S6E54: Get your passport for this episode

Breeders’ Cup win-and-you’re-in races go from California through Kentucky and New York and all the way to Europe. They are the focus of this week’s episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

From Paris, Racing Post turf writer Scott Burton previews the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and four other Breeders’ Cup qualifiers being run Sunday on the undercard.

Godolphin bloodstock director Michael Banahan talks about Cody’s Wish in the Vosburgh Stakes and the immediate plans this fall for him, Pretty Mischievous, Proxy and other standouts.

Super Screener creator Mike Shutty handicaps weekend races at Belmont at Aqueduct, Santa Anita and a Breeders’ Cup qualifier at Churchill Downs.

Listener and reader feedback focuses on five ways racing is ahead of other sports and another five ways that it is not.

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S6E53: Under my umbrella at the Penn Derby

What may be a rainy renewal of the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby is the highlight of this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Track announcer Jessica Paquette previews the $1 million race and talks about her groundbreaking year at Parx Racing.

Jockey Florent Géroux talks about his ride on Saudi Crown in the Penn Derby as well as his other stakes mounts on the undercard.

Handicapper Ed DeRosa has tips not only for the big races at Parx but also the Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park.

Listener feedback is focused on the calls to replace racing and playing surfaces that are widely regarded as unsafe in their sports.

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S6E52: Trail mix is served for Kentucky Derby

The road to Kentucky Derby 150 begins this weekend, and it is the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas talks about Market Street and Seize the Grey, his two starters in the Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes that christens the points preps for 2023-24. He also has some early details on the yearlings he has been involved in buying at this week’s Keeneland sale.

TV analyst Joe Kristufek looks at the Iroquois as well as other stakes this weekend at Churchill Downs. He also talks about his own year in racing that took him to Fair Grounds and Ellis Park.

The Paddock Prince handicapper David Levitch has tips for the five stakes races Saturday at Churchill Downs.

There is feedback from last week’s discussion of takeout and racing’s relationship with sports betting.

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S6E51: Big bucks at Kentucky Downs + Del Mar & Colonial

The big-money meet at Kentucky Downs plus closing weekend at Del Mar and Colonial Downs are the talking points on this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Vice president of racing Ted Nicholson and National Horseplayers Championship Hall of Famer Chris Larmey talk about Kentucky Downs’ ongoing growth and its 1 percent increase in takeout this year.

Trainer Michael McCarthy discusses his young horses who are racing in Grade 1 stakes at Del Mar.

Horse Racing Nation’s Mark Midland handicaps weekend races at Kentucky Downs and Colonial Downs, including the Virginia Derby.

Listeners and readers offer their feedback on the way the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority does business.

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S6E50: At the junction of turf and surf

The Grade 1, $1 million Pacific Classic, a win-and-you’re-in qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Classic, is the centerpiece of this week’s episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella talks about his morning-line favorite Geaux Rocket Ride, who won for him this summer in the Haskell (G1). He also discusses his other entries in the graded stakes Saturday at Del Mar.

FanDuel TV’s Andie Biancone offers the story of her life in horse racing and how it has turned to being a TV analyst. She offers her opinions of how the Pacific Classic horses are looking headed into this weekend’s race.

Super Screener creator Mike Shutty handicaps not only the Pacific Classic but also Friday’s Saranac (G3) and Saturday’s Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), both at Saratoga.

Listener and reader feedback is focused on the tragic death last week of New York Thunder in the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial (G1) at Saratoga.

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S6E49: Travers, Rich Strike, and how long is summer?

The mid-summer derby at Saratoga formally known as the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes is the focus of this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

TV analyst Andy Serling from Fox Sports and the New York Racing Association previews the race and offers his thoughts about the Saratoga summer.

At this time last year the 80-1 winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby was getting ready for the Travers. What is going on now with Rich Strike, who has raced only once since November? His owner Rick Dawson provides details.

Horse Racing Nation’s Ed DeRosa handicaps weekend Grade 1 races at Saratoga including the Travers, the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial and the Sword Dancer. There is also listener and reader feedback.

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S6E48: King’s for a day and a tribute to Jerry Moss

The King’s Plate at Woodbine and a tribute to the late Jerry Moss are featured this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Track announcer Robert Geller discusses Canada’s biggest race and trends that have developed through the entire meet.

A 2010 interview with Moss, owner of Zenyatta and Giacomo, has been brought back from the archives and will be played in honor of the man who was iconic in racing and in the music industry.

 Super Screener creator Mike Shutty handicaps the Alabama (G1) and the Lake Placid (G2) at Saratoga, and there is listener and reader feedback.

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