By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Who's ready for another summer of high-class racing at Saratoga? The much-anticipated 2019 summer meet kicked off earlier today, and the first Saturday...
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With Saratoga about to open, you can bet there will be new stories added to the lore of this hallowed racetrack that is so steeped in history, dating back to the Civil War. When one looks at the history...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman I must admit that when I first examined the past performances for Saturday's $750,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga, I had no real opinion...
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While Catholic Boy was the star of the day Aug. 25 at Saratoga Race Course with his four-length score in the Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1), another presence at the track cut a pretty wide swath: James McIngvale...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Arguably the best race of the summer at Saratoga is coming up on Saturday, that being the $1,250,000 Travers Stakes (gr. I) . The 1 ¼-mile "Midsummer...
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No major stakes has undergone more changes than the Woodward Stakes, once regarded as the maker of champions, as it often was in the Woodward Stakes that horses clinched Horse of the Year honors. Inaugurated...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Action on the road to the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) at Churchill Downs picked up last week with a couple of major races for three-year-olds...
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When the “the field is sent on its way to the roar of the Del Mar crowd,” is announced by Trevor Denman, and racing also returns to Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York, the Thoroughbred sport in North...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Races with just five starters are typically the type that get racing fans stirred up and excited, but from a sporting perspective it will be hard...
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The older I get the more Oscar Wilde’s words ring true – “The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young.” In many ways, my mind has not advanced at the same rate as my number of...
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