S6E29: A week to go for Yakteen and us Kentucky Derby watchers

Get the jump on Kentucky Derby 2023 with this week’s early preview on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Trainer Tim Yakteen discusses Practical Move and Reincarnate and his plans for breezing and shipping them this week.

Two-time Eclipse Award-winning writer John Scheinman checks in from Baltimore to talk about the ongoing trouble with the racing surface at Laurel Park.

Back in Kentucky, Churchill Downs TV analysts Kaitlin Free and Scott Shapiro talk about morning workouts this week and offer their early thoughts about next week’s Derby.

Paddock Prince handicapper David Levitch provides his first impressions of how to bet next week’s big races.

There also is listener and reader feedback.

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S6E28: Popping up for Secretariat’s golden anniversary

The 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s Triple Crown is celebrated in this pop-up episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Hall of Famer Ron Turcotte, who rode Big Red to victory in the 1973 Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont stakes, speaks in a new interview about his experiences that spring as well as his relationship with the late trainer Lucien Laurin. Kate Tweedy, the daughter of Secretariat’s owner Penny Chenery, recalls her time as a college student who was there for all the important moments that year, big and small. Tweedy’s co-author Leeanne Ladin, like Secretariat a native of Virginia, provides perspective as a lifelong rider who became a writer. There also are clips from the 2010 news conference promoting the motion picture “Secretariat” featuring Chenery and actress Diane Lane. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation is available via free subscription from Apple, Google, Spotify and Stitcher as well as HorseRacingNation.com.

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S6E27: The Derby question you should not ask

The early previews of Kentucky Derby 2023 continue on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Workout analyst Bruno De Julio discusses what not to ask when handicapping the Derby and some of what to watch ahead of the race.

Wild On Ice’s trainer Joel Marr talks about his long shot for the May 6 classic.

Super Screener creator Mike Shutty handicaps weekend races at Keeneland and Oaklawn.

Reader and listener feedback samples opinions about this year’s changes to qualifying for Kentucky Derby 2023.

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S6E26: Final Fractions Theory 2.0

Three weeks before Kentucky Derby 2023, the Ron Flatter Racing Pod examines the prep trail that made Forte the favorite for the May 6 classic.

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. discusses his Florida Derby (G1) victory riding the Eclipse Award winner.

Longtime turf writer and publicist Jennie Rees discusses the Final Fractions Theory that she pioneered and how it may impact handicapping for this year’s classic. She also talks about changes in the points system this year and how it affected the end of the road to the Derby.

Handicapper Ed DeRosa also talks about the qualifying system in addition to offering tips on the Jenny Wiley (G1) and Lexington (G3) at Keeneland and the Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) at Oaklawn.

Listener and reader feedback is also on this episode.

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More on the Final Fractions Theory: https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/Ky_Derby_formula_Fractions_figures_cut_list_of_contenders_to_5_or_6_123

 

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S6E25: ‘We’re in the vault’ at Keeneland

The Blue Grass, the Santa Anita Derby and the Wood Memorial are the last of the major preps for Kentucky Derby 2023, and they are main topics this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Trainer Kenny McPeek has three horses trying to pull off the upset in the Blue Grass Stakes. He will talk about them and this year’s Derby trail.

Recently inducted in the National Horseplayers Championship Hall of Fame, Keeneland executive Jim Goodman talks about the weekend preps and the advent of sports gambling in Kentucky.

Paddock Prince handicapper David Levitch focuses on races at Aqueduct and Keeneland in his tips for weekend betting.

There also is listener and reader feedback.

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