S6E45: Summer stakes and safety scrutiny

Summertime stakes at Saratoga and Del Mar and concerns about rider safety are the hot topics on the table for the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Fox Sports and New York Racing Association TV analyst Sara Elbadwi checks in from Saratoga to discuss this weekend’s Jim Dandy Stakes and Vanderbilt Handicap.

Jockeys’ Guild president and CEO Terry Meyocks provides updates on the safety concerns raised in the past week at Del Mar, Saratoga and at Finger Lakes, where riders refused to continue racing Wednesday after a gate accident.

Ed DeRosa handicaps the big Saratoga races as well as the San Diego Handicap and Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar.

Listener and reader feedback focuses on the permanent closing this fall of Golden Gate Fields.

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S6E44: From California to the Jersey Shore and back again

Opening week at Del Mar, the closing of Golden Gate Fields and the $1 million Haskell Stakes are the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Owner, handicapper and radio host Jon Lindo discusses the developments in California, including featured stakes at Del Mar.

From Monmouth Park, Mage’s assistant trainer and co-owner Gustavo Delgado Jr. talks about the Kentucky Derby winner’s bid to win the Haskell.

Super Screener creator Mike Shutty has handicapping advice for Del Mar and Saratoga as well as the Haskell.

Listener feedback is also part of the program.

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S6E43: Saratoga commits hard

It is opening week at Saratoga, and that is the focus of this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Fox Sports and New York Racing Association TV analyst Acacia Clément previews the summer meet, including this weekend’s Grade 1 Diana Stakes.

National Horseplayers Championship Hall of Famer David Gutfreund discusses the recent collusion controversy that led to three players being disqualified and questions about how long this has been going on at the annual tournament.

Super Screener creator Mike Shutty handicaps weekend races at Saratoga.

There is also listener and reader feedback.

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Note: There is a video version of last week’s story about technology that has the potential to save the lives of racehorses. The interviews and demonstration of StrideSafe took place at Churchill Downs. See trainer Dale Romans and veterinarians David Lambert and Denise Mc Sweeney on Horse Racing Nation’s YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5g14sFweYw

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S6E42: Baffert ban, high-tech safety and tips for Belmont Park

Equine safety, a controversial suspension and closing weekend at Belmont Park are the topics of this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Attorney Clark Brewster talks about trainer Bob Baffert’s ban from Churchill Downs Inc. tracks being extended by another 1 1/2 years. He also discusses the setting aside of the medication suspension of trainer Ray Handal.

Trainer Dale Romans and veterinarians David Lambert and Denise Mc Sweeney offer an audio tour of the new StrideSafe technology that was deployed in Kentucky to identify potential injuries in racehorses before they became serious.

Paddock Prince handicapper David Levitch offers tips on four weekend races at Belmont Park, including the Belmont Derby (G1), the Belmont Oaks (G1) and the Suburban Stakes (G2).

Ron also offers some thoughts spanning the globe from his vista last weekend covering the Stephen Foster (G1) at Ellis Park.

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