Going In Circles

On tonight’s Big Monday show we recap the recently concluded Saratoga meet including this past weekends stakes which could also be named the Gun Runner showcase.

On tonight’s Big Monday Show Barry and I recap the big races from Saturday’s entertaining yet chalky card from Saratoga. We talked about Essential Quality’s Travers win and where he might go next and will he race next year. Also the great Jackie’s Warrior versus Life is Good throw down, Mike Smith’s ride and what path does LIG take to the BC? Letruska gets her props and we do a what if Monomoy Gir...

On a special edition of the Big Monday Show (Big Friday) Barry and I spend the first part of the show lamenting the latest in stewards controversy from Saratoga. Then we go over the allowance races and stakes action on the nice Travers Day card. Check it out! 🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻🏇🏻

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I recap the Queens Plate, the Alabama, the Pacific Classic and several other of the stakes from the past weekend. We also talk about growing the game, building up the base of owners that has been neglected for so long and putting on a product that leads to far bigger increases in business than we have seen. Also discuss the upcoming Travers D...

On tonight’s Big Monday show we recap the last relevant weekend of racing at Arlington Park, talking not just about the races but why it’s such a big blow for racing to lose one it’s very nicest facilities. Barry speaks about how the pace dynamics played different factors in a few of the graded stakes this weekend, we continue to point out how many of the graded stakes winners are purchased for le...

On tonight’s Big Monday Show we recap the weekends stakes including the Whitney, Test and other graded stakes action across the country. We also discuss inane stewards decisions which are now a common issue unfortunately. On the second half of the show we bring up next weekends relatively light stakes schedule at Saratoga and Del Mar and talk a little about the sports betting landscape now taking...

On tonight’s Big Monday show we recap last weekend’s big races including the Jim Dandy, Vanderbilt, Bowling Green, Bing Crosby and Clement Hirsch. Other topics include how people perceptions of rides often miss the mark both good and bad, preview the upcoming weekends races including stellar editions of the Whitney, Test, Troy and Saratoga Derby, talk about health and our friend Mike Recio as he c...

On today’s Going in Circles LIVE we talk to Jeff Bessa of www. Chartinghorsevalue.com about his site which offers unique way of looking at races by incorporating a plethora of handicapping data and price points into a chart that is pretty easy to understand. His service covers all the major tracks daily and at $20 a month for ALL the races from those tracks, it’s great value itself. We also are vi...

On tonight’s Big Monday show we start out asking for prayers 🙏🏻 for our friend, horseman Mike Recio who is seriously ill. We then recap last weekend’s stakes action starting with Maracuja’s upset of Malathaat in the CCA Oaks at Saratoga. Also talk about Royal Flag’s impressive Shuvee score and where she ranks in the older dirt filly hierarchy. We touched on Caravel’s big win in the Caress, where...

On tonight’s Big Monday show we tackle the Haskell, explain why the DQ was the easy call, touch on why the whip rule was immaterial though is still a terrible rule. We talk about why people should be skeptical of information that is giving from various industry sources, especially if it seems dubious. I warn every jockey in America about something that will ruin their career if they aren’t smart a...

On part one of this weeks Going in Circles LIVE show we talk with the Saratoga Special’s Tom Law about the upcoming Saratoga meet. We had Tom on a year ago when the meet was held without spectators and he reminisces about how bizarre that was and the differences going in this year compared to last. Check out the Saratoga Special at www.thisishorseracing.com 🏇🏻It’s a great read and provides insig...

On the second half of today’s Going in Circles we talk to Dean Towers aka racing Twitter hall of famer (1st ballot when we get around to having a racing Twitter HoF) @pullthepocket about the trouble with eliminations in harness racing and just about every other issue that we could fit in today! Was a great conversation that encompasses both breeds (sorry no QH’s). Hopefully people can undertake th...

