By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) is in the history books, which means it's time to turn our attention to the remainder of the Triple Crown series. To...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The field is set, the post positions are drawn, and the 149th Kentucky Derby (G1) is only two days away. After months of analyzing horses on the...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Every year, I like to analyze the Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders according to their birth dates. While there are multiple ways to interpret the...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Every year around this time, I make a point of analyzing the prospective Kentucky Derby field and determining whether a fast or slow pace is likely...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Six months after the series began, the 2022-23 Road to the Kentucky Derby wraps up with Saturday's running of the $400,000 Lexington S. (G3) at...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby reaches its climax on Saturday with the running of the $1 million Blue Grass (G1) at Keeneland, the $750,000 Santa...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The first day of April brings two prominent prep races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby: the $1.25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Slowly but surely, quietly but steadily, the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds is emerging as one of the most influential prep races...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman If you want to breed a superstar U.S. turf horse, where would you begin? Perhaps by crossing the genetics of Kitten's Joy and English Channel, two...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Limehouse. Verrazano. Carpe Diem. Destin. Tapwrit. What do these five colts have in common? A lot, actually. They were all conditioned by Hall of...
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