By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Take a deep breath, folks! With just seven weeks remaining until the Kentucky Derby, the $900,000 Rebel Stakes (gr. II) is the last Derby prep race...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Thus far along the road to the Kentucky Derby, we've seen some very special horses win Derby prep races, but many handicappers feel that we still...
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Dr. Jack and Cookie Root help Oregon’s breeding industry by Tracy Gantz Kids who love animals usually go through a phase where they want to become veterinarians. In Dr. Jack root Jr.’s case, his grandmother...
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Listening to Peyton Manning’s heartfelt farewell speech, it got me thinking about all the things I am going to miss about covering the Kentucky Derby, which I did for Blood-Horse and Daily Racing Form...
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Should nothing change in the next 30 days—which in horse racing time is admittedly an eternity—we will be witness to an event as rare as Donald Trump being subtle. On April 2 the two titans of the 3-year...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman On Saturday, the third of Aqueduct's four Kentucky Derby prep races of 2016 will be held, that being the $400,000 Gotham Stakes (gr. III) . The...
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1 Mohaymen Kiaran McLaughlin Tapit —Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union We’ve heard of horses peaking too soon, but this time it looks like the Kentucky Derby may be peaking too soon, with the classic East...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman When it comes to handicapping races, six-horse fields aren't usually very hard to analyze, but the $400,000 Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth Stakes...
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1 Mohaymen Kiaran McLaughlin Tapit —Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union After working a half in :47 3/5, which was faster than McLaughlin was expecting, he had a nice easy half-mile breeze in :49 3/5 as he...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Although this weekend is a relatively quiet one in terms of major racing action, racing fans will nevertheless be treated to a stellar renewal of...
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