On tonight’s Big Monday Show we recap recent racing news including the death of star stallion Galileo and top owner and breeder Bert Firestone and Bob Baffert’s latest court appearance. We make our unhappiness known regarding the Monmouth Stewards seemingly being unprepared to handle a whipping incident even though it’s been the main topic of conversation in NJ racing for quite some time. In our s...

On the second part of this weeks Going in Circles LIVE we talk to trainer, breeder and restaurateur Carlo Vaccarezza about how things are going for him since he relocated his operations to central Kentucky. He also tells the story of how his best horse, 2012 Breeders Cup Turf winner Little Mike came to be (great story) and provides an update on the grand opening of his newest establishment, Frank...

On today’s Going in Circles LIVE we are joined by 2x Eclipse winning writer and author John Scheinman to talk about his first novella Bal Harbour Blues. The book is a horse racing story set in 1991 south Florida complete with colorful figures, wiseguys and all the typical characters that you used to find at the track. John is a throwback himself and I have gotten a chance to read the first part an...

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I recap the stakes action from the long holiday weeeknd. We talk about low hanging fruit and how racing should be picking it instead of throwing it away and in the last segment we talk of why it’s close to impossible to set up a social security system for retired horses funded from a dedicated % of earnings. We tried out a new format tonight...

On a special edition of Going in Circles today we talk to Chris Rossi who is racing’s unofficial statistics guru about handle trends so far in 2021 and take a look forward to the upcoming Saratoga meet and what the numbers might look like at America’s premier meet. Chris also breaks down the hot racing topic of Fixed Odds wagering and using the history of exchange wagering in NJ, shows that there...

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I talk about Masquerade’s Ohio Derby win, the plethora of three year old dirt stakes this time of the year in advance of Friday’s Iowa Derby and Mondays Dwyer. We also touch on Letruska and her performance on Saturday, Maxfields big win and look forward to the big Summer meets at Saratoga and Del Mar. Fixed odds wagering is another topic we s...

On today’s Going in Circles lLIVE we are joined by Thoroughbred Idea’s Foundations Pat Cummings to talk about the differences in American add European rules regarding DQ’s after a couple of high profile incidents at last weeks Royal Ascot meeting. We also discuss fixed-odds wagering after the state of New Jersey passed legislation legalizing it in that state. The TIF’s 12 chapter white paper on wa...

On part 2 of tonight’s Big Monday show we conclude our discussion of covering racing from a different angle and break down the NBA’s Final 4 teams with Barry and I having different predictions for the Finals

On part 1 of tonight’s Big Monday show Barry and I discuss last weeks big stories, the Royal Ascot meet, bids are in at Arlington Park and it’s not promising for racing, we discuss California racing and what might be done to help and discuss covering racing in a little bit of a different manner

On tonight’s Going in Circles LIVE we talk about the upcoming Royal Ascot meet and go over a few races on the opening day card, get Barry’s impressions of the whip less stakes at Monmouth this past weekend and how the rule may have affected the results, discuss the folly of engaging radical groups that have nothing but bad intentions, go over the Baffert lawsuit vs NYRA and why it might have a cha...

We are joined by Pleasant Acres Farms Helen Barbazon to talk about the recent success of their freshman sire Neolithic and others like Ride on Curlin. Neolithic who already has a winner saw some success at the recently concluded OBS JUNE sale with 2yo’s selling for 70k and 45k. Ride on Curlin’s also sold well and the farm has some several exciting young stallions. *we apologize for the technical d...

On the second half of today’s Going in Circles LIVE we are joined by trainer Ron Moquett to discuss plans for his stable star Whitmore and talk about Oaklawn Park’s decision to extend their meet with it now starting in early December.

On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show we recap the Belmont Day stakes racing including the big race itself. Also talk about Barry being suspended by Twitter (🙄), industry people sensitivity, joined by the one and only @Swifthitter to talk about his Belmont Day experience, his bet on Nikola Jokic and he and Barry talk some wagering strategy/handicapping. We also announce that we have a You...