By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Opening day of the Santa Anita Classic Meet is Thursday, the day after Christmas. The stakes-packed post-holiday card is highlighted by a stellar...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman On Aug. 23 at Saratoga, we witnessed one of the most exciting races so far in 2024. The Personal Ensign (G1) for fillies and mares racing 1 1/8...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman With the Road to the Kentucky Derby taking a one-week hiatus before the final round of preps, the graded stakes slate this weekend looks a little...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues this Saturday with the running of the $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. Meanwhile at Santa...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman A quartet of Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers are taking place across the country this weekend, including two that have produced a bevy of...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The first Saturday in February is a big one on the 2023-24 Road to the Kentucky Derby. Four qualifiers are taking place across the country, and...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The first week of March is a giant one on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Four U.S. prep races are on the agenda, along with a European Road to...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Originally, three Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers were slated to take place this Saturday. But the postponement of Aqueduct's $250,000 Withers...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The Road to the Kentucky Derby resumes this weekend with two early-season prep races: Saturday's $150,000 Jerome S. at Aqueduct and Sunday's $100...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman An epic Saturday of racing across North American includes a pair of Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Keeneland and Santa Anita. What are...
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