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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman  Ready, set, go! We're less than 30 hours away from the first race of the 2017 Breeders' Cup, and now is the time to start finalizing selections and plotting wagering strategies. Let's jump right in--here are my thoughts on all thirteen races... Breeders' Cup Juvenile ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman  Pre-entries for the 34th running of the Breeders' Cup were released yesterday morning, giving handicappers a few days to analyze the prospective fields before final entries and post positions are announced on Monday. Since it's never too early to start planning wagering ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman With just two weeks remaining until the Breeders' Cup, it's not too early to start examining the races and begin formulating our potential plays. Two of the most interesting races at this year's Breeders' Cup are the two dirt sprints--the Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) and the ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman One of the annual highlights of the Keeneland fall meet is the $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (gr. I), a nine-furlong race that pits some of the best three-year-old turf fillies against each other in a race that often serves as a prep for the Breeders' Cup Filly ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman With just four weeks remaining until the Breeders' Cup, the second ''Super Saturday'' of Breeders' Cup prep races is coming up this weekend. All told, ten Grade 1 races are scheduled to be held from Friday through Sunday at Belmont Park, Santa Anita, and Keeneland. Let's take a look ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Get ready, everyone! The first ''Super Saturday'' of Breeders' Cup prep races is coming up this weekend, with Belmont Park, Santa Anita, and Churchill Downs hosting impressive cards filled with graded stakes races, including eight Grade 1 events. There are plenty of races to choose ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Few races have climbed as high in recent years as the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. I) at Parx Racing. The nine-furlong race for three-year-olds has attracted so many accomplished runners as of late that the race will be run as a Grade 1 for the first time this year, and the ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman It doesn't take long for the racing action to rebound following the end of the Del Mar and Saratoga meets. Last weekend may have been quiet, but this coming weekend is a big one with eleven graded stakes races on the schedule, including six at Woodbine. One of the most intriguing ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman When it comes to competitive racing on turf, it's hard to beat Kentucky Downs. The unique Kentucky track hosts a brief all-turf meet every September featuring large purses and huge fields; it's not uncommon to see races draw a full fields of twelve, plus four ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman How fast the summer has flown by! Believe it or not, this weekend will bring the Saratoga and Del Mar meets to a close, but fortunately for racing fans, the two tracks will go out in a burst of excitement with many top-notch graded stakes races scheduled to be run. There are actually ...