By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Happy New Year, everyone! Technically, it isn’t quite 2016 yet—as I’m writing this, we still have 14 hours and 8 minutes to go—but the new year...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Get ready, folks! 2015 has been a spectacular year for horse racing, and it promises to end with a bang on December 26th when Santa Anita reopens...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) may offer more prestige and a higher purse, but one can make a case that the $350,000 Los Alamitos Futurity ...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman I know I said this last year, but it continues to hold true: The $250,000 Remington Springboard Mile Stakes at Remington Park has been quietly attracting...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman One year ago, I wrote an article for Unlocking Winners listing three two-year-olds that had yet to win a graded stakes race, but which I felt had...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The entries for the second "Stars of Tomorrow" card at the 2015 Churchill Downs fall meet were released earlier today, and while the twelve-race...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Are you ready for some Kentucky Derby prep race excitement? If so, then you’re going to be thrilled with the racing action over the next two weeks...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman On Saturday, Laurel Park will play host to a fantastic day of racing that includes six stakes races, highlighted by the $350,000 Frank J. De Francis...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman With another spectacular and memorable renewal of the Breeders’ Cup in the history books, the calendar pages have turned to November, the clocks...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman This is it, folks! The post positions have been drawn, the fields are set, and it’s time to try to find the winners of the thirteen Breeders’ Cup...
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