By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman In many cases, handicapping a horse race involves analyzing the speed and talent of each horse and trying to project how the race will be run. Will...
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Marylanders and Maryland-bred horses have always had heart and ability. Fifty years ago Maryland-bred Kauai King won the first two legs of the Triple Crown (see page 22). Two weeks ago Maryland-bred Cathryn...
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1 Nyquist Doug O'Neill Uncle Mo —Seeking Gabrielle, by Forestry We should learn by now not to pay attention to time when it comes to O’Neill’s works. Clockers got Nyquist 5f in :12 3/5, :24 4/5, :37 1...
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1 Nyquist Doug O'Neill Uncle Mo —Seeking Gabrielle, by Forestry We all know by now he missed a couple of days of training with a slightly elevated white blood count, but he never missed an oat and has...
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1 Mohaymen Kiaran McLaughlin Tapit —Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union Worked a solid half in :48 4/5 for his big showdown in the Florida Derby. It was pretty much all McLaughlin was looking for. He has...
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The Belmont Stakes; the end of the Triple Crown journey; the one race, as fickle and unsympathetic as any in the country, that has the power to grant or deny a horse immortality on the slightest whim....
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Should nothing change in the next 30 days—which in horse racing time is admittedly an eternity—we will be witness to an event as rare as Donald Trump being subtle. On April 2 the two titans of the 3-year...
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1 Mohaymen Kiaran McLaughlin Tapit —Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union After working a half in :47 3/5, which was faster than McLaughlin was expecting, he had a nice easy half-mile breeze in :49 3/5 as he...
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1 Mohaymen Kiaran McLaughlin Tapit —Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union This horse hasn’t taken a backwards step in his entire career and showed the Holy Bull was a mere stroll in the park by working a half...
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Be sure to read the first official Derby Dozen in Blood-Horse magazine next week! 1 Greenpointcrusader Dominick Schettino Bernardini —Ava Knowsthecode, by Cryptoclearance I know everyone is shocked to...
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