The Ron Flatter Racing Pod

The Jim Dandy Stakes and Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap at Saratoga and the Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar are the subjects of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Reigning Del Mar training champion Peter Miller talks about the Crosby and his success with sprinters. Award-winning turf writer and publisher Tom Law of the Saratoga Special previews the Jim Dandy and Vanderbilt and discloses some of his handicap...

The $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park and opening week at Del Mar share the spotlight on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Renowned handicapper Brad Thomas goes over each horse in the Haskell and has a few stories about his career as a horseplayer. Trainer Peter Eurton talks about Core Beliefs and Draft Pick and the tough competition they face Saturday in the San Diego Handicap. The Ron F...

Opening week at Saratoga is the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Saturday's Grade 1 Diana Stakes features a showdown between defending winner Sistercharlie and her stable mate Rushing Fall, whose owner Bob Edwards discusses her nearly perfect career. Horseplayer and author Peter Thomas Fornatale talks about the year in racing and the evolution of some of his betting angles. The Diana gets a fu...

Two Grade 1 races are on the Stars and Stripes Day card Saturday at Belmont Park, and they are featured on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Coolmore assistant trainer T.J. Comerford discusses the string of horses that have been flown from Ireland to compete in New York. CBS Sports Radio's Jody McDonald reflects on the biggest stories in racing so far this year. A bettor's preview of the Belmont Derby a...

From Santa Anita, the Ron Flatter Racing Pod focuses on the end of a troubled meet and looks ahead to what is next for racing in southern California. Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella offers his thoughts about the ups and downs of the past six months as well as a look at some of his horses, including Omaha Beach. Turf writer John Cherwa of The Los Angeles Times engages in a thorough discussion...

Closing weekend at Santa Anita and some betting tales are the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Doug O'Neill discusses being on the verge of the training title at Santa Anita as well as his view of what has been a troubled six months there. From Belmont Park legendary international sportscaster and longtime horseplayer Tommy Smyth with a "Y" tells stories about betting at the track and offers s...

From New York the Ron Flatter Racing Pod looks across the pond to next week's renewal of Royal Ascot. American trainer Wesley Ward discusses the top horses that he is taking on his 11th trip to England, where he has come away with 10 victories. Turf writer Lee Mottershead of Racing Post offers his thoughts about some of Royal Ascot's betting highlights as well as the differences between wagering i...

XBTV's Zoe Cadman and trainers Mark Hennig and Greg Sacco provide insiders' insight from New York into Saturday's running of the Belmont Stakes as guests on this week's regular edition of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Cadman reveals which horses have looked the best in morning gallops. Hennig talks about the blinkers-on, blinkers-off decisions with Bourbon War. Sacco discusses whether long shot Joev...

It is a serious handicappers' edition of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod – a pop-up from Las Vegas with four hard-core handicappers previewing the Belmont Stakes. Vinny Magliulo, Patrick McQuiggan, Dave Tuley and Johnny Avello analyze each of the horses in the Belmont. They also offer their thoughts on a loaded field in the Met Mile. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod is available at iTunes, Apple, Google, Sti...

Next week's Belmont Stakes continues to be the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Trainer Danny Gargan discusses his new shooter Tax, coming back from a runner-up finish in the Wood Memorial and a 15th-place disappointment in the Kentucky Derby. Handicapper Dick Downey examines the field of likely Belmont starters and discusses the state of racing in 2019. Twitter Feedback and this week's commen...

A review of the Preakness and an early preview of the Belmont Stakes are the core of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Jockey Tyler Gaffalione talks about his Preakness win, the work of trainer Mark Casse and the athleticism of War Of Will. Xpressbet and XBTV's Jeff Siegel recaps the race and offers his handicapper's eye view of the horses expected to run in the Belmont. There is also a sampling of Twit...

Two trainers and a racing handicapper talk about the Preakness on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Mark Casse discusses War Of Will, and Brad Cox talks about the differing styles of Owendale and Warrior's Charge. Xpressbet editor-in-chief Jeremy Plonk discusses Baltimore's place in the Triple Crown season and offers betting strategy for the Preakness. Ron has some thoughts about the passing of Tim Conw...

