By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman We're getting close now! The 33 rd Breeders' Cup is barely more than a week away, and pre-entries were released yesterday, giving handicappers a...
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Few people, if any, reading this column will have any clue who Lucky Spell is and can only wonder what is behind the bizarre headline above. After all, how is a California-bred filly, who died in 2005...
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They attack in droves, constantly searching for new lands to conquer. In the world of Thoroughbred racing, Aidan O’Brien can be called the modern day Alexander the Great and his four-legged Ballydoyle...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman At every Breeders' Cup, two of the key races to decipher if you want to have success in the multi-race wagers are the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr...
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The hopes from the Breeders’ Cup for the breeding industry are that the day’s best runners would go on to advance the breed through their offspring. The breed-shapers of the day have indeed come out of...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Now that the major Breeders' Cup prep races are behind us, we have three weeks to analyze the races, research horses that we aren't familiar with...
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As we head into the Breeders’ Cup, everyone’s attention will be on California Chrome and Arrogate in the Classic and stars such as Songbird, Stellar Wind, Beholder, Tepin, and Flintshire, and which race...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman A summer of fantastic racing at Saratoga continues on Saturday with five more stakes races, including the prestigious $1,250,000 Whitney Stakes...
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The West Coast has applied a choke hold on the 3-year-old male division for the past three years, yet it annually continues to let its stars escape to Eastern climes without a fight following the Triple...
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On a day when one wondered if the Longines finish line clock would begin flashing like the radar-equipped highway signs that blink when they detect a speeder, fast horses delivered swift performances on...
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