By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Seven months after it began, the 2024-2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby concludes on Saturday with the running of the $400,000 Lexington (G3) at Keeneland...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Arguably the most wide-open Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier taking place this Saturday (barring a postponement due to heavy rain) is the $1...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Three weeks out from the Breeders' Cup, there isn't a whole lot of graded stakes action taking place in North America. But Keeneland does have one...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman On Aug. 23 at Saratoga, we witnessed one of the most exciting races so far in 2024. The Personal Ensign (G1) for fillies and mares racing 1 1/8...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman One of the best races on the second week of the Keeneland spring meet is Friday's $600,000 Maker's Mark Mile (G1), a one-mile turf test that features...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman If one reviews the list of horses who have won recent editions of the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland, one might conclude that...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman No fewer than 10 Grade 1 races are taking place in North America this weekend, four weeks before the Breeders' Cup. Some of the best horses in training...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The feature race on the second weekend of the Keeneland fall meet is Saturday's renewal of the $600,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1), a...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman An epic Saturday of racing across North American includes a pair of Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Keeneland and Santa Anita. What are...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Saturday is shaping up to be an epic day of racing across the country. No fewer than 15 graded stakes are slated to take place at Aqueduct, Keeneland...
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