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Handicapping strategies and picks for top Thoroughbred races

Picks for a Post-Christmas Fair Grounds Feast

• 20 Dec 2022 4:13 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps a quartet of post-Christmas stakes for juveniles at Fair Grounds.... Read More

One Allowance, Two Derby Prep Winners?

• 15 Dec 2022 3:44 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) and Remington Springboard Mile S.... Read More

Seeking an Upset in the Starlet Stakes

• 8 Dec 2022 5:25 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Starlet S. (G1) at Los Alamitos.... Read More

Betting on a Sophomore in the Cigar Mile

• 1 Dec 2022 4:45 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Cigar Mile H. (G1) at Aqueduct.... Read More

Picking an Up-and-Comer in the Clark Stakes

• 22 Nov 2022 9:18 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Clark S. (G1) at Churchill Downs.... Read More

Who Will Win the Bob Hope Stakes?

• 17 Nov 2022 10:14 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Bob Hope S. (G3) at Del Mar.... Read More

5 Up-and-Coming Triple Crown Contenders to Follow

• 9 Nov 2022 5:57 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson shares thoughts on five possible Triple Crown contenders to follow in 2023.... Read More

Keeler Johnson’s 2022 Breeders’ Cup Selections

• 4 Nov 2022 1:14 AM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the 14 Breeders' Cup races on Nov. 4-5 at Keeneland.... Read More

3 Longshots to Consider in Breeders’ Cup 2022

• 28 Oct 2022 12:26 AM
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J. Keeler Johnson shares a trio of live longshots for the 2022 Breeders' Cup at Keeneland.... Read More

5 Formidable Females Tackling the Breeders’ Cup

• 21 Oct 2022 12:53 AM
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J. Keeler Johnson analyzes five fillies and mares slated to take on males at the 2022 Breeders' Cup.... Read More

Who Will Win the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup?

• 13 Oct 2022 12:37 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland.... Read More

Handicapping Exciting Juveniles on a Super Saturday

• 6 Oct 2022 5:03 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Breeders' Futurity (G1) and American Pharoah S. (G1) on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.... Read More

Handicapping a Promising Champagne Field

• 29 Sep 2022 6:41 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Champagne S. (G1) at Belmont at the Big A.... Read More

Who Will Win the Pennsylvania Derby?

• 20 Sep 2022 4:12 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx Racing.... Read More

Handicapping the First 2023 Kentucky Derby Prep

• 15 Sep 2022 11:53 AM
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J. Keeler Johnson analyzes the Iroquois S. (G3) at Churchill Downs, the first stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.... Read More

Playing 5 Stakes at Kentucky Downs

• 8 Sep 2022 2:04 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps five rich stakes at Kentucky Downs, including the Kentucky Turf Cup (G2).... Read More

Picks for a Classic and a Gold Cup

• 1 Sep 2022 2:27 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Pacific Classic (G1) and Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1).... Read More

A Plethora of Picks for Travers Day

• 26 Aug 2022 12:56 AM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps six graded stakes at Saratoga, including the Travers S. (G1).... Read More

Who Will Win the Alabama Stakes?

• 18 Aug 2022 10:11 AM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Alabama S. (G1) at Saratoga.... Read More

Betting a Raider in the Beverly D.

• 10 Aug 2022 2:30 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Beverly D. S. (G1) at Churchill Downs.... Read More

Who Will Win the Whitney?

• 4 Aug 2022 11:57 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Whitney S. (G1) at Saratoga.... Read More

Voting for a Warrior at Saratoga

• 28 Jul 2022 6:08 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (G1) and Jim Dandy S. (G2) at Saratoga.... Read More

Will Taiba Bounce Back in the Haskell?

• 21 Jul 2022 11:32 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Haskell S. (G1) at Monmouth Park.... Read More

Betting on Brown in the Diana Stakes

• 14 Jul 2022 9:27 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Diana S. (G1) on opening weekend at Saratoga.... Read More

Betting the Home Team in the Belmont Derby

• 7 Jul 2022 5:50 PM
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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Belmont Derby (G1) at Belmont Park.... Read More

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