The news cycle in the Thoroughbred business moves like an opening quarter-mile in :21 and change this time of year. In the past two weeks we’ve been inundated with announcements from nearly all of the...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Six weeks ago, the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) was expected to be something of a two-horse showdown. Pacific Classic (G1) winner Maximum Security...
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Looking at the number of starts in the past performances for horses entered in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), one half expects to see Real Quiet or Thunder Gulch listed among the...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Four months later than originally scheduled, the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) will take place on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman It seems like every year, I write a preview of the potential Kentucky Derby pace scenario and reach the same inevitable conclusion—"the pace won...
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BloodHorse ’s annual “Summer Sales Guide,” like most everything else in this crazy, mixed-up world in 2020, was kicked down the road to the “Yearling Sales Guide.” Our team has worked hard to present some...
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For Thoroughbred racing these are anything but the dog days of summer. The three grade 1 races at Saratoga Aug. 8 delivered monster performances; each effort seemingly trumping the next. The following...
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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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Maximum Security’s nose score in the July 25 San Diego Handicap (G2) at Del Mar was a “comeback” win of sorts. The star-crossed 4-year-old’s victory in Southern California was his first for new trainer...
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Let’s look at this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) realistically. After the top three it is a study in futility trying to rank the rest of the horses. There simply isn’t enough...
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