For serious handicappers, Vinny Magliulo, Patrick McQuiggan, Dave Tuley and Johnny Avello preview and analyze each of the 13 horses in the Preakness Stakes field. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

More talk about the Kentucky Derby controversy, an early preview of the Preakness Stakes and a jockey's comeback story share the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Two-time Eclipse Award-winning writer and handicapper John Scheinman takes an early look at the horses likely to race next weekend at Pimlico. Hall of Fame jockey Víctor Espinoza talks about his comeback from a life-threatening injury...

The morning after the controversial decision to disqualify Maximum Security from the Kentucky Derby victory, the Ron Flatter Racing Pod presents a pop-up edition devoted to reaction. Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott talks about his 65-1 long shot Country House being promoted to his first Derby victory. Trainers Shug McGaughey, Todd Pletcher and Mark Casse also comment. Longtime racing journalist and...

From Louisville, Bret Calhoun and Zoe Cadman are featured on the second annual Kentucky Derby preview episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Calhoun discusses this year's "wise-guy horse" By My Standards and how his career has built to his first time training in the Derby. Cadman from XBTV takes a long view of the race and discusses whether she is still on the Roadster bandwagon as well as how she...

Our familiar panel of Vinny Magliulo, Dave Tuley and Patrick McQuiggan are back to handicap Saturday's Kentucky Derby. And so is DraftKings' Johnny Avello. They look at details on each of the 20 horses in a serious horseplayers pop-up edition of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

He will ride the favorite Omaha Beach in next week's Kentucky Derby, and Hall of Famer Mike Smith is the featured guest from Santa Anita on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. From Las Vegas, former National Horseplayers Championship Tour winner Jonathon Kinchen of Fox Sports Net offers his opinions about modern betting angles that are popular in racing. The Racehorses by the Letters feature looks at the...

Now that the preps are done, Kentucky Derby work is just getting started on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Ben Glass, the racing manager for owners Gary and Mary West, discusses the progress and strategy for Derby contenders Game Winner and Maximum Security. A look at the Las Vegas odds for the Derby includes some ideas about late bets in the futures markets. True-crime author Andy Hoffman talks abou...

The final weekend of Kentucky Derby preps and some 21st century racing issues are discussed on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert talks about Improbable's run Saturday in the Arkansas Derby and about Roadster and Game Winner already making it to May 4 at Churchill Downs. National Thoroughbred Racing Association president/CEO Alex Waldrop fields questions about rules for e...

Three Kentucky Derby qualifiers are the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. XBTV's Zoe Cadman handicaps the Santa Anita Derby, the Wood Memorial and the Blue Grass Stakes, and she also helps preview the Santa Anita Handicap. Trainer Todd Pletcher discusses his Derby prospects, including the three that are racing this weekend at Aqueduct and Keeneland. The Racehorses by the Letters feature looks a...

This weekend's Florida Derby and Dubai World Cup card dominate the conversations on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey discusses Code Of Honor, his colt that is trying to sweep the Fountain of Youth and Florida Derby on the way to the Kentucky Derby. From south Florida, racing journalist and handicapper John Pricci of Horse Racing Insider previews Saturday's races. The...

This weekend's Louisiana Derby is the first of the big, final preps before the Kentucky Derby, and it is the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Fair Grounds track announcer John G. Dooley co-hosts and helps to handicap the race. Trainer Mark Casse discusses his colt War Of Will, the favorite to win Saturday. There will also be a preview of Sunday's Sunland Derby, another prep for Kentucky. The R...

With not one but two runnings of the Rebel Stakes on Saturday, Oaklawn Park in Arkansas is the focal point of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Oaklawn paddock analyst Nancy Ury-Holthus helps to handicap these latest Kentucky Derby points preps. Terry Finley of West Point Thoroughbreds talks about his Rebel contenders Galilean and Gunmetal Gray and their chances of upsetting Improbable and Game Winner....

Three Kentucky Derby points preps are the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. The Daily Racing Form's Marty McGee helps preview the Tampa Bay Derby, the Gotham and the Jeff Ruby and discusses the suspension of racing at Santa Anita. Trainer Greg Sacco discusses his colt Mind Control, one of the contenders in the Gotham. The Racehorses by the Letters feature looks at the best starting with "R," an...