S7E4: The two old men in the balcony from the Muppets

A look back on Breeders’ Cup 2023 and a freewheeling conversation between two aging turf writers fills this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Friend of the show John Cherwa of the Los Angeles Times joined Ron in a look-back at the two-day meet while sitting in the dining room of the media hotel in Pasadena, Calif. As is the usual wont of these two, the talk wandered off in all directions while still touching on such topics as who should be the horse of the year. Hear horse-racing media’s version of an old, married couple on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation. It is available via free subscription from Apple, Google and Spotify as well as HorseRacingNation.com.

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S7E3: Breeders’ Cup: Look who I found at Clockers’ Corner

From Santa Anita, Breeders’ Cup 2023 is the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Trainers Bill Mott, Todd Pletcher and Brad Cox discuss their top prospects in the 14 championship races Friday and Saturday.

World Horse Racing’s Naomi Tukker offers her point of view about the top matchups of the week and how defections have made the Breeders’ Cup Classic a potentially wide open race with longer odds on so many starters.

New York radio personality Brad Blanks has a snapshot of the Breeders’ Cup scene and his plans to race back to his native Australia for next week’s Melbourne Cup.

Super Screener creator Mike Shutty talks about some Breeders’ Cup trends that may be the foundation of winning bets this week.

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Check out this week’s hard-core handicappers episode featuring Mark Midland, Ed DeRosa and Johnny Avello previewing and analyzing all 14 Breeders’ Cup races:

https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/Flatter_Pod_Breeders_Cup_hard_core_handicappers_pop_up_123

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S7E2: Breeders’ Cup hard-core handicappers pop-up

For the seventh year in a row, the Breeders’ Cup will be featured in a hard-core handicappers episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Hear Horse Racing Nation’s Mark Midland and Ed DeRosa and DK Horse’s Johnny Avello analyze all 14 races with advice on who and how to bet. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation is available via free subscription from Apple, Google and Spotify as well as HorseRacingNation.com.

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S7E1: 6th anniversary celebration is ... iron?

The Breeders’ Cup is the main topic this week to start the seventh season of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Hall of Famer Mike Smith, who has ridden more Breeders’ Cup winners than any other jockey, talks about his mounts in next week’s championships.

FanDuel TV’s Joaquin Jaime offers analysis of some of the 205 horses who were pre-entered this week for the races at Santa Anita.

Paddock Prince handicapper David Levitch has tips on the graded stakes this week at Keeneland and Belmont at Aqueduct as well as an advance look at his angles for the Breeders’ Cup.

Listener and reader feedback is focused on the retirement of Eclipse Award winner Forte.

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S6E57: Breeders’ Cup, British Champions & home cooking

From Keeneland to British Champions day to the Breeders’ Cup, important autumn races are the focus of this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Trainer Brendan Walsh talks about Pretty Mischievous and his other contenders for next month’s championship races at Santa Anita.

Racing Post turf writer Maddy Playle checks in from England to provide insight into the season-ending card at Ascot, including the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and British Champion Stakes, the last win-and-you’re-in races for the Breeders’ Cup Mile and Turf.

Horse Racing Nation’s Ed DeRosa handicaps weekend races at Keeneland, including the Grade 2 Raven Run and the Perryville Stakes.

Listener and reader feedback is focused on jockey Frankie Dettori’s decision to postpone his retirement from racing.

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S6E56: 3 continents, 14 time zones

Three continents are spanned on one episode with this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Flying to the U.S. to ride Mawj in the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland, three-time U.K.-champion jockey Oisín Murphy discusses the race and his possibilities for the Breeders’ Cup next month at Santa Anita.

At $12.8 million, The Everest is the richest turf race in the world, and it will be run this weekend in Australia. That is where RSN927’s Matt Stewart, who has spent 30 years covering racing, offers a preview of that feature in Sydney as well as the big races in the Melbourne Spring Carnival during the coming weeks.

Paddock Prince tips come from David Levitch, who focuses on the late Pick 4 on Saturday at Keeneland. The QEII will be among the races he handicaps.

Listener and reader feedback focuses on Keeneland and the changing of the guard in the older-females division from Nest to Idiomatic.

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S6E55: Keeneland is lovely in the fall

Fifteen races will bring the Breeders’ Cup qualifiers in the U.S. to a climax this week, and they are the focus of this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod, which originates from Keeneland.

FanDuel TV’s Scott Hazelton is based this month at the Kentucky track, where he looks at the Breeders’ Cup divisions and specifics on some of the big races this weekend.

Larry Demeritte is one of the first Black trainers to have won a Kentucky Derby prep. He and West Saratoga, who finished first last month in the Iroquois (G3), try to go one better this weekend in the Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland.

Horse Racing Nation’s Mark Midland handicaps some of the weekend races that he expects may yield big profits, and listener and reader feedback focuses on the ever-changing landscape of racing coverage.

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