Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/David Alcosser On Friday, the third future wager pool for the 2016 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) will open for wagering. As usual, the field is comprised of 23 individual Derby contenders plus the “all other three-year-olds” option that … Continued
In today’s episode of the Turf’s Up podcast, Keeler Johnson shares his thoughts on some of the horses to watch in the “Super Saturday” races at Meydan and reveals his latest Top 10 list of Kentucky Derby contenders. If you enjoyed this podcast, … Continued
When the three-year-old filly Acapulco made her return to the races on February 19th at Turfway Park, many fans were expecting a spectacular and easy victory. After all, Acapulco had been fantastic in Europe last year, dominating the Queen Mary Stakes … Continued
J. Keeler Johnson discusses Empire Maker and the results of the Southwest Stakes (gr. III), and also…
Photo by Keeneland Photo Later this afternoon at Santa Anita Park, a small field of five talented three-year-olds (Electrifying has scratched) will contest the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes (gr. II), a seven-furlong sprint that serves as a springboard to Santa Anita’s major Kentucky … Continued
© Benoit Photo – Mor Spirit remains at the top of Keeler’s Kentucky Derby Top 10 following his win in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes…
In the third episode of the Turf’s Up horse racing podcast, J. Keeler Johnson discusses Frosted’s win in the second round of the Al Maktoum Challenge, Danzing Candy’s impressive allowance win at Santa Anita, and a couple of longshot contenders in the … Continued
© Benoit Photo 1. Mor Spirit He hasn’t run badly in four starts so far and looked great winning the Los Alamitos Futurity (gr. I) in December, reeling in stablemate Toews On Ice to win by a deceptively easy 1 … Continued
Smokey Image defeating Found Money in the 2015 Golden State Juvenile Stakes – © Benoit Photo In the aftermath of Smokey Image’s dominating win in the January 30th California Cup Derby at Santa Anita, some racing fans are questioning the Beyer speed … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos Mohaymen and Flexibility are expected to win the Holy Bull Stakes (gr. II) and Withers Stakes (gr. III) later this afternoon, but what would be the most ideal way for them to win? J. Keeler Johnson shares … Continued