Down The Stretch Podcast

A huge card at Woodbine Saturday with Sahin Civaci and Sofia Vives capturing 2 Stakes races each – Vives is the first apprentice to win the Woodbine Oaks. We’ve got a winners’ circle tribute to Emma-Jayne Wilson the all-time purse earning lady jockey, and a 4-win day last week for another apprentice, Pietro Moran. Casie Coleman talks with us about winning the Meadowlands Pace with Legendary Hanove...

Emma-Jayne Wilson stands alone; she has broken Julie Krone’s record for most money earned by a lady jockey. James MacDonald steered Legendary Hanover to an impressive win in the Meadowlands Pace. They’re racing at Saratoga and a monster longshot shocked in the first Stakes race. We had more logical outcomes in the My Dear and Ballade Stakes at Woodbine. Trainer Josie Carroll talks with us as she i...

James MacDonald had another sensational weekend, winning the Canadian Driving Championships at Hippodrome 3R and delivering Legendary Hanover in a Meadowlands Pace elimination, though the win in the other elim by Nijinsky was the most impressive. Apprentice jockey, Austin Adams was in a special race in Deauville, France. Trainer Mark Casse gives Down The Stretch another wonderful interview about t...

There were 5 Stakes races Saturday at Woodbine and Mark Casse won 3 of them. This podcast features 4 Stakes events from Mohawk’s Thursday card – 2 OSS Golds and a pair of Tompkins-Geers Grand Circuit races. Former jockey, Francine Villeneuve tells Down The Stretch how she became the agent for Justin Stein and Skye Chernetz. Villeneuve was very much an inspiration for the female jockeys of today so...

It was the Alywow Stakes at Woodbine for 3-year-old fillies. Jockey Rafael Hernandez talks about his 5 wins on Fathers’ Day and how that shot him to the top of the jockeys’ standings. The Dads’ Day card at Ajax Downs featured another rendition of the mixed breed competition. James MacDonald couldn’t get a flight to the Meadowlands, but that didn’t keep Hasty Bid out of the winners’ circle. Frank M...

We had another great North America Cup at Mohawk on a night of big money Stakes races. Imagine being John Fielding, the owner of NA Cup winner Nijinsky and you had to watch the race from a wedding in Massachusetts. Driver James MacDonald won a pair of Stakes races Friday at the Meadowlands and scored 3 more wins Saturday at Mohawk. Jockey Rachel Slevinsky is from St. Abert, Alberta; we’ve got her...

We couldn’t go to Saratoga for the 4-day Belmont meet, but we have lots of content from the Spa. This podcast has the Fury and Queenston Stakes from Woodbine and the 3 North America Cup Eliminations from Mohawk. Ryan Munger tells us how riding at Woodbine is so much better than what he was doing in South Africa. We love to talk about the daily double and when one paid over $2,400, we threw it into...

There 4 Stakes race at Woodbine Saturday and lots of big money events that evening at Mohawk Park and we are all over them. Kazushi Kimura won a big Stakes races at Santa Anita, We got New York Racing’s Keith McCalmont on the phone to talk about 4 bonus days art Saratoga including this weekend’s Belmont Stakes, and if you’re making a lastminute trip to Saratoga, we may have good news for you. The...

This one is full of fun, facts, fame and ferocious stretch calls. We have 5 OSS Golds from Mohawk and the fastest mile of the year. Pietro and David Moran, father and son, each winning on the same day at Woodbine and Ismael Mosqueira completing a very rare race riding triple. The Charles Juravinski Stakes race from Flamboro. Jockey Carly Furlonger, trainer Scott Reid and owner John Wilson with a r...

On Patrick Husbands Day at Woodbine, Patrick Husbands emphasized his own greatness with 2 last to 1st wins. 88-year-old trainer D Wayne Lukas won the Preakness for the 7th time. We have impressive wins by Legendary Hanover and Captains Quarters in preludes to the North America Cup. Anyone know who won almost a quarter million in last Thursday’s Pick-5 at Mohawk? How’s your national anthem – would...

The big Stakes races were all at Mohawk with 4 SBOA Finals. Last Monday was vintage Jody Jamieson night at Mohawk when he steered home 5 winners. Friday at Woodbine, 50-year-old Shane Ellis had 3 riding assignments – he won with all 3 for the biggest day of his 25 year career. Down The Stretch was at Ajax Downs for their Opening Day and we chatted with Emilio Trotta, Ralph Peason, Cassandra Jeschk...

Product in this podcast not originating from Garnet Barnsdale: + Sensational finish to Kentucky Derby # 150 + Post race comments from winning jockey, Brian Hernandez + Patrick Husbands and Mark Casse winning another Stakes race at Woodbine + Jennifer Morrison setting up Opening Day at Ajax Downs + Mark MacDonell and the horse that has provided all his driving wins. Product in this podcast delivere...

Our top story, of course, is the opening of the Thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine and we’ve got track CEO Mike Copeland, Premier Doug Ford, jockeys Patrick Husbands, Emma-Jayne Wilson and Jason Hoyte, racing fans Gary Turpin and Jason Chrisjohn, and how about a 5-win opener for Sofia Vives? The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame has 12 more worthy inductees. Sylvain Filion tells us what it me...

