By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman It's hard to believe another Triple Crown season has come and (practically) gone. The 2019 series wraps up on Saturday with the $1.5 million Belmont...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Although this week's Unlocking Winners blog post is publishing before entries for the Memorial Day races are released, there's no shortage of quality...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Five years ago, a stoutly-bred colt named Commissioner tried to pull off a gate-to-wire upset in the 1 ½-mile Belmont Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman When eight horses head to the Belmont Park starting gate for Saturday's $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) , plenty of attention will be focused...
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No major stakes has undergone more changes than the Woodward Stakes, once regarded as the maker of champions, as it often was in the Woodward Stakes that horses clinched Horse of the Year honors. Inaugurated...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman For a Grade 3 with a purse of just $300,000, Saturday's one-mile Dwyer Stakes (gr. III) at Belmont Park has drawn a remarkably deep, accomplished...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Ten horses. Twelve furlongs. History waiting at the finish line. Saturday's $1,500,000 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) promises to be one of the most anticipated...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman With a little more than a week remaining until Justify seeks Triple Crown glory in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park, I thought now might...
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The biggest history on the line for Justify in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (G1) will be the opportunity to become the 13th Triple Crown winner, but Kenny Troutt's WinStar Farm is also in position for landmark...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Kentucky Derby might be over, but handicappers with an eye on the remainder of the Triple Crown can't afford to take a week off. After all,...
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