By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Since the beginning of the year—actually even earlier than that—we have been marveling over the depth and quality of the horses targeting this year’s Triple Crown. Now...
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Monday we discussed the pitfalls of riding at Belmont Park and yesterday we attempted to determine just how serious a horse American Pharoah is as a Triple Crown threat. Another important factor that goes...
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Opinion: American Pharoah just may be far superior to any 3-year-old and will win the Belmont Stakes easily, becoming racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner. Fact: American Pharoah has no experience at Belmont...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") @J_Keelerman As we enter the homestretch of the Triple Crown, with just five days remaining until the eagerly-anticipated Belmont Stakes (gr. I), I thought it might prove...
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I want American Pharoah, or any horse for that matter, to win the Triple Crown. Yes, it would be great for racing, but it would also be great for me. The longer we go without a Triple Crown winner, the...
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Much of the discussion following American Pharoah’s romp in the Xpressbet.com Preakness Stakes (gr. I) turned quickly from whether he could win the Triple Crown to whether he would be a deserving Triple...
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Most fairy tales are born in the creative minds of gifted writers, but on rare occasions they are born in the most obvious of places. For American Pharoah and the Zayat family, their fairy tale was born...
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So, here we are down to eight horses and only four from the Kentucky Derby. While American Pharoah is knocking heads with Firing Line, Dortmund, and Danzig Moon once again, an army of Belmont Stakes horses...
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With Preakness horses going out at all times during the morning, it was up to the Bob Baffert pair of American Pharoah and Dortmund to provide most of the entertainment for the 8:30 show. Both colts appear...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") @J_Keelerman In what has become a bit of a rarity in recent years, the top three finishers from the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) will face off again in the May 16th Preakness...
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