1 American Pharoah Bob Baffert Pioneerof the Nile —Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman With Texas Red’s setback, an ugly Fountain of Youth, and not having any horse excite me so far, I have to focus...
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Considering it's only February, Kaleem Shah's Dortmund has displayed about as many qualities as one could hope to see in a potential Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) horse. Talent? Dortmund...
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1 Texas Red Keith Desormeaux Afleet Alex —Ramatuelle, by Jeune Homme (Late news) Foot abscess will keep him out of Risen Star and he will now point for the Santa Anita Derby with the Arkansas Derby as...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") The showdown that racing fans have been anticipating for weeks came to fruition last Saturday, as 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome squared off against 2013 champion...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Get ready, everyone! February 7th promises to be the best day of racing thus far in the young year, with the schedule of nine graded stakes races being highlighted by...
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1 Texas Red Keith Desormeaux Afleet Alex —Ramatuelle, by Jeune Homme Other than not winning, you couldn’t have asked for a better debut. This race will do him a world of good in the long run, and you had...
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Lord Nelson after winning the San Vicente Stakes. Photo: Benoit Photography While Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) winner Texas Red ran second in his 3-year-old debut, finishing a neck behind...
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1 Texas Red Keith Desormeaux Afleet Alex —Ramatuelle, by Jeune Homme He’s been working steadily, with each work an improvement. Pace setup or no pace setup, he was spectacular in the BC Juvenile and had...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Along the road to the Kentucky Derby, it sometimes becomes clear that the top three-year-olds in a particular region of the country are clearly superior to their rivals...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") A little more than a week ago, I wrote a blog post sharing early thoughts on the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) , and mentioned that the promising allowance winner Dortmund ...
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