This has to be one of the deepest contingents of European invaders, with a number of proven contenders, such as defending BC Turf winner Highland Reel; the leading miler in Europe, Ribchester; Juddmonte...
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There are different weapons horses use to win a race, and the key is to get a chance to use those weapons. But sometimes the battlefield is not conducive to a particular weapon. In the case of Gunnevera...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Pre-entries for the 34 th running of the Breeders' Cup were released yesterday morning, giving handicappers a few days to analyze the prospective...
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The big preps for this year’s Breeders’ Cup have come and gone. Grade 1 races were going off at the drop of a hat—and that hat was dropping all the time—earlier this month at Belmont Park, Keeneland, and...
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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...
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Last week I wrote about the dramatic decline in the number of top stars participating in the big Breeders’ Cup preview weekends. Whether or not this is the beginning of a new trend likely will depend on...
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Doesn't anyone run in preps anymore? We have entered a new era on the Triple Crown trail, where many trainers now plan only two preps for the Kentucky Derby. It has proven successful over the past decade...
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He is north of 50 now, an age where you’d think the only horses he should be riding are going up and down around a carousel. But Mike Smith, in the second half of a clearly delineated career, remains today...
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John Steinbeck wrote, “Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone…Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.” Whether or not you consider California Chrome, Songbird...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman It's here, folks! We're less than 24 hours away from the start of the 2016 Breeders' Cup, and after days (even weeks!) of handicapping, it's time...
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