The major preps are over. Now the anticipation begins. Time to call the car rental office and reserve a car, hoping it drives well enough to make the 11 1/2-hour trek to Louisville somewhere between tolerable...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman As one of the last grade I races for older horses left to be run in 2016, the $500,000 Clark Handicap (gr. I) at Churchill Downs has drawn a remarkably...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Handicapping races with odds-on favorites is never an easy task, especially when you're doing it a couple of days in advance. It's a careful balancing...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) would be a great race no matter when it's run, but coming one week after the Belmont Stakes and the...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The preparations began months ago, when the two-year-old racing began at Saratoga and Del Mar. Since then, I have watched hundreds of races and...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Anyone that has ever played the trifecta or superfecta in the Kentucky Derby knows that finding live longshots is the key to hitting those bets...
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Although I have covered my last Kentucky Derby and very well may have gazed upon the Twin Spires for the final time, the Run for the Roses still encompasses a great deal of my life through the Derby Dozen...
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Somewhere there is a Kentucky Derby with Dale Romans’ name on it. Having grown up a just few miles from Churchill Downs and having spent a good portion of his youth there working for his father, Romans...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") @J_Keelerman With a memorable Triple Crown season in the record books, it’s time to start focusing our attention on the 2015 Breeders’ Cup, which will be held on October...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") @J_Keelerman The 141st running of the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) ( VIDEO ) is in the record books, and already plans are being made by the connections of the Derby starters...
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