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In a refreshing move, Kentucky Horse Racing Commission vice chairman John Roach listed a number of horseplayer concerns at a Jan. 16 rules committee meeting. Roach, who serves on the rules committee, wasn't to the point of taking a position on the issues forwarded to the KHRC by professional horseplayer Mike Maloney, but Roach wanted to get the ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Since this week is a quiet one in terms of major racing action, let's take advantage of the lull to examine four up-and-coming three-year-olds that could be poised to make some noise on the road to the Kentucky Derby this winter.... Ax Man Trainer Bob Baffert has won three of the ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend offers us the opportunity to extend birthday wishes to a pair of pioneers and congratulations to a pair of new trailblazers in the Thoroughbred industry. Celebrating birthdays Jan. 15 were Alice Chandler and Josephine Abercrombie, strong women who have left a indelible marks on the industry by ...

By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea  The team behind the Thoroughbred Classic Horse Show would love to see their 2018 edition of their annual Holiday Classic event go off without a hitch.  Forces outside of the organizers' control affected the past two editions of the December show—in 2016 it was cancelled due to an outbreak of Equine Herpes ...

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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Get ready, everyone! A huge three-day weekend of racing awaits with three Kentucky Derby prep races on the agenda-the Lecomte Stakes (gr. III) at Fair Groudns, the Jerome Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct, and the Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park. All three races have drawn interesting ...