By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman It's been a long journey, but the 2018-19 Road to the Kentucky Derby will come to an end this Saturday with the running of two final prep races...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The penultimate weekend of prep races on the Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby is also the biggest and most exciting weekend, with three huge races...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Get ready everyone! An action-packed day of racing is scheduled for March 30 th , with a championship card of racing at Meydan in Dubai being followed...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman If there has been one trend in the Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races this winter, it's been the trend of upset victories. Recent years have...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman A week later than originally expected, the Kentucky Derby favorites Game Winner and Improbable will make their much-anticipated three-year-old debuts...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Although the slate of Kentucky Derby prep races this weekend is a bit lighter than expected due to the indefinite suspension of racing at Santa...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman I can certainly understand why some handicappers are reluctant to play #7 Hidden Scroll in Saturday's $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman With 72 days remaining until the Kentucky Derby, the field is slowly starting to crystallize, and we're getting a better idea of which foreign-based...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Six years ago, a horse named Oxbow obliterated his rivals by 11 ½ lengths in the Lecomte Stakes (gr. III) at Fair Grounds. Although he would later...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman When analyzing the field for Saturday's $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) at Tampa Bay Downs, I'm struck by the fact that there is plenty of...
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