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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') @J_Keelerman For those that can hardly wait for the massive day of racing on June 6th at Belmont Park, I’ve got good news! A terrific series of stakes races are scheduled to be held this weekend at tracks across the country, with big-name racehorses like Work All Week, Lady Eli, Divisidero, Ben’s Cat, ...

I am a great admirer of brevity in speech. And, since I am somewhat deaf, I am also a great admirer of clarity. Sometimes I think both auditory characteristics are on the decline. Seems to me a lot of people, particularly younger people today, talk too much, and converse more and more in a strange Daffy Duck, singsong dialect. Whatever. In the ...

Earlier this month Indiana Gov. Mike Pence vetoed legislation that would have allowed advance deposit wagering because it violates his stance against expanding gaming in the Hoosier State.Pence then allowed two other gambling-related pieces of legislation to become law without his signature—one allows riverboat casinos to move ashore, provided the ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Saturday may have been a slow day in terms of major racing in the U.S., but Memorial Day promises to offer an exceptional afternoon of racing, including a quintet of graded stakes races at tracks across the country. One of the highlights is the $300,000 Gamely Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park, which has ...

I want American Pharoah, or any horse for that matter, to win the Triple Crown. Yes, it would be great for racing, but it would also be great for me. The longer we go without a Triple Crown winner, the more embedded I become in a dubious fraternity; one whose membership requires only a single qualification – you have to be old. After all, ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') @J_Keelerman Although racing in the U.S. may be in a bit of a slumber while we wait for the Belmont Stakes, racing across the waters in Europe is just getting geared up! On Saturday at the Curragh, an exciting card of seven races will be held, highlighted by the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Ire-I), the ...

Much of the discussion following American Pharoah’s romp in the Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (gr. I) turned quickly from whether he could win the Triple Crown to whether he would be a deserving Triple Crown champion.A modest final time in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and a sluggish time on a sloppy Pimlico surface in the ...

Most fairy tales are born in the creative minds of gifted writers, but on rare occasions they are born in the most obvious of places. For American Pharoah and the Zayat family, their fairy tale was born in part in the most obvious place of all, Disneyland, where Cinderella stories come to life every day. But that is where they remain.For Ahmed ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Let the excitement begin! Now that Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner American Pharoah has added the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) (VIDEO) to his résumé, we will have a Triple Crown on the line in the June 6th Belmont Stakes (gr. I) for the second consecutive year. With less than three weeks remaining until the ...