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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues on Saturday with the $200,000 Lecomte S. (G3) at Fair Grounds, a 1 1/16-mile qualifier worth 20-10-6-4-2 points to the top five finishers. Eight horses have entered the Lecomte, and it's shaping up as a rematch of last month's $100,000 ...

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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The second Saturday in January is shaping up as a quiet one on the U.S. racing calendar. There isn't a single graded stakes on the agenda. That's why we're turning our attention to the $125,000 Pasco S. at Tampa Bay Downs. The seven-furlong dirt dash for three-year-olds isn't the ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues on Saturday with the running of the $150,000 Jerome S. at Aqueduct. Contested over a one-turn mile, the Jerome awards Kentucky Derby qualification points to the top five finishers on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis. That means every horse in the Jerome ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The final day of 2023 brings the $150,000 Queens County S. at Aqueduct. The 1 1/8-mile contest isn't the richest or most prestigious race taking place over the holiday weekend, but it does contain a horse I believe could make a lot of noise in 2024: #5 Signator, an ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman It's too early to have definitive feelings about the most likely winner of the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1), but I believe a colt entered in Saturday's $100,000 Gun Runner S. at Fair Grounds has to be part of the conversation. I'm thinking of #6 Nash (7-5), a Godolphin ...