A look at recent Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) dirt prep races in the United States could determine if any potential bias toward a particular running style on the main track existed on particular...
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The racing world lost more than a talented, classy racehorse on October 22. It lost a pioneer. Monarchos was not your average Kentucky Derby winner. He and his training team of John Ward, who was listed...
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A young comedienne who had just met Rodney Dangerfield on “The Tonight Show” was asked by host Johnny Carson what she thought of the hound dog-faced comic who had made “No Respect” his trademark slogan...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman It's not every year that racing fans get a showdown as epic as the one coming up in Saturday's $1,000,000 Xpressbet.com Florida Derby (gr. I) at...
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Should nothing change in the next 30 days—which in horse racing time is admittedly an eternity—we will be witness to an event as rare as Donald Trump being subtle. On April 2 the two titans of the 3-year...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") @J_Keelerman The first three 100-point Kentucky Derby qualification races were held last Saturday, and the results—while not overly surprising—served to further confuse...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") @J_Keelerman The last Saturday in March is a day that I mark on my calendar far in advance each year. Without question, it is one of the best days of racing every year...
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The G1 Florida Derby Gulfstream, Race 14 By Alan Mann In the G1 Florida Derby at Gulfstream (Race 14, Scheduled Post Time 6:48 PM ET), Cairo Prince (#3, 9-5) comes in off a layoff -- well, we don't consider...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") When the calendar pages turn to March, and the days slowly count down to the final Saturday of the month, the annual anticipation for one of the greatest days in horse...
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Holy Bull peered out his stall at Keeneland at the steady stream of visitors from around the country, many with their children, who had come to trainer Jimmy Croll’s barn to get a glimpse at racing’s newest...
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