By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Could an ordinary allowance race wind up producing the winners of two Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races this week? It might seem unlikely, but...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues on Saturday with the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown, a 1 1/8-mile test awarding 20 qualification...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Better late than never, the $400,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) will be contested on Saturday at Santa Anita. The 1 1/8-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Guess what? We're three weeks into the month of May, and the Road to the Kentucky Derby is about to heat back up! We're heading into uncharted territory...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman In a normal year, we would be busily rehashing the results of the Kentucky Derby right now while simultaneously looking ahead to the Preakness Stakes...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman After five weeks without a single Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race to occupy our interest, the Derby trail will resume on Saturday with two...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Doesn't it feel like we should be deep into handicapping the Kentucky Derby right now? In a normal year, the Road to the Kentucky Derby would be...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Another day, another stakes race for 3-year-olds at Oaklawn Park, another short-priced favorite from the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The COVID-19 outbreak has shuttered racing at many tracks throughout North America, which means there isn't a single graded stakes race on the agenda...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Few—if any—Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races have been more productive steppingstones toward the Kentucky Derby than the $750,000 Florida Derby...
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