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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman An absolutely spectacular weekend of racing kicks off this Saturday with a terrific card at Saratoga, highlighted by the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II). The nine-furlong race has drawn a top-notch field of three-year-old colts prepping for the August 29th Travers Stakes (gr. I), and ...

As American Pharoah prepares for his assault on Monmouth Park in the Haskell Invitational, and with a record crowd projected, there will be electricity in the air unlike anything felt at the Jersey Shore in a century and a half.A great deal has transpired at Monmouth over the years, going back to post-Civil War days.Monmouth has had a long and ...

Several issues and questions have surfaced following the introduction July 15 of federal legislation that would authorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency to create an independent organization to oversee medication regulation in Thoroughbred racing. Rather than attempt to tackle all the questions in a single column, we’ve decided to start ...

>>Go to the PPs for the Diana | Post Time 6:07 EDT Saturday By TimeformUS Analyst Mike Beer The first Grade 1 of the 2015 Saratoga meet comes on Day #2. Race #10 is the Diana, for fillies and mares over one mile and 1/8, and this year’s running has attracted a small, but select, field of seven.The TimeformUS Pace Projector favors ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman With the Del Mar meet underway and Saratoga scheduled to open on Friday, a terrific weekend of racing awaits on July 25th and 26th! One of the highlights is bound to be the $200,000 San Diego Handicap (gr. II) at Del Mar, which drew a top-notch field of eight led by 2014 Breeders’ Cup ...

No foot, no horse.This commandment of horse racing well serves buyers examining the hooves of prospective purchases, but it has had a far more dire meaning for horses struggling with laminitis. The onset of this foot disease often signals the end of a Thoroughbred’s racing career, and too frequently becomes a life-threatening situation.The pages ...

 Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan on the turf course at Keeneland. ORDER THIS PHOTO Wise Dan had his first breeze on July 17, since returning to full training on June 30.  ORDER THIS PHOTO  ORDER THIS PHOTO    ORDER THIS PHOTO Based at Keeneland in the Charlie and Amy LoPresti barn on Rice Road, the ...

Recently, my wife and I visited with my in-laws in Illinois with the goal of attending Arlington Park for their Preview Day and Food Truck Festival. The visit would be my first time walking the grounds of Arlington International. How could you ever go wrong with great food, a few brews, and wonderful athletes racing? The Arlington grounds are ...