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J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds.

The 17-year-old equestrian from Cochranville, Pa. trains former Kentucky Derby runner-up Commanding Curve for major events.

Risen Star: Relationship Building Brings O Besos, West Point Thoroughbreds Together Sponsored by: Travis Foley, assistant trainer for his father, Greg Foley Jeff Lifson, the executive vice president of West Point Thoroughbreds, always knew when the young, up and coming horseman Travis Foley made the call for him to buy into a horse, it would be for the right reason. It may have taken a bit longer than both had anticipated, but a partnership long in the making finally came to fruition ...

Sponsored by: Mandaloun wins an allowance race at Churchill Downs on Nov. 28 The calendar has turned. The distances have increased. An extra turn has been added. The acid test beckons. Eleven 3-year-olds—including the undefeated Mandaloun—will assemble for Saturdays Grade 3 Lecomte at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in the hopes of proving their mettle not only locally, but on the national scene as well, as thoughts turn to the first Saturday in May and the Kentucky Derby present...

January 5, 2021 07:43 PM It was supposed to be moving day last weekend in Kentucky Derby futures betting. Life Is Good was expected to be the catalyst for a serious deck shuffle among the new 3-year-olds.   Instead, he was an unimpressive winner in the Grade 3 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita. He is still the consensus Derby favorite. But rather than plunging to unbackable odds here in Nevada, he might as well have taken the month off.   For a few hours Saturday, Circa shortened Life Is Good to...