This podcast features the 49th Sovereign Awards and we have interview clips from Jennifer Morrison, Michelle Armata, Robert McKenzie , Mark Casse, Sean Fitzhenry, Kazushi Kimura and Sofia Vives. We talked with Bruno Schickedanz about a horse he owns that keeps finding the winners circle at Gulfstream. Roger Attfield joined us to talk about the mind-blowing debut race by Ready for Shirl, who was th...

We start with the last Kentucky Derby Prep – the Lexington Stakes, then go to Santa Anita for a win by Kazushi Kimura and an interview with the multi-skilled Ismael Mosqueira. The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame has revealed the finalists for the next wave of induction. Harness horse owner Brad Grant discusses his chances and Carolyn Filice tells Down The Stretch how thrilled her family is that...

With less than a month until the 150th Kentucky Derby, we have 3 prep races – The Wood Memorial from Aqueduct, the Blue Grass at Keeneland and the Santa Anita Derby. Multiple stories from Santa Anita – 53-year-old Frankie Dettori won 6 in a row on Derby day and we chat with Kazushi Kimura who spent his winter winning races in California before coming north for his 3rd Sovereign Award as Outstandin...

This one has 3 Kentucky Derby Preps that take us from Meydan in the UAR to Gulfstream to Oaklawn Park. Another week and another win for Marty Drexler. Lou Tucci talks about the chances of Babbo for a Sovereign in the 2-Year-Old Male category. Melissa Keith tells us how she got the job at Rideau Carleton as Canada’s first full-time lady race caller. Jody Jamieson explains why he named a trotter Paq...

We’ve got a pair of Kentucky Derby preps as we go to the Fair Grounds and Turfway Park. A lot of Marty Drexler content as he keeps winning at Gulfstream and a little Steven Chircop in the mix. They had a draw for the Mohawk Million and we talk with lucky slot owners, Brad Grant and Tara Hills Stud’s Dave Heffering. Trainer Josie Carroll has 3 horses in 2 Sovereign Award categories and we got her t...

A lot of CanCon here: + King’s Plate Champ, Paramount Prince winning at Gulfstream + Chiefswood Stables sends out Waskesiu to take the Florida Oaks + Ontario-bred Candy Overload was sweet in the Big Daddy Stakes at Turfway + Kazushi Kimura rides another winner at Santa Anita + Steven Chircop scores at Charles Town + A 4-bagger for driver Travis Cullen + A great first impression for Carter Gimblett...

This one is loaded with: + 5 winners at Gulfstream by Marty Drexler + Steven Chircop winning at Penn National + 4 Kentucky Derby preps + Julie Walker winning the International Women’s Day Trot + Jennifer Buck on her Off-Track Worker Sovereign + Michelle Armata, Groom of the Year + Jessica Hallett winning at the Dan Patch Awards for a photograph published in Down The Stretch + We remember colourful...

We have the stretch calls of 3 Kentucky Derby preps – The Risen Star from the Fair Grounds, the Hyacinth from Japan and the Sunland Derby. Harness Driver, Tyler Borth is winning in bunches and took time among his wins to speak with us. Marty Drexler is playing the claim game at Gulfstream and he’s playing it very well. He’s on the phone with Down The Stretch. And horse owner, Darryl Ezra helps us...

We’ve got a handful of Canadian victories at U.S. tracks – Bill Tharrenos sending out a pair of winners on the same day at Gulfstream, Prince of Wales Champion Velocitor scoring and paying at the Fair Grounds, and CamHaven Farms sending out a winner that paid off at 27-1 at the Fair Grounds. We break down the Sovereign Award category for Outstanding Male Sprinter, trying to get Bob Tiller to compa...

This week we have the Sam F Davis Stakes from Tampa Bay, James MacDonald with another great night at Mohawk and a thoughtful little video posted by Woodbine for Black History Month. Trainer Barbara Anderson-Heads talks about her terrific mare, Infinite Patience and wonders why her 19 for 25 record might not be good enough for a Sovereign Award. Keith McCalmont of NYRA explains why the Belmont Stak...

This podcast has the highlights from the 35th O’Brien Awards in Charlottetown. It was a very good night for James MacDonald, Dr, Ian Moore and the filly, Sylvia Hanover. We have Steven Chircop winning at Penn and Kazushi Kimura taking a Stakes race at Santa Anita. The Kingmaker is a new book about Northern Dancer written by Avalyn Hunter and Hunter reveals some amazing figures about the Dancer’s p...

We’re everywhere this week – from the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream and the Eclipse Awards in which we feature Cody’s Wish, Kylie and Kelly Dorman and Sofia Vives. Then to Steven Chircop and Bruno Schickedanz winning races at Penn National, Marty Drexler and Raroma Stable scoring at Gulfstream. We’ve got Kazushi Kimura and Luis Contreras winning at Santa Anita. There was over $790,000 bet in the...