By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman One year ago, I wrote an article for Unlocking Winners listing three two-year-olds that had yet to win a graded stakes race, but which I felt had...
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"At a crossroads" can no longer be used to describe the health of racing in Illinois. The industry there is teetering on the brink of collapse and whatever action is taken (or not) next year is likely...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The entries for the second "Stars of Tomorrow" card at the 2015 Churchill Downs fall meet were released earlier today, and while the twelve-race...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Are you ready for some Kentucky Derby prep race excitement? If so, then you’re going to be thrilled with the racing action over the next two weeks...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman On Saturday, Laurel Park will play host to a fantastic day of racing that includes six stakes races, highlighted by the $350,000 Frank J. De Francis...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman With another spectacular and memorable renewal of the Breeders’ Cup in the history books, the calendar pages have turned to November, the clocks...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman This is it, folks! The post positions have been drawn, the fields are set, and it’s time to try to find the winners of the thirteen Breeders’ Cup...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman With the Breeders’ Cup pre-entries having been released yesterday morning, we can now begin the much-anticipated task of analyzing each race and...
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The excitement as well as the anticipation of owning a racehorse builds in waves. The first jolt of adrenaline comes when the trainer says, “I think we’ve got a good one,” and anticipation starts its crescendo...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman With just two weeks remaining until the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland, the racing action this Saturday is a bit quiet, but there are still several...
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