By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues on Saturday with the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown, a 1 1/8-mile test awarding 20 qualification...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman A few short weeks ago, the $1 million Belmont Stakes was shaping up to be an intriguing battle between Grade 1 winners Tiz the Law, Nadal, and Charlatan...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman It isn't often that an ungraded stakes race on a Thursday looms among the most intriguing betting opportunities of a given week, but this general...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Better late than never, the $400,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) will be contested on Saturday at Santa Anita. The 1 1/8-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Although it's only a Grade 3 with a $100,000 purse, Saturday's Winning Colors Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs has drawn a surprisingly deep field...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Guess what? We're three weeks into the month of May, and the Road to the Kentucky Derby is about to heat back up! We're heading into uncharted territory...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman If you check out the North American stakes schedule for this weekend, you might come away thinking, "there's not much going on this week." Only...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman In a normal year, we would be busily rehashing the results of the Kentucky Derby right now while simultaneously looking ahead to the Preakness Stakes...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman After five weeks without a single Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race to occupy our interest, the Derby trail will resume on Saturday with two...
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By J. Keeler Johnson Continuing the "handicapping around the world" theme we started last week, let's turn our attention this Sunday to the FWD Champions Day card at Sha Tin in Hong Kong, which features...
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