By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The 2024 Triple Crown reaches its pinnacle this Saturday with the 156th running of the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1). Due to renovations taking...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Two weeks after the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) ended in an exciting three-horse photo finish, the Triple Crown stage shifts to Pimlico for the 149th...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Every year, in the days or weeks following the Breeders' Cup, I like to dig into the juvenile racing scene and highlight up-and-coming Kentucky...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Ten horses. Twelve furlongs. History waiting at the finish line. Saturday's $1,500,000 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) promises to be one of the most anticipated...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman With a little more than a week remaining until Justify seeks Triple Crown glory in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park, I thought now might...
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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 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") @J_Keelerman "American Pharoah is finally the one! American Pharoah has won The Triple Crown!! " Larry Colmus’ call of the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) ( VIDEO ) is still resonating...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Since the beginning of the year—actually even earlier than that—we have been marveling over the depth and quality of the horses targeting this year’s Triple Crown. Now...
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