By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Get ready, everyone! A tremendous day of racing awaits on April 8th, with fourteen graded stakes races scheduled to be run at Aqueduct, Keeneland...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman With the Breeders' Cup behind us, and with the end of the year less than two months away, it's time to start turning our attention to 2017 and begin...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman On Saturday, the third of Aqueduct's four Kentucky Derby prep races of 2016 will be held, that being the $400,000 Gotham Stakes (gr. III) . The...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Happy New Year, everyone! Technically, it isn’t quite 2016 yet—as I’m writing this, we still have 14 hours and 8 minutes to go—but the new year...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") @J_Keelerman Dortmund! Carpe Diem! Frosted! These three colts, all well-regarded Kentucky Derby contenders as early as last fall, did nothing to dispel that belief when...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") @J_Keelerman Get ready, folks! We’re about to pass the eighth pole on the road to the Kentucky Derby! Only five official prep races remain on the schedule, and three...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") This coming Saturday promises to be the best day of racing thus far in 2015, with a remarkable thirteen graded stakes races scheduled to be run, including three major...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Get ready, everyone! February 7th promises to be the best day of racing thus far in the young year, with the schedule of nine graded stakes races being highlighted by...
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Picture a deep blue sky, a slight late winter’s chill in the air, warmed by the sun, and rows of colorful tulips bringing the first images of the impending spring. Picture a kaleidoscope of familiar colors...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Happy New Year, everyone! There is definitely a bit of sadness in bidding farewell to 2014, as it was a wonderful year with some of the very best racing in recent memory...
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