By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman July is set to wind down in style with a bevy of competitive stakes races at Del Mar and Saratoga. Let's dig in and explore three of the most important...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Another week, another great slate of racing at Del Mar and Saratoga. Saturday is shaping up to be a particularly exciting day, with a quartet of...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman I must admit, one of my favorite races to handicap each year is the $500,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. The 1 1/4-mile distance is unique...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The extended 2019-20 Road to the Kentucky Derby continues its path through uncharted waters with the running of Saratoga's historic $1 million Travers...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman While it's always tempting to search for longshots in major stakes races, sometimes the favorites are simply too formidable to play against. Such...
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Over the next month I will be waxing nostalgic on occasion, whether racing-oriented or personal. This one is both. Portions of this column I am rehashing from old columns, but most of it new and it is...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The final Saturday of the 2019 Saratoga meet brings another action-packed card featuring four graded stakes races, including the $750,000 Woodward...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman In analyzing the field for Saturday's $1.25 million Travers Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga, I'm struck not only by the lack of division leaders entered...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Classic stamina will be on display this Saturday when three-year-old fillies negotiate 1 ¼ miles in the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Another Saturday at Saratoga brings another stakes-packed card led by the Whitney Stakes (gr. I) and the Test Stakes (gr. I) , two prestigious Grade...
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