Articles by J. Keeler Johnson

Two weeks after misfiring with a sixth-place finish in the Sunland Park Oaks, Maysam bounced back with a tenacious triumph in Sunday’s Santa Ysabel (G3) at Santa Anita.
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On a stakes-packed Saturday at Santa Anita, Locked impressed with an 8 1/2-length demolition of the historic Santa Anita H. (G1).
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Seven stakes, six of them graded, comprised the undercard of Fountain of Youth (G2) and Davona Dale (G2) day at Gulfstream Park.
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On a Sunday afternoon of upsets at Oaklawn Park, Coal Battle and Quietside starred in the Rebel (G2) and Honeybee (G3) while Alexander Helios battled to victory in the Razorback H. (G3).
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California Burrito refused to yield when challenged down the homestretch of Saturday’s $175,000 John Battaglia Memorial S. at Turfway Park.
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Roughly 2 1/2 months out from the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1), bettors have concluded trainer Bob Baffert has a strong chance to secure a record-breaking seventh Derby win.
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On Sunday at Sunland Park, Getaway Car displayed unwavering tenacity to win a thrilling edition of the $400,000 Sunland Park Derby.
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A pair of scratches reduced Sunday’s Las Virgenes (G3) at Santa Anita to a three-horse field, and 1-5 favorite Tenma had no difficulty dominating the one-mile Road to the Kentucky Oaks qualifier.
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An authoritative victory in the San Vicente (G2) cemented Barnes as the top individual choice of bettors playing Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3.
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A well-timed rally carried 17-10 favorite Look Forward to a tenacious victory in Sunday’s $101,500 Santa Ynez S. at Santa Anita.
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Last year’s Pennsylvania Derby (G1) winner Saudi Crown got back to his winning ways in Saturday’s $100,000 Tenacious S. at Fair Grounds.
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The up-and-coming Journalism got the better of two proven graded stakes winners when posting a decisive victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2).
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Taking advantage of a destructive speed duel, Coal Battle launched a late rally to upset Friday’s $300,000 Remington Springboard Mile S. at Remington Park.
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2025 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 closed on Sunday with “All Other Three-Year-Old Males” the unsurprising overall favorite at 9-5.
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Full Serrano became the sixth Argentine-bred to win a Breeders’ Cup race when he turned back late challenges in Saturday’s $920,000 Dirt Mile (G1) at Del Mar.
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Godolphin homebreds took center stage on opening day of the Churchill Downs fall meet as Sovereignty and Good Cheer dominated local preps for the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1).
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Reigning Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) winner Idiomatic earned a fees-paid berth back to the Breeders’ Cup when dominating Sunday’s $600,000 Spinster (G1) at Keeneland for the second straight year.
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Potential Breeders’ Cup contenders were out in full force for a trio of graded stakes on Sunday afternoon at Aqueduct.
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Two dirt stakes on the first Saturday of the Keeneland fall meet award “Win and You’re In” berths to the Nov. 1-2 Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar.
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