The Ron Flatter Racing Pod

This week's episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod features former NFL quarterback Shaun King, the VSiN host who is also a longtime horseplayer. Thoroughbred owner and handicapper Marshall Gramm talks about the edges he has gained as a computer bettor. Las Vegas oddsmaker Paul Zilm handicaps weekend races. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod is available via free subscription from iHeart, Apple, Google, Spo...

This week's episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod comes from the turf meet at historic Kentucky Downs near the Tennessee border. Track announcer Larry Collmus talks about this weekend's Breeders' Cup qualifiers there. From the National Horseplayers Championship, Karl Broberg discusses his passions of horse training and betting. Johnny Avello of DraftKings Sportsbook handicaps weekend races. The Ro...

This week's episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod focuses on closing weekend in New York and California. Andy Serling and Tom Amoss of "Saratoga Live" review the summer season and look ahead to the big races during Labor Day weekend. Duane Colucci of the Rampart Sportsbook handicaps races at Saratoga and Del Mar. Keith Chamblin of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association discusses the current...

This week's episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod comes from the National Horseplayers Championship in Las Vegas. A panel of competing handicappers including former NHC winners Thomas Goldsmith and Judy Wagner, Thoroughbred owner-horseplayer Jon Lindo and NHC hopeful George Bryant discuss the tournament postponed by COVID. "Saratoga Live's" Maggie Wolfendale Morley previews Saturday's $1.25 millio...

This week's episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod zeroes in on Del Mar and Saratoga. Millie Ball Yakteen of XBTV previews Saturday's $1 million Pacific Classic. Luis Sáez talks about his rise to the top of the jockey standings at Saratoga. Chris Andrews from the South Point handicaps races at both tracks. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod is available via free subscription from iHeart, Apple, Google, Spo...

This week's episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod comes from Arlington Park near Chicago, where the last edition of Million Day is Saturday. Eight-time training titlist Larry Rivelli and twice leading jockey Jareth Loveberry talk about the track's final weeks. Nicolle Neulist of Equibase in Chicago discusses the future of Illinois racing and her appearance this week on "Jeopardy!" Johnny Avello of...

This week's episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod is focused on Saturday's Whitney Stakes at Saratoga. Trainer Kenny McPeek talks about sending his champion filly Swiss Skydiver against the boys. Tim Wilkin of the Albany (N.Y.) Times Union previews the Saturday card. Rampart Casino sportsbook director Duane Colucci handicaps weekend races. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod is available via free subscript...

This week's episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod features "Saratoga Live" TV host Laffit Pincay III discussing this weekend's Vanderbilt Handicap and Jim Dandy Stakes. John and Mike Baird remember the late Dale Baird, North America's winningest trainer whose record is about to fall to Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen. Las Vegas horseplayer and bookmaker Paul Zilm handicaps weekend races. The Ron Flat...

This week's episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod features a reunion of the 2014 TV series "Horseplayers" with Matt Bernier, Michael Beychok, Lee Davis, Christian Hellmers, Peter Rotondo Jr., Peter Rotondo Sr. and producer Andrew Yex. Also, Jockeys' Guild CEO Terry Meyocks discusses the crop controversy in last Saturday's Haskell Stakes, and DraftKings Sportsbook's Johnny Avello handicaps weekend...

This week's Ron Flatter Racing Pod touches all the bases at Del Mar, Saratoga and Monmouth Park. Longtime southern California handicapper Bob Ike previews the summer at Del Mar. Trainer Fausto Gutiérrez talks about his rising star Letruska and their plans for Saratoga. Monmouth handicapper Brad Thomas looks at Saturday's $1 million Haskell Stakes. VSiN's Vinny Magliulo has his picks for weekend ra...

This week's Ron Flatter Racing Pod looks ahead to next Thursday's opening of the summer season at Saratoga. Tom Law of the Saratoga Special offers an on-the-spot preview. Horseplayers Association of North America president Jeff Platt discusses the evolving rules for Pick 6 wagers at Saratoga and Del Mar. Rampart sportsbook director Duane Colucci handicaps weekend races. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod...

This week's Ron Flatter Racing Pod covers racing – and race. Jonathon Kinchen of Fox Sports discusses the first half of the racing year as well as progress that racing may or may not have made in the past year to answer diversity questions. Trainer Mike Stidham talks about Dubai World Cup winner Mystic Guide and his comeback Saturday in the Suburban Stakes at Belmont Park. South Point sportsbook d...

