This is a recent Dollars and Sense column, which appears weekly in BloodHorse Daily, typically Friday. The success enjoyed on opening weekend at Keeneland by horses who made their previous start at Kentucky...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman One of the annual highlights of the Keeneland fall meet is the $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (gr. I) , a nine-furlong race that...
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Since California lawmakers approved a takeout hike effective for the 2011 racing season, the price increase on horseplayers has failed to deliver projected purse increases and has been followed by reduced...
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A revitalized Book 1 of the Keeneland September yearling sale begins Monday, Sept. 11, at 3 p.m. By showcasing a critical mass of upper-market horses, 167 elite yearlings, Keeneland has created a “must...
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The Automotive industry has been a key component of the U.S. economy for nearly a century, and one of the biggest trends over the last two years has been the demise of the sedan. Lower oil prices and the...
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Kentucky purses continue to benefit from the success of historical racing, which registered another strong year. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission this week released final fiscal year 2017 handle reports...
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The racing world has spent the better part of the first half of 2017 focused on the breeding and foaling season on the farms and the 3-year-olds on the tracks. As the smoke clears from the Fourth of July...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Get ready, everyone! A tremendous day of racing awaits on April 8th, with fourteen graded stakes races scheduled to be run at Aqueduct, Keeneland...
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As an industry not famous for cooperation among competing entities, the two dozen members around Central Kentucky that came together to plan and see to fruition the advent of Horse Country Tours deserve...
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Blessed with beautiful weather and an indigenous, knowledgeable fan base, Keeneland Race Course broke in stride during its Fall Stars weekend Oct. 7-9. More than 19,000 turned out on a blue-sky Friday...
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