By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman In reviewing the entries for the upcoming Saturday card at Gulfstream Park, I must admit to experiencing a feeling of déjà vu. The eighth race of...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman At first glance, Saturday's $100,000 Harlan's Holiday (G3) at Gulfstream Park isn't the most appealing betting race. Just seven horses have been...
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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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A few months ago we all looked forward to the first weekend in April. Students from the University of Kentucky would have flocked to the opening Saturday of Keeneland and its full slate of graded races...
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For centuries the most admirable trait of the Thoroughbred has been speed. Their ability to carry that speed is what separates the good ones from the great ones. As we soldier our way through the COVID...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Few—if any—Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races have been more productive steppingstones toward the Kentucky Derby than the $750,000 Florida Derby...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman No matter how you slice it, Saturday's $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park figures to be a crazy race. As a Road to the Kentucky...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Saturday, February 1 is going to be a big day on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Aqueduct is hosting the Withers Stakes (G3) and Santa Anita has...
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If there is one thing constant in Thoroughbred racing, it’s change. The four editions of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) are a testament to that. While the venue, Gulfstream Park, and the...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Arrogate vs. California Chrome. Gun Runner vs. West Coast. City of Light vs. Accelerate. The first three editions of the 1 1/8-mile Pegasus World...
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