Thoroughbred racing has been able to endure during the current pandemic—in pockets of the country at least—which is something most other sports have been unable to do. The National Basketball Association...
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This column is dedicated to producer/director Jim Wilson and his wonderful film "50-1," one of the best racing movies I've ever seen and one which still brings a tear to my eye at the end. Watching it...
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There are a lot of decisions to be made in the next few weeks or months regarding the rescheduling of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and the ramifications it will have on the other...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Friday's renewal of the $600,000 Clark Handicap (G1) at Churchill Downs might not be the strongest in recent memory, but the dozen runners set to...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman How time flies! It seems like yesterday we were hashing out the controversial outcome of the 2019 Kentucky Derby, and now here we are just two days...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman It's never too early to start talking about two-year-olds, right? The 2019 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks are more than ten months away, but we...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman With the 2019 Triple Crown in our rearview mirrors, I thought we'd kick off the second half of the racing season with a different type of post than...
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It had always been hard to believe that in the first 144 runnings of the Kentucky Derby (G1) there hadn’t been an incident on the track that was egregious enough to disqualify the winner. Derby first-place...
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This time around it feels different, a lot different. The groundswell is wider; the conviction is deeper. After years of talking and well-intentioned starts that have been met by abrupt reversals, major...
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The Thoroughbred industry caught a slight breather April 6 as the actual subject of racing and the Triple Crown series took the main stage. Splendid racing returned to Central Kentucky as Keeneland hosted...
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