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As part of the Blood-Horse's 100th anniversary issue on Aug. 6, I have been asked to list (with links) my 15 favorite Hangin With Haskin blogs. This was an extremely difficult task, as it's like choosing which of your children you like the best. I am posting one of those blogs to introduce the upcoming “15 favorites” blog, which will be posted on ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman I hope you're ready for another great weekend of racing action! We've got an impressive slate of stakes races on the schedule, including the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. I), and on Friday, the much-anticipated summer meet at Del Mar will begin. Plus, I've found a first-time ...

The more people I come in contact with the more I discover how many are not aware of the history of Saratoga. They love the ambiance, the beauty, and the overall feeling they get being there and can perhaps sense a small portion of the track’s and the city’s history. But few know the sheer depth of it.So, for those who are planning on visiting the ...

Those who say they’re retiring from Thoroughbreds are kidding themselves. The latest example of that came over the last few days with the news of the re-sale of Wimborne Farm near Paris, Ky., and its former owner, Diane Perkins, winning the Arlington Handicap (gr. IIIT) July 9 in Chicago with her homebred Kasaqui.Perkins was enjoying herself the ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Get ready, everyone! We've got an absolutely stellar Saturday of racing coming up on July 9th, led by six graded stakes races at Belmont Park, four at Arlington Park, and a wide mix of other exciting races. Leading the way are the $1.25 million Belmont Derby (gr. I) and $1 million ...

Last week, it was reported that King Glorious had died in Japan at the age of 30, having been pensioned since 2010 due to declining fertility. This news likely was of interest only to a handful of racing fans who remembered the brief exploits of one of the fastest and classiest horses of the 1980s, and most notably his victory in the 1989 Haskell ...

The West Coast has applied a choke hold on the 3-year-old male division for the past three years, yet it annually continues to let its stars escape to Eastern climes without a fight following the Triple Crown series. Two years ago dual-classic winner California Chrome did not race in his namesake state between the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) in ...

It is the Fourth of July weekend and the New York Racing Association thankfully is still running the historic and prestigious Suburban Handicap, even if the Graded Stakes Committee is still asleep keeping it a grade II event, despite its history, as the second leg of the Handicap Triple Crown, and being won by such notables as Easy Goer, ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman On Saturday, Gulfstream Park will host the ''Summit of Speed,'' an exciting day of sprinting that includes nine stakes races. There are so many great races to handicap that I've decided to cover more racing action than usual and handicap four races, with a focus on trying to hit some ...