By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman We've all heard the phrase "chalk-eating weasel" to describe a horseplayer who isn't afraid to bet on favorites. It's a humorous term, and certainly...
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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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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Six weeks ago, the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) was expected to be something of a two-horse showdown. Pacific Classic (G1) winner Maximum Security...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman There are plenty of horses to consider betting in the $500,000 Metropolitan Handicap (G1) on Independence Day at Belmont Park. That's pretty much...
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All of us are deeply affected whenever a horse is seriously or fatally injured in a race. Sometimes it happens in a major race witnessed by a national audience, that without the incident, would be a race...
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The most fascinating aspect of 2019 is trying to envision how historians are going to treat this unique crop of 3-year-olds, whose adventures read something like an Agatha Christie novel, with twists and...
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In the 2010 Breeders' Cup Classic, Mike Smith was devastated when he just got beat on Zenyatta, ending the great mare's 19-race unbeaten streak. Smith was in tears afterward, feeling he gave her a poor...
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BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC RANKINGS 1—Vino Rosso Todd Pletcher When in doubt go with the older horse. They are in most cases more mature mentally and physically and this tough, hard-knocking horse looks to...
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Once upon a time there were two young horses frolicking about in the field at Glennwood Farm in Versailles, Ky. They were both the same color, both had excellent parentage, and both were headed to the...
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It would be harsh and simplistic to say the Breeders’ Cup Classic is a mess, but that pretty much describes it. Case in point, there is a fairly good possibility that the winners of the Jockey Club Gold...
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