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1 Texas Red Keith Desormeaux Afleet Alex—Ramatuelle, by Jeune Homme He’s been working steadily, with each work an improvement. Pace setup or no pace setup, he was spectacular in the BC Juvenile and had the race won by the quarter pole. Devastating turn of foot; reminds me of Afleet Alex in many ways. Bred to run all day and 3x4 inbreeding to ...

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This column seemed to be well-received by Secretariat fans last year, so I thought I would reprint it as an annual Birthday present to Penny and all Big Red 's fans who might have missed it last year. Mrs. Chenery celebrates her 94th birthday on Wednesday, Jan. 27. So let's return to her party one year later, with nine ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') At this time of year, it is rare to feel very confident in the chances of any given three-year-old in a Kentucky Derby prep race. Because it can be so difficult to predict which colts will improve dramatically with maturity (or not!), a colt that looks like a standout on paper could romp to an impressive ...

In the world of commerce, nothing could be more colorful and fascinating than an auction of Thoroughbred horses.  For instance, at Keeneland in Lexington each fall for almost two weeks, around 4,000 horses are sold, and people come from all over the world to pay prices that cause the average to be in the neighborhood of six figures. Every two ...

Tom Durkin retired Aug. 30 at Saratoga Race Course from his life’s calling, ending a 43-year career as the nation’s premier racetrack 
announcer. The native of Chicago’s West Side has called more than 80,000 races, beginning at a fair circuit in Wisconsin. He rose through the ranks at major tracks in Florida, New Jersey, and Illinois before ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') On Monday, the Road to the Kentucky Derby continues at Oaklawn Park with the running of the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes. The one-mile race has drawn a field of nine, led by the talented Mr. Z, who placed in a quintet of graded stakes races during his very busy juvenile campaign. Here are the ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') The $200,000 LeComte Stakes (gr. III) on January 17th at Fair Grounds poses an interesting handicapping question—what do you do with Eagle, the likely favorite, now that he has drawn the far outside post position in a field of eleven? From some perspectives, Eagle seems like a standout. Last time out, he ...