Going In Circles

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday Show Barry and I discuss the Kentucky Derby and Oaks and a bunch of the undercard stakes on what turned out to be a great weekend of racing. Also why the Preakness can’t be “fixed” by just adding two weeks to the current schedule and how the ecosystem of many other divisions would be interrupted by pushing back the dates. Plus a few stories and some other s...

On the latest Kentucky Derby week special edition pod, we are joined by Troy Levy of Tropical Racing to talk about his current crop of foals and his thoughts on the Oaks and Derby. Check it out!! #KentuckyDerby #Churchilldowns #TripleCrown

On another special Kentucky Derby week edition of Going in Circles we go over the big race and a bunch of the undercard events with Handicapper Reports Aaron Hesz. It’s a fast moving show that contains several interesting points about various contenders and undercard races that you might not get somewhere else. Check it out!

Today we had a nice conversation with the popular Jason Blewitt and got his take on the Oaks and Derby and kicked around a couple of ideas about what might happen. Check it out and we will have more stuff coming this week!

On tonight’s Big Monday show Barry and I are joined by Mike Mutnansky from the MutStack to talk about this weeks festivities that conclude with the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday. It’s not all Derby talk as we hash out a bunch of other topics including the Oaks contenders, why posts matter, information requirements, scary winner circle photos and much more!

On tonight’s Big Monday we are joined by the Lord of Time, Craig Milkowski of TimeformUS to talk a bunch of different topics including the Derby

On tonight’s Big Monday show Barry and I talk about the final Kentucky Derby prep from last weekend, how this years Derby features a LOT of pretenders, jockeys and a lack of aggression makes us unhappy, some stories about movies and stolen beer too.

On tonight’s Big Monday show Barry and I discuss the weekends Kentucky Derby preps and the fallout from the results, look ahead to the Derby itself and consider how many horses are competing that we didn’t see coming not long ago and a whole bunch more

In this weeks Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I are joined by Aaron Hesz to speak about the racing industry troubles in California and get his perspective as a long time racing figure and participant in the state. We also go over last weekends prep races including Fierceness’ blow out Florida Derby win and Muth sending more Derby points to the Baffert black hole as well as briefly previ...

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I speak about why it’s actually a great time to own horses, why people aren’t getting involved, the folly of contraction, preview the FL Derby and Arkansas Derby, review the Jeff Ruby and Louisiana derby and a whole lot more #jockey #kentuckyderby

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I talk about the unspectacular group of 3 year olds we have this season as we hit the 100 point Kentucky Derby preps this weekend. We go over the two fields of the LA Derby and Jeff Ruby and talk about how trainers are racing even less in preparation for the first Saturday in May despite virtually all the evidence showing that more and recent...

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I discuss the massive tote meltdown that crippled the end of the Tampa Bay Derby card and calls into question what exactly we would see if you pealed the curtain back on the ‘antiquated’ system that processes our bets. Plus the latest case of HISA overreaching for no good reason, a plea for common sense and a whole lot more!

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I discuss Saturdays action from GP, the plethora of scratches that drastically watered down the Fountain of Youth, the Nysos defection from the San Vincente and the Gotham and is Deterministic really a Kentucky Derby contender with his pedigree and lack of experience? Plus what we want to hear from the commissioner and a whole lot more!

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday Show Barry and I talk about the unintended consequence of reckless speculation by regulatory, ask if Timberlake is a real contender for the Kentucky Derby, praise DWL for his willingness to race his horses, shout out Senor Buscador for getting better with racing unlike some others in the handicap division, talk the mental side of racing and how perception i...

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I discuss the plague of late odds changes, why it’s unsustainable and why it feel so much like the tracks don’t care to even acknowledge the issue let alone try mitigation tactics. We talk about the Risen Star, this weekends Rebel and a bunch of other stuff.

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I discuss Saturdays Sam Davis stakes (a nominal Kentucky Derby prep) and the undercard events. After the first break we are joined by our So Cal guy Aaron Hesz to talk about racing on the west coast, issues and potential fixes and a lot of reminiscing about some of the great days that we have seen. It’s a long pod but filled with a lot of goo...

On this weeks Big Monday Show Barry and I recap last Saturday’s Kentucky Derby preps from Aqueduct, Oaklawn Park, Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park. Plus discuss the silly talk about the Kentucky Derby and its status, the strange reasoning behind why tracks hold onto the old scale of weights and bunch more! Check it out! #horseracing #horses #betting #gambling #Kentuckyderby #Baffert #triplecrown #j...

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday Show Barry and I were joined by Boston radio legend Mike ‘Mut’ Mutnansky to recap the Pegasus day card including the debuts of Speak Easy and Victory Avenue, the role of influencers and why regulars may not be enthused by them, a look ahead to the four Derby preps this weekend, Saratoga ‘shock and awe’ lodging pricing, a couple takes on the Baffert-CDI situ...

On tonight’s Big Monday show we talk about the absurd Bob Baffert lawsuit saga finally coming to and end, why Churchill will probably not relent and let him participate in this years Kentucky Derby and a whole lot more!

On tonight’s Big Monday Show Barry and I discuss the latest in racing including an exciting Derby prospect emerging, the nice card Saturday at the Fair Grounds, why the Pegasus needs a makeover, Neil Diamond, Barry’s Saratoga announcement and a bunch more!

On tonight’s Big Monday show we are joined by Game of Silks/Tropical Racing’s Troy Levy to talk about racing in general, the good old days, the lost cow story, what he’d do if made Deputy Commissioner by Captain Mike, some handicapping discussion with the Sniper and more.

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday Show Barry and I look back at the 4 previous seasons as we winter our 5th year of doing the show. Plus a couple stories about stewards and racing officials, we give feed back on the Bloodhorse series which asked various industry people their view on timely subjects (todays wagering segment was 😳) and a quick recap of todays dubious KentuckyDerby preps.

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show we are joined by special guest Craig Milkowski (aka - the Time Lord) to discuss terrible stewards decisions, ridiculous graded stakes assignments and a whole lot more!

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday we discuss the latest in racing news in an unusually short show.

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I discuss why racing needs to start opening up the playbook and thinking out of the box before it’s too late. Also touch on last weekends stakes and a bunch of other stuff! Check it out!