By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) would be a great race no matter when it's run, but coming one week after the Belmont Stakes and the...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The preparations began months ago, when the two-year-old racing began at Saratoga and Del Mar. Since then, I have watched hundreds of races and...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Anyone that has ever played the trifecta or superfecta in the Kentucky Derby knows that finding live longshots is the key to hitting those bets...
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Although I have covered my last Kentucky Derby and very well may have gazed upon the Twin Spires for the final time, the Run for the Roses still encompasses a great deal of my life through the Derby Dozen...
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Somewhere there is a Kentucky Derby with Dale Romans’ name on it. Having grown up a just few miles from Churchill Downs and having spent a good portion of his youth there working for his father, Romans...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") @J_Keelerman With a memorable Triple Crown season in the record books, it’s time to start focusing our attention on the 2015 Breeders’ Cup, which will be held on October...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") @J_Keelerman The 141st running of the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) ( VIDEO ) is in the record books, and already plans are being made by the connections of the Derby starters...
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The journey of a lifetime is often measured by the amount of obstacles one must overcome, and that is why American Pharoah’s thrilling victory in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) brought...
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Churchill Downs staggered away from last year’s Triple Crown season suffering from as many jabs to its reputation as blows Manny Pacquiao took from Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the “Fight of the Century.” Owners...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") @J_Keelerman After months of waiting and watching races and analyzing pedigrees, charts, speed figures, and statistics, the first Saturday in May has almost arrived!...
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