 12:10 AM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Pasco S. at Tampa Bay Downs.... Read More

Betting on a Closer in the Jerome

• 4 Jan 2024 2:07 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Jerome S. at Aqueduct.... Read More

Is Signator a Star in the Making?

• 28 Dec 2023 5:40 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Queens County S. at Aqueduct.... Read More

Will Nash Triumph in the Gun Runner Stakes?

• 20 Dec 2023 2:26 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Gun Runner S. at Fair Grounds.... Read More

Who Will Conquer the Springboard Mile?

• 14 Dec 2023 7:12 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Remington Springboard Mile S. at Remington Park.... Read More

Who Do You Like in the Starlet?

• 7 Dec 2023 8:57 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Starlet (G2) at Los Alamitos.... Read More

Betting on a Closer in the Cigar Mile

• 30 Nov 2023 2:20 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Cigar Mile H. (G2) at Aqueduct.... Read More

Mission is Possible in the Clark Stakes

• 21 Nov 2023 11:29 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Clark S. (G2) at Churchill Downs.... Read More

Will a Recent Maiden Winner Take the Bob Hope?

• 16 Nov 2023 9:08 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Bob Hope S. (G3) at Del Mar.... Read More

5 Kentucky Derby Contenders You Should Follow

• 9 Nov 2023 5:07 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson shares a handful of promising two-year-olds to follow this winter and beyond.... Read More

Keeler Johnson’s 2023 Breeders’ Cup Selections

• 3 Nov 2023 1:22 AM
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J. Keeler Johnson shares his picks for the 14 Breeders' Cup races at Santa Anita.... Read More

Are This Year’s Defending Breeders' Cup Winners Vulnerable?

• 27 Oct 2023 12:11 AM
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J. Keeler Johnson analyzes the chances of Caravel, Cody's Wish, Elite Power, and Goodnight Olive at the 2023 Breeders' Cup.... Read More

Breeders’ Cup: 2 Longshots to Consider

• 19 Oct 2023 11:42 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson shares a pair of price horses worth supporting at the 2023 Breeders' Cup.... Read More

Will a European Win the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup?

• 12 Oct 2023 11:35 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland.... Read More

Is Locked a Lock to Win the Breeders' Futurity?

• 5 Oct 2023 12:57 AM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Breeders' Futurity (G1) at Keeneland.... Read More

Looking for a Longshot in the Woodward Stakes

• 28 Sep 2023 9:37 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Woodward S. (G2) at Belmont at the Big A.... Read More

Pennsylvania Derby is a Battle of Pacesetters

• 21 Sep 2023 11:20 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx Racing.... Read More

Backing the Iroquois Favorite? I’m Willing to Risk It

• 14 Sep 2023 10:20 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Iroquois S. (G3) at Churchill Downs.... Read More

Maker Holds Strong Hand in Kentucky Turf Cup

• 7 Sep 2023 11:53 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Kentucky Turf Cup (G2) at Kentucky Downs.... Read More

Will a Sophomore Win the Pacific Classic?

• 31 Aug 2023 12:21 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar.... Read More

Will a 12-1 Longshot Upset the Travers?

• 24 Aug 2023 10:36 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Travers S. (G1) at Saratoga.... Read More

Betting for an Alabama Upset

• 17 Aug 2023 5:19 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Alabama S. (G1) at Saratoga.... Read More

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