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There is no harsher critic of racing films than yours truly, and I sadly have had to carve apart recent flicks with the dexterity of a surgeon with a scalpel. I can’t stand revisionist history for the sake of making it “Hollywood” and can’t stand a movie turning racing into a farce, as “Secretariat” did, insulting one’s intelligence on so many ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Are you ready for some Kentucky Derby prep race excitement? If so, then you’re going to be thrilled with the racing action over the next two weeks! On November 21st, Delta Downs will play host to the $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes (gr. III), and on November 28th, the focus of the ...

Computer-robotic wagering (CRW) has helped prop up pari-mutuel handle in recent years but has made race betting less attractive for every other player by making it difficult for racing to attract new bettors. Now, based on law enforcement officials’ assessment of fantasy sports wagering, CRW may be illegal. Considering one in five dollars bet ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman On Saturday, Laurel Park will play host to a fantastic day of racing that includes six stakes races, highlighted by the $350,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash. A six-furlong sprint that serves as a sort of consolation prize for horses that didn’t win or run in the Breeders’ Cup ...

I have been known to break promises before, so when I said my last column on American Pharoah would be my last on the Triple Crown winner you didn’t really believe me, did you? I had actually intended to keep that promise until the recent announcement that the colt is among the 12 finalists for Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year ...

Several years ago during Kentucky Derby week, I wrote a small segment in my column about Iraqi War veteran Chris Simonds and his special Derby dream. To honor Simonds, who was awarded the Purple Heart, and all veterans, I felt this was the perfect time to expand, update and re-tell Simonds’ story, as well as the effect American Pharoah had on him ...

The commercial markets are generally trending upward, but the selectivity of the market will continue to cause heartburn for a lot of breeders. If a horse isn’t “ticking all the boxes,” then buyers are apparently more inclined to walk away than take a chance.One symptom of a selective market is a rising buy-back rate, which we are seeing at the ...