By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman After a couple of frustrating misses in recent years, you might say I'm highly motivated to pick the winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill...
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In terms of today's methods of preparing Thoroughbreds for the spring classics, Essential Quality has gained about as much experience in his five starts before this year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford...
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In many respects it seems as if the “year of COVID” has lasted a lot longer than 12 months. A year ago we couldn’t find much on the shelves of the local grocery store, especially paper products. Swiss...
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Making a stand against social injustice at a racetrack is nothing new. Perhaps the most famous example occurred more than a century ago when Emily Davison walked out in front of the horses competing in...
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A mid-February storm brought us more than frosty fields in Central Kentucky. As the breeding season officially opened and foals started arriving in earnest, a thick coating of ice was the culprit for tree...
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Little did we know back in early February when we spent a snowy evening at Turfway Park what would come our way during the last 10 months of 2020. What followed might be best summarized by crazy, bizarre...
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It’s amazing what a little grade 1 cheer can bring to a Thoroughbred breeding operation…especially during a year such as 2020. Such was the case out on Ironworks Pike north of Lexington at Mulholland Springs...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! A fantastic week of racing awaits at tracks across the country. No fewer than 15 graded stakes races are on the agenda...
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Kentucky Derby weekend in Louisville had it all. It was exciting yet bizarre, colorful yet weird, and tense yet quiet…often at the same time. But it makes sense in a year when Hunter S. Thompson’s once...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Four months later than originally scheduled, the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) will take place on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs...
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