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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman It's safe to say winter weather has wreaked havoc on racing across the U.S. over the last 10 days or so. Countless cards have been called off, and the Southwest (G3)—originally scheduled for Feb. 15, then Feb. 20, then Feb. 21—has now been pushed off to Feb. 27. But at least the ...

A mid-February storm brought us more than frosty fields in Central Kentucky. As the breeding season officially opened and foals started arriving in earnest, a thick coating of ice was the culprit for tree limbs bowing to the ground. Despite the cold, the news cycle of the week in the bluegrass rode a hot streak. In Frankfort, the state’s ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Our quest to pick 50% winners in 2021 took some interesting twists last week, but at least we're still on the right track. Fifth-place efforts from Known Agenda and Greyes Creek impacted our win percentage, but a victory by Jouster saved the weekend and kept us ahead of the line at ...

Because of the pandemic my usual visits to Old Friends have been curtailed and I haven’t even had a work-related reason to visit the original Georgetown, Ky. farm in some time. Believe me, I usually find reasons to visit the farm and its impressive roster of horses. So I found a bounce in my step when a recent winter Friday presented a ...

For most of us the opportunity to land a championship of any variety comes through a very small window. For a precious few that play at the highest level, brilliance and consistency put them in a position to excel year after year. We were reminded of this over the weekend that culminated with Super Bowl Sunday, an American holiday of football, ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Happy February, everyone! January was a good month on Unlocking Winners. Victories from Greatest Honour in the Holy Bull (G3) and Medina Spirit in the Robert B. Lewis (G3) pushed my record for the year to 8-5-1-2 (62.5% winners, 100% in-the-money) with a return on investment of ...

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association had big plans for the 50th anniversary of the Eclipse Awards. However, its lengthy list of ideas to celebrate the half-century of the best in Thoroughbred racing and breeding was tossed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Put a large group of people together in an awards ceremony setting? Forget about it. ...