Unlocking Winners

Handicapping strategies and picks for top Thoroughbred races

Who Has the Edge in the Ohio Derby?

By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The post-Triple Crown stakes scene for three-year-olds makes a stop at Thistledown this Saturday for the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3), a race with a recent roster of winners highlighted by Triple Crown alumni Tawny Port (2022), Owendale (2019), Irap (2017), Mo Tom (2016), and Mr. Z (2015). This year's Ohio Derby has drawn an eight-horse field featuring... Read More

Who Will Win the Lexington Stakes?

By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Six months after the series began, the 2022-23 Road to the Kentucky Derby wraps up with Saturday's running of the $400,000 Lexington S. (G3) at Keeneland. The 1 1/16-mile contest awards Kentucky Derby (G1) qualification points on a 20-8-6-4-2 split to the top five finishers. That's not a lot of points, but it can be enough to shift the Road to... Read More

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