J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman It's finally here! The $1,000,000 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (gr. II) at Fair Grounds on March 26 th is the first Kentucky Derby prep race to offer...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Although this weekend is a relatively quiet one in terms of major racing action, racing fans will nevertheless be treated to a stellar renewal of...
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By J. Keeler Johnson (“Keelerman”) Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby will continue in a big way this weekend when Fair Grounds and Oaklawn Park get their Derby prep races underway with...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") @J_Keelerman The first three 100-point Kentucky Derby qualification races were held last Saturday, and the results—while not overly surprising—served to further confuse...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") @J_Keelerman The last Saturday in March is a day that I mark on my calendar far in advance each year. Without question, it is one of the best days of racing every year...
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Off two straight easy stakes victories at Fair Grounds, Fletcher and Carolyn Gray's 3-year-old filly I'm a Chatterbox certainly is generating plenty of Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) chatter. Sophomore colt International...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Get ready, everyone—another fantastic day of racing is on schedule for this Saturday! A total of eleven graded stakes races are on the agenda, including seven at Gulfstream...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") The $200,000 LeComte Stakes (gr. III) on January 17th at Fair Grounds poses an interesting handicapping question—what do you do with Eagle , the likely favorite, now...
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(Originally published in the April 7, 2012 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.) By Evan Hammonds Racing hasn’t exactly been...
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