Having covered the Triple Crown races in one form or another for the past 32 years, including writing the features Derby Doings for Daily Racing Form and the Derby Dozen for BloodHorse, I can state emphatically...
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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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Each year, the Travers Stakes takes on a look of its own. Some years it proves to be an extension of the Triple Crown races and other years the Triple Crown horses make little impact, as fresh faces such...
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How many Thoroughbred owners would sell their soul to win a classic race; to reach the pinnacle of the sport; to attain immortality; to see the value of their horse soar into the tens of millions? For...
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The lamp of the Saratoga racing season had barely been lit when news came that Sea Hero, Paul Mellon’s homebred hero, had died in Turkey at the age of 29. Sea Hero’s score in the 1993 Travers Stakes (G1...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Arguably the best race of the summer at Saratoga is coming up on Saturday, that being the $1,250,000 Travers Stakes (gr. I) . The 1 ¼-mile "Midsummer...
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How does a horse establish a legacy in six starts, only four of them stakes? It’s not easy taking such a dramatic shortcut into history, but you have to give Justify credit. So far, he's done a great job...
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Thoroughbred racing is all about information and the constant quest for answers. We are provided with information in the past performances, in the pedigrees, in the workouts, in backstretch gossip and...
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It was like Samson, Hercules, and Achilles all losing their God-given strength and powers. Even in legend and myth, the most famous indestructible heroes eventually became mortal and met their fate. Since...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman While the upcoming Saturday of racing at Saratoga is exceptional from start to finish-there are seven graded stakes races on the card, including...
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