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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman On Saturday, the most important Kentucky Derby prep race so far in 2016 will be held at Gulfstream Park, that being the $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes (gr. III). The 8.5-furlong race serves as the first of three major prep races at Gulfstream Park, and in recent years, the race has drawn ...

I am reprinting the following two columns to celebrate Penny Chenery’s 94th birthday today. This first one was reprinted three years ago, and originally published in Blood-Horse magazine in 2002, and many people have read it, but I am publishing it again for those who haven’t and those who wish to read it again. It was The Meadow's grooms that ...

Be sure to read the first official Derby Dozen in Blood-Horse magazine next week! 1 Greenpointcrusader Dominick Schettino Bernardini—Ava Knowsthecode, by Cryptoclearance The Holy Bull should tell us if his stay at No. 1 will be short-lived or not. This is going to be an early reality crusher for several of them, having to face undefeated ...

If the recent Eclipse Awards signaled the end to what was the best year of Thoroughbred racing this century, that curtain was pulled down even tighter with the deaths in the past fortnight of a string of equine heroes that remind us the time between the heroics provided by these great athletes and the sadness their passings bring slips by all too ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman As many have probably noticed, this week is a slow one in terms of major racing action—there’s only one graded stakes race on the agenda, and no official Kentucky Derby prep races are scheduled to be run.As a result, I thought it might be fun to take a different approach with this week’s ...