By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman On Saturday, Penn National will host an exciting day of racing led by four stakes races, including the $500,000 Penn Mile (gr. III) . I'll be the...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman With just over two weeks remaining until the Belmont Stakes, I thought now might be a good time to take an early look at the third leg of the Triple...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman In many cases, handicapping a horse race involves analyzing the speed and talent of each horse and trying to project how the race will be run. Will...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Now that the Kentucky Derby is over, things are starting to calm down a bit in the world of Thoroughbred horse racing, but that doesn't mean this...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The preparations began months ago, when the two-year-old racing began at Saratoga and Del Mar. Since then, I have watched hundreds of races and...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Anyone that has ever played the trifecta or superfecta in the Kentucky Derby knows that finding live longshots is the key to hitting those bets...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman While handicapping the Kentucky Derby, one of the most important factors to consider is the pace of the race. With eighteen, nineteen, or twenty...
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Central to everything we do here at Blood-Horse is the horse. Of our multifaceted mission to chronicle the life of this amazing creature that is the Thoroughbred racehorse, racing coverage typically attracts...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman We're almost there, folks! On April 16th the last two prep races for the 2016 Kentucky Derby will be held, and the field for the 142nd running of...
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Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps' role as chairman of The Jockey Club often had been dismissed as a position atop an ivory tower, far removed from the realities of Thoroughbred racing. It is true Phipps was...
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