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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Yet another exceptional weekend of racing is coming up on February 11th and 12th, with nine graded stakes races and an impressive group of smaller stakes races on the agenda. The race drawing the most attention is the $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) at Tampa Bay Downs (you can ...

Many in the industry have lost touch with the importance of the Experimental Free Handicap, which was released by The Jockey Club Feb. 2 and appears on page 38 of the February 11, 2017 issue of BloodHorse magazine. It remains a vital historical marker for a sport that allows for pretty straightforward comparisons from generation to generation. ...

 By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea The inaugural $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) Jan. 28 at Gulfstream Park created a whole lot of buzz with its unique set up, the rematch between California Chrome and Arrogate, the largest purse in the world, the Pegasus Win-Win Sweepstakes, and its own branding initiatives calling racegoers to ''be ...

1 Irish War Cry Graham Motion Curlin—Irish Sovereign, by Polish Numbers Well, someone has to be No. 1, so why not the horse with the most impressive maiden victory I saw last year and the most impressive stakes victory I’ve seen this year. I just needed to see if he would rate going two turns after being surprisingly rank in last, and he ...

As long as the New England Patriots keep winning Super Bowls, and doing it in such dramatic fashion, I will keep telling this story, which first appeared in a much shorter version in 2001 and has been expanded since. What better time to re-tell it yet again,16 years after it all began. This time the story shifts to a wild and crazy night in ...

Successful pinhookers are like long-term stock investors. They set their spending limits, buy as much quality as they can afford, and stick to the basic principles that identify performance potential in young Thoroughbreds.  Also like stock investors, they are savvy to market cycles and recognize when to stretch on their yearling ...

Since last year’s Travers Stakes, the racing world has been trying to place Arrogate’s astounding feats in historical perspective. With the Juddmonte colt having started in only three stakes races, it’s been nearly impossible to explain his mind-boggling performances and meteoric rise to stardom, because no one has seen anything like it ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The biggest day of racing so far on the Road to the Kentucky Derby is coming up on Saturday, with three major Derby prep races on the agenda at Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park, and Santa Anita. We'll focus our attention on the $350,000 Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes (gr. II) and the ...