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A look at Gun Runner's Equibase Speed Figures for 2017 adds a bit more evidence of the consistently brilliant season enjoyed by the son of Candy Ride. In winning five of six starts, including four straight grade 1 wins to close out the season, Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm's runner not only registered the top ESF of the season ...

With a pretty robust year behind us, we have to think there is plenty to look forward to for 2018. Despite frigid temperatures here in the Bluegrass to kick off the new year, the upcoming mixed sales at Keeneland (Jan. 8-11), Ocala Breeders’ Sales (Jan. 24-25), and Fasig-Tipton Kentucky (Feb. 5-6) figure to continue to bring the heat generated ...

Current Standings  Curlin08 1587 Keelerman 1485 Riskaverse 1372 MeyerhoffsMonster 1271 Van Horn 1240 Eric Rickard 1213 Standby Painter 1210 Charlotte 1208 Betty S 1170 Pal Ray 1167 Gary365 1150 Quinnbt ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The last weekend of racing in 2017 is a big one with 28 stakes races scheduled to be run across North America, including a trio of graded stakes events at Santa Anita. The highlight of the day is the $300,000 American Oaks (gr. I), the final Grade 1 race of the year, but the ...

By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea  The Stronach family's Adena Springs is known in the Thoroughbred industry as a successful breeder and owner participating in the highest levels of the game in the United States and Canada, but the Stronachs are also advocates for responsible aftercare. In addition to supporting outside aftercare nonprofits and ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman With less than two weeks remaining in 2017, and with a quiet pre-Christmas weekend of racing ahead of us, now seems like as good a time as any to look over a few up-and-coming juveniles that could make some noise on the 2018 Road to the Kentucky Derby. Without further ado, here are ...

By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea   The racing industry in Minnesota has recently increased its efforts to help retiring horses with life off the track. Thanks to legislation passed in 2015, fines collected from rulings at Canterbury Park and Running Aces Casino & Racetrack were allocated to a fund, which awarded $46,000 to three aftercare ...

Kentucky humorist Irvin S. Cobb famously bragged: “Until you go to Kentucky and with your own eyes behold the Derby, you ain’t never been nowheres and you ain’t never seen nothin’.” Ask any horsemen, however, and they’ll tell you they’ve seen plenty. But just when we think we’ve seen it all, 2017 rolled in. The year certainly showed us some things ...

Many people believe that once the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, Remsen Stakes, and Los Alamitos Futurity are run, that is the end of the 2-year-old season as far as seeing potential Kentucky Derby hopefuls in action. However, that is not the case at all. History has shown us that the winners of those three graded stakes are not necessarily ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman In my opinion, one of the most fascinating races coming up this weekend-at least from a handicapping perspective-is the $100,000 Harlan's Holiday Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park. The race has drawn nine horses, five of them graded stakes winners, but finding the winner could be ...