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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman A seemingly wide-open field has assembled for Saturday's $250,000 Sam F. Davis S. at Tampa Bay Downs, the latest stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Ten horses have entered the 1 1/16-mile race, and in my opinion you can make a solid case for most of them to win. Even some ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Three Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers are taking place on the first day of February. Two in particular—the Holy Bull (G3) and the Robert B. Lewis (G3)—have drawn deep and intriguing fields. Let's take a look at both races: Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park Year after year, ...

Standings Arliss II 1243 mz64 1160.25 Melanie Thompson 1121.25 My Takeout 1112.5 Tomskid 1088.25 gary26 1083.25 Fortune Pending 1078.75 Van Berg 1076.25 Kathy Weightman 1061.25 Footlick 1019 Kyri Freeman ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The ninth running of the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) is taking place on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. A competitive 12-horse field will race 1 1/8 miles over the main track, and determining the most likely winner isn't easy. Reviewing the first eight editions of the Pegasus ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman One of the best betting races this Saturday is also the race drawing the most headlines: the $250,000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds, an important Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier worth 20-10-6-4-2 points to the top five finishers. A large and competitive field has turned out for ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman On a quiet Saturday without any graded stakes on the agenda, one of the most intriguing races is the $150,000 Pasco S. at Tampa Bay Downs, a seven-furlong dirt sprint for three-year-olds. Every now and then, the Pasco tosses up a Kentucky Derby starter. Half a dozen Pasco alumni ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Happy New Year! I'm happy to report I hit a milestone goal in 2024: 50% winning selections on Unlocking Winners. Depending on whether or not you count second choices after a few of my top choices scratched, my record for the year ended at either 47-for-94 (50%) or ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Opening day of the Santa Anita Classic Meet is Thursday, the day after Christmas. The stakes-packed post-holiday card is highlighted by a stellar renewal of the $300,000 Malibu (G1), a seven-furlong sprint for three-year-olds. The eight-horse field has come up deep, with severable ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The final Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier of the year is coming up on Saturday at Fair Grounds, that being the $100,000 Gun Runner S. worth 10-5-3-2-1 points to the top five finishers. A small but competitive field has turned out for the 1 1/16-mile contest. Only five horses ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman There's a strong chance Saturday's $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) will be won by a Bob Baffert trainee, and not just because Baffert trains three of the five entrants in the 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier. Baffert has won the Los Alamitos Futurity a record 14 ...