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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman On a weekend that is a bit light in terms of graded stakes action, one of the most intriguing races is the $250,000 Mother Goose Stakes (gr. II) at Belmont Park. Although the field size isn't huge, I think there's potential for an upset winner. Let's take a look at the ...

While it is still too early to get a clear picture of who is going where, one thing is for certain: the Haskell, Jim Dandy, and Travers are going to be extremely competitive and entertaining events, from which a solid 3-year-old leader should finally emerge. From there it's only the Pennsylvania Derby and then on to the older horses and ...

Leave it to the British to supply North America with its most compelling racing over the last week. One would think there would be enough graded stakes run in late June to satiate the racing public, but on June 24 there were but four graded races, including a pair in Southern California that gave us a four-horse field in the Affirmed Stakes (G3) ...

By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea The Pennsylvania chapter of the Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses (CANTER) recently awarded $500 scholarships to three off-track Thoroughbred owners in the Mid-Atlantic region to further promote their riding and training education. The awarded funds for the Becky Julian Scholarship are to be ...

Current Standings  Curlin08 696 chasingmytale 662 Keelerman 596 trackjack 596 fitzpony 576 dust commander5 566 Akita Girl 558 Riskaverse 556 Standby Painter 536 JJ the TV watcher 520 Charlotte 504 ...

When Royal Ascot ended its five-day meet Saturday, there was a sense of sadness, as if something beautiful, yet comforting, was taken away after filling four and a half hours each morning with a kaleidoscope of images and colors and unbridled emotion. It was like saying goodbye to an old friend, even though the friendship lasted less than a ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman  While this week's racing action might be a bit quiet compared to the last couple of weekends at Belmont Park and Churchill Downs, there's still a solid lineup of stakes races scheduled to be run, including the $500,000 Ohio Derby (gr. III) at Thistledown, which includes ...

For a variety of reasons Arthur Hancock III has long been one of our favorite people in the industry. Through 70-plus  years he has maintained a sharp eye for horses and a sly wit and ready laugh; he has the heart of an artist (and is, in fact, a talented songwriter and musician); and he believes there is more to the universe than meets the ...

Yes, I have written about the genius of John Nerud on numerous occasions, and through his vast knowledge of pedigrees and the physical horse, he has created his own niche in the annals of Thoroughbred breeding. But as each month passes by, that niche becomes larger and larger and has now reached staggering proportions. One person referred to ...

By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea If you're an owner or trainer in Maryland with a racehorse that needs to retire and you have no connections in aftercare or other equine disciplines, where do you turn?  A new organization is aiming to be the answer. The Maryland Horsemen's Association, the Maryland Jockey Club, Maryland Thoroughbred ...