By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Fans of top-notch horse racing will have plenty to enjoy this Saturday when Arlington Park and Saratoga host a total of seven graded stakes races...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman A summer of fantastic racing at Saratoga continues on Saturday with five more stakes races, including the prestigious $1,250,000 Whitney Stakes...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Although opening weekend at Saratoga was excellent, the racing action really heats up this Saturday, with four graded stakes races on the agenda...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman After months of waiting, racing has finally returned to Saratoga! The meet will begin on July 22 nd and continue with a terrific card on July 23...
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The more people I come in contact with the more I discover how many are not aware of the history of Saratoga. They love the ambiance, the beauty, and the overall feeling they get being there and can perhaps...
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Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps' role as chairman of The Jockey Club often had been dismissed as a position atop an ivory tower, far removed from the realities of Thoroughbred racing. It is true Phipps was...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman On the final Saturday of the 2015 Saratoga meet, a strong field of eight will contest the $600,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) , a major prep race on...
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One of the first rules of Thoroughbred racing is "they all get beat," so while there was a collective groan when Keen Ice rolled past American Pharoah in front of 50,000 at Saratoga Race Course and on...
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The 3-year-old showdown of the year will take place in the grade I Travers Stakes. This time American Pharoah has made another cross-country trip to take on Texas Red and Frosted, and several others, on...
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Some people are driven by success and will take any path in order to achieve it. Then there are those fortunate few where success comes as the byproduct of following one’s lifelong passion. Treasures may...
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