Off two straight easy stakes victories at Fair Grounds, Fletcher and Carolyn Gray's 3-year-old filly I'm a Chatterbox certainly is generating plenty of Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) chatter. Sophomore colt International...
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1 American Pharoah Bob Baffert Pioneerof the Nile —Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman Continues to train like a champ, drilling a sharp 7f in 1:23 4/5, galloping out a mile in 1:38. Just watching...
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1 American Pharoah Bob Baffert Pioneerof the Nile —Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman With Texas Red’s setback, an ugly Fountain of Youth, and not having any horse excite me so far, I have to focus...
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1 American Pharoah Bob Baffert Pioneerof the Nile —Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman I have to admit I’m not entirely comfortable with anyone at No. 1 after Texas Red’s setback and after prolonged...
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1 Texas Red Keith Desormeaux Afleet Alex —Ramatuelle, by Jeune Homme (Late news) Foot abscess will keep him out of Risen Star and he will now point for the Santa Anita Derby with the Arkansas Derby as...
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So, Keeneland is now back on dirt and that means the Blue Grass Stakes is back to being a major prep for the Kentucky Derby and no longer a haven for grass and synthetic horses looking to back door it...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") During the last ten days, we have had the good fortune to witness two highly impressive performances from a pair of up-and-coming Kentucky Derby contenders, Khozan and...
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It has been 30 years since a blazingly fast 3-year-old named Spend a Buck changed the face of the Triple Crown. The colt’s journey began on a small farm in Western Kentucky and would end on a small farm...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") On Monday, the Road to the Kentucky Derby continues at Oaklawn Park with the running of the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes. The one-mile race has drawn a field of nine...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Along the road to the Kentucky Derby, it sometimes becomes clear that the top three-year-olds in a particular region of the country are clearly superior to their rivals...
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