With the current meet ending this weekend at Churchill Downs, the Ron Flatter Racing Pod covers closing day. Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen discusses his plans for the summer as well as his horses racing on closing day. Churchill Downs TV analyst Scott Shapiro looks at the Stephen Foster Stakes card. DraftKings Sportsbook's Johnny Avello handicaps weekend races. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod is...

COVID forced Canadian racing in a long delay. But they are competing again at Woodbine. Champion jockey Rafael Hernández talks about it and his recent injury on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Also, Penelope Miller of America's Best Racing talks about her job traveling the country to photograph Thoroughbreds, and Rampart sportsbook director Duane Colucci handicaps weekend races. The Ron Flatter Racing...

With the Triple Crown series at an end for 2021, the Ron Flatter Racing Pod looks back and looks ahead. At times irreverent, Tim Wilkin of the Albany Times-Union reflects on the five weeks in Louisville, Baltimore and New York. Trainer Wesley Ward looks ahead to next week, when he sends a string of horses to England for Royal Ascot. The RFRP is available via free subscription from iHeart, Apple, G...

From Long Island, N.Y., the Ron Flatter Racing Pod covers this weekend's Belmont Stakes. Maggie Wolfendale Morley of Fox Sports and NYRA TV previews the main event plus three graded stakes on the undercard. Trainers Doug O'Neill, John Sadler and Hideyuki Mori discuss their Belmont contenders. Twitter feedback is focused on the latest developments in the Bob Baffert-Medina Spirit controversy. The R...

On this pop-up episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod, Las Vegas bookmakers who happen to be seasoned horseplayers preview the Belmont Stakes. Chris Andrews, Johnny Avello, Duane Colucci and Vinny Magliulo analyze all eight horses in Saturday's field for the last race of this Triple Crown season. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod is available via free subscription from iHeart, Apple, Google, Spotify and S...

On this episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod, Sally Goodall, Jim Goodman and David Gutfreund are finalists for the National Horseplayers Championship Hall of Fame who discuss the challenges that horseplayers face these days. Jockey agent Steve Worsley and racetrack executive John F. Heims talk about the controversial riding-crop rule that led riders to stay away from this week's season opener at...

With a break in the Triple Crown, this week's Ron Flatter Racing Pod features a look back on the Preakness with winning owners Diane and John Fradkin talking about Rombauer. The Bob Baffert controversy and next month's Belmont Stakes are discussed by Louie Rabaut, Megan Devine and Mike Gandolfo of "The Horse Racing Happy Hour." VSiN's Vinny Magliulo handicaps weekend races. The Ron Flatter Racing...

Controversies over drug tests will not be ignored, but there is a horse race this weekend in Baltimore. That is the setting for a Preakness preview episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Maryland Jockey Club TV host Naomi Tukker analyzes and handicaps the Black-Eyed Susan and the Preakness stakes. Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas discusses his long shot Ram plus the controversy surrounding Kent...

With a drug controversy hanging over him, Medina Spirit tries to maintain his tenuous hold on a Triple Crown bid by winning this weekend in Baltimore. On a special, pop-up episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod, horse-playing bookmakers Duane Colucci, Chris Andrews, Johnny Avello and Vinny Magliulo handicap this weekend's Preakness Stakes with in-depth analysis of every horse in the race. The Ron F...

On a special pop-up episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod, hear trainer Bob Baffert offer his side of the drug test that flagged Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit for an excess trace of an anti-inflammatory drug. Workout expert Bruno De Julio and trainer John Shirreffs also talk about the controversy. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod is available via free subscription from iHeart, Apple, Google, Spoti...

This week between the classics, the Triple Crown is still the main topic of conversation on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Steve Kornacki of NBC News talks about his successful pick of Medina Spirit in the Kentucky Derby, and he looks forward to next week's Preakness. So does trainer Mike McCarthy, who sends his colt Rombauer to race at Pimlico. South Point's Chris Andrews handicaps weekend races at...

Las Vegas bookmakers turned handicappers Chris Andrews, Johnny Avello and Duane Colucci analyze all 20 horses to deliver their opinions and their picks for the 147th Kentucky Derby in this special pop-up episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. It is available via free subscription from iHeart, Apple, Google, Spotify and Stitcher as well as from VSiN.com/podcasts. The RFRP is sponsored by 1/ST BET....

Now based in Louisville, Ky., the Ron Flatter Racing Pod this week features trainer Steve Asmussen, who discusses his Kentucky Derby and Oaks horses, and Los Angeles Times special correspondent John Cherwa, who talks about how racing coverage has changed for him in recent years. There is also Twitter feedback in reaction to the ongoing dispute that has kept Nevada bettors off limits from a growing...