Aces Up the Sleeve

Introducing the newest racing prospect offering for Pocket Aces Racing - Maleah, a beautiful daughter of Mitole. She's a half-sister to a Pocket Aces Racing alumnus Windy Lu Who, and the duo sit down with trainer (and co-owner) Susan Anderson to talk about her. 

Just some housekeeping and a chat about the recently concluded Preakness Stakes, which included another upset on a very rainy, muddy day. 

It's the second jewel of the Triple Crown this weekend, so the duo take some time out of their busy days to sit down and discuss the two races on the card at Pimlico card. 

The big day is Saturday, so Team PAR sit down to talk about the GI Kentucky Derby, and preview the race as well as read off a couple race submissions from fans and listeners. 

In part one of this week's special two-part release, the duo are joined by Marc Wampler and deep dive into the field for the Kentucky Oaks (and the also-eligibles) in preparation for the first Friday in May!

In an impromptu change to the line up, Jared decides he wants to talk a bit about the Kentucky Oaks and the grande dames who made it what it is today. So, as the title suggests, here's a very brief history on the Kentucky Oaks!

Jared and Pati fleece out the finer details for the Spring Open House, set to be the largest *EVER!*, and then launch into some long-winded updates on the Kentucky Derby trail as we march closer to the first Saturday (and Friday) in May. 

It's here! It's here! Pocket Aces Racing Spring Open House 2024 is nearly upon us and the duo sit down to spill the tea, along with all the details, on how to participate. We're excited to see everyone Saturday, April 13 at Silver Springs Training. 

Jared and Pati give an update on the Triple Crown/Kentucky Derby festivities as well as launch into an unexpected conversation about how online auctions harness humanity's love of online shopping. The latter segment discusses the different forms of "the horse's best interests" and why it looks different between individuals. 

Jared and Pati do a quick preview of the Saturday Graded action for Irish Aces and the two Kentucky Derby point races: The Louisiana Derby and the Jeff Ruby at Turfway Park. 

Jared and Pati sit down to talk about HISA, contamination in testing, and the importance of more coooepration to make things better in the long run. The duo also provides a Triple Crown trail/Kentucky Derby update on the contendors after Tampa Bay Derby weekend. 

We did it - the podcast dipped its toe into the controversy shadowing this year's Triple Crown series including the exclusion of Bob Baffert from the Derby and the "Test of Champions" moving to Saratoga as well as getting a trim in distance. 

Jared and Pati sit down with paddock reporter and analyst, Kaitlin Free, to talk about her start in the industry as well as some of her favorite moments. She also gives her thoughts on what she would change as queen of racing for the day.

Jared and Pati do a quick sweep of the recent news in the syndicate, including talking about the new babies, how Irish Aces is doing, and what the current plans are for some of the others in the stable as the season start shifting to spring racing. 

Jared sits down with Paul Calia, longtime partner at Pocket Aces Racing and a NHC champion, to talk about what his process looks like, his winning weekend at Las Vegas and his process for navigating the contests. 

Jared and Pati are joined on the podcast by jockey Adam Beschizza, who talks about his start as a rider in England in a racing family before moving his tack to America full-time. The trio also discuss a bit of European racing, and the major differences between the jurisdictions.

It's part 2 of the extended preview into Saturday's graded stakes action with points on the line for the Kentucky Derby trail in four contests. Jared and pati continue with the last two and also do a preview of the GIII Tampa Bay S. which will include Irish Aces's first foray into graded company. 

The time of year is upon us: Triple Crown prep! Jared and Pati handicap/discuss/debate two of the four Derby point races scheduled for Saturday in part one of a two-part special. A bonus episode for part 2 (along with a dive in Irish Aces's race on Saturday) will be released Saturday morning! 

We're not the biggest fans of an episode dedicated to self promotion, but these now 2-year-olds are too good to not talk about. The trio take a deep dive into the newly turned juvenile class of 2024 and talk about not just their physicals but a bit of pedigree as well. If you're curious about what the news guys and gals have to offer, this is the episode for you. 

It's the segment you've all been waiting for: Marc's story time! He sits down with Jared in this week's episode to talk about how Pocket Aces Racing came about purchasing Irish Aces as well as some stories from his earlier years in the industry (including a little tidbit about a certain trainer). 

Jared and Marc sit down to talk about what they'd love to see out of 2024 from the stable and discuss some retirements looming on the horizon. 

It's the 2023 Year In Review! Enjoy this bonus episode before Season two officially begins next week!

It's the final episode of Aces Up the Sleeve - Season 1- and the duo talk a bit about how their holidays look like including the fun task of taste-testing all the seasonal food. No carols for Jared but Pati will bust out ye ole' Christmas tune. Have a great final days of 2023!

On the penultimate episode of the year, the duo sits down to talk about the Fair Grounds, the Claiming Crown, and the environment that is New Orleans during Triple Crown season. 

Jared, Pati, and trainer Steve Margolis sit down to chat a bit (among many things) about the conditioner's (perhaps unusual) way into the sport, the career-high that comes from winning a Breeders' Cup race, what he would change were he King for a Day, and talk about some of the wildest Pocket Aces wins which came under his watch; including monster longshot winner Moon Launch with the late Miguel M...