By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") On July 6th last year, two days after Independence Day, Belmont Park hosted a moderately interesting race card that featured the Suburban Handicap (gr. II) and the Dwyer...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") While last weekend’s racing action was slow, with only a handful of graded stakes races being run across the country, this weekend promises to be much, much more exciting...
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Saturday Belmont Park The Bed o' Roses Handicap, Race 9 By Mike Beer A Special Offer on Unlimited TimeformUS PPs for Bloodhorse Readers Get Free PPs for the Bed o Roses The Grade 3 Bed o' Roses drew a...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Since the creation of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. I) in 2008, several new turf sprint races have been created at various tracks across the United States, giving...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") There is no race meet in the world quite like Royal Ascot. The five-day, thirty-race festival features some of the highest-class racing in all of Europe, and the participation...
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Saturday Santa Anita The Shoemaker Mile Stakes By Justin Finch The Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile has a field of seven older horses running one mile on the turf course for a purse of $400,000. A Special Offer...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") With the Triple Crown having wrapped up last Saturday, it can be easy for racing fans to enter a post-Triple Crown depression. After all, it will be a full six months...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") In the weeks following California Chrome ’s victory in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), I have been reluctantly searching for a horse that could deny him a Triple Crown...
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Saturday Belmont Park, Race 11 The Belmont Stakes By Mike Beer A Special Offer on Unlimited TimeformUS PPs for Bloodhorse Readers However you feel about California Chrome (and let's face it, emotions are...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") As the lone twelve-furlong grade I race run on dirt in this country, the Belmont Stakes stands alone in the world of handicapping; an island in an ocean of races that...
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