By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman If you ask me, Saturday's $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar is one of the most intriguing top-level handicapping challenges we've seen...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman July is set to wind down in style with a bevy of competitive stakes races at Del Mar and Saratoga. Let's dig in and explore three of the most important...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Another week, another great slate of racing at Del Mar and Saratoga. Saturday is shaping up to be a particularly exciting day, with a quartet of...
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At Santa Anita, Merz, Newby trying new things By Byron King TOM ROBBINS, EXECUTIVE vice president of racing at Del Mar, can't recall the precise year, but he remembers the conditions under which he...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Five-horse fields aren't typically considered by handicappers to make great betting races. It's hard to find a price in small fields, so the surest...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The title of this week's post has multiple meanings. If you've examined the field for Saturday's Torrey Pines Stakes (G3) at Del Mar, then you might...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Although Saratoga figures to attract most of the attention this week thanks to its stakes-packed Saturday card, I would be remiss for failing to...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman When a handful of lightly-raced juveniles head to the Del Mar starting gate for Saturday's $100,00 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) at Del Mar, racing fans...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Classic stamina will be on display this Saturday when three-year-old fillies negotiate 1 ¼ miles in the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Since this article is a preview of the $1 million Pacific Classic (gr. I) at Del Mar—arguably the most anticipated and prestigious race of the weekend...
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