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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman A quartet of Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers are taking place across the country this weekend, including two that have produced a bevy of Kentucky Derby (G1) winners through the years: the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park and the $300,000 San Felipe (G2) at ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Saturday is a big day of racing at Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. A bevy of competitive group stakes are on the agenda, and they've attracted competitive international fields. We'll focus our attention on two of the most interesting events: the Saudi Cup (G1) and the Saudi ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman A pair of prominent Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers will take place this weekend: the $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds and the $400,000 Sunland Park Derby (G3) at Sunland Park. Let's take a look at both races: Risen Star (G2) As usual, the 1 1/8-mile Risen Star is ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman One of the most challenging to handicap Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races so far this year is coming up on Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs. That's the $250,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3), which has drawn an ultra-competitive field of 11 colts and one gelding to race 1 1/16 miles. One ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The first Saturday in February is a big one on the 2023-24 Road to the Kentucky Derby. Four qualifiers are taking place across the country, and a couple of possible superstar three-year-olds are making their seasonal debuts. We'll follow the stars and focus our attention on the ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The final weekend in January is highlighted by the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) and $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) at Gulfstream Park. Let's handicap both races: Pegasus World Cup (G1) The eighth running of the Pegasus World Cup is tricky to analyze. Five of the first ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues on Saturday with the $200,000 Lecomte S. (G3) at Fair Grounds, a 1 1/16-mile qualifier worth 20-10-6-4-2 points to the top five finishers. Eight horses have entered the Lecomte, and it's shaping up as a rematch of last month's $100,000 ...

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By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The second Saturday in January is shaping up as a quiet one on the U.S. racing calendar. There isn't a single graded stakes on the agenda. That's why we're turning our attention to the $125,000 Pasco S. at Tampa Bay Downs. The seven-furlong dirt dash for three-year-olds isn't the ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues on Saturday with the running of the $150,000 Jerome S. at Aqueduct. Contested over a one-turn mile, the Jerome awards Kentucky Derby qualification points to the top five finishers on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis. That means every horse in the Jerome ...