Three Kentucky Derby prep races are scheduled to be run across the country on Saturday afternoon, though in terms of purse, prestige, and possibly competition, the standout by far is the $350,000 Holy...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman With a full field and a winner's purse of $7 million on the line, Saturday's $16.3 million Pegasus World Cup (gr. I) at Gulfstream Park is shaping...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Happy New Year, everyone! Thanks to a pair of early Kentucky Derby prep races at Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park, 2018 will kick off with a bang for racing fans. The...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman In my opinion, one of the most fascinating races coming up this weekend-at least from a handicapping perspective-is the $100,000 Harlan's Holiday...
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An interesting news item appeared on BloodHorse.com the afternoon of Dec. 3 after the grand mare Stellar Wind had appeared on the Palm Meadows Training Center’s worktab. The champion 3-year-old filly of...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues on Saturday with two major Derby prep races at Aqueduct and Gulfstream Park, including the $400,000 Xpressbet...
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Watching TVG’s coverage of Tampa Bay Downs’ Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) and its supporting stakes Feb. 11 was encouraging. The racing was captivating, but we were also impressed by what was going on in the...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Yet another exceptional weekend of racing is coming up on February 11th and 12th, with nine graded stakes races and an impressive group of smaller...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The biggest day of racing so far on the Road to the Kentucky Derby is coming up on Saturday, with three major Derby prep races on the agenda at...
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he 2016 Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings appear to have carried over well into January as its choice Arrogate proved again to be the best racehorse—at least on Jan. 28—with his overpowering victory...
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