The Ron Flatter Racing Pod

The sixth annual hard-core handicappers roundtable to preview Belmont Stakes 2023 has been convened for this pop-up episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Hear Horse Racing Nation 's Mark Midland and Ed DeRosa and the return of DraftKings Sportsbook's Johnny Avello. They preview all nine horses and provide their handicapping advice for the 155th running of the Belmont. They also have some tips for...

It is not too early to preview Belmont Stakes 2023, and that is just what happens this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. New York Racing Association TV analyst Andy Serling from "America's Day at the Races" on Fox provides early insight. Churchill Downs has responded to 12 recent horse deaths by meeting with horsemen to outline new restrictions for races. Trainer Dale Romans was there and offers...

The Triple Crown and jockeys' health are the subjects of this week's Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Gene Kershner of The Buffalo News offers his early assessment of Belmont Stakes 2023, the current series of classics and how he may be the turf writer with the longest active streak of Triple Crown races covered. The Jockeys' Guild president and CEO Terry Meyocks talks about this week's symposium that was...

From Pimlico in Baltimore, connections and predictions for Preakness 2023 fill the Friday episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Assistant trainer and co-owner Gustavo Delgado Jr. discusses Kentucky Derby winner Mage's bid to stay alive with his Triple Crown campaign. First Mission's trainer Brad Cox and Coffeewithchris's owner and trainer John Salzman Jr. discuss their horses. Two-time Eclipse Aw...

The sixth annual hard-core handicappers roundtable to preview Preakness 2023 has been convened for this pop-up episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Hear Horse Racing Nation 's Mark Midland and Ed DeRosa and the return of DraftKings Sportsbook's Johnny Avello. They preview all eight horses and provide their handicapping advice for the 148th running of the Preakness. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via...

A recap of Kentucky Derby 2023 and an early preview of Preakness 2023 are the topics of conversation on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Ramiro Restrepo, co-owner of Derby winner Mage, talks about how he spotted the colt at a sale last year and his path in the racing industry. Former Daily Racing Form turf writer Marty McGee talks about career change from journalist to jockey agent. Los Angeles Times w...

From trainers Todd Pletcher, Steve Asmussen and Larry Rivelli to jockey Jareth Loveberry. From celebrities Steve Kornacki and Joy Taylor to handicappers Mike Shutty, Mark Midland, Ed DeRosa and Johnny Avello. From Louisville, it is a jam-packed Kentucky Derby edition of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod via  Horse Racing Nation is available via free subscription from Apple, Google, Spotify and Stitcher a...

The sixth annual hard-core handicappers roundtable to preview Kentucky Derby 2023 has been convened for this pop-up episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Hear Horse Racing Nation 's Mark Midland and Ed DeRosa and the return of DraftKings Sportsbook's Johnny Avello. They preview all 20 horses in the main draw and the three also-eligibles in addition to providing their handicapping advice for the 1...

Get the jump on Kentucky Derby 2023 with this week's early preview on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Trainer Tim Yakteen discusses Practical Move and Reincarnate and his plans for breezing and shipping them this week. Two-time Eclipse Award-winning writer John Scheinman checks in from Baltimore to talk about the ongoing trouble with the racing surface at Laurel Park. Back in Kentucky, Churchill Downs...

The 50th anniversary of Secretariat's Triple Crown is celebrated in this pop-up episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Hall of Famer Ron Turcotte, who rode Big Red to victory in the 1973 Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont stakes, speaks in a new interview about his experiences that spring as well as his relationship with the late trainer Lucien Laurin. Kate Tweedy, the daughter of Secretariat's...

The early previews of Kentucky Derby 2023 continue on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Workout analyst Bruno De Julio discusses what not to ask when handicapping the Derby and some of what to watch ahead of the race. Wild On Ice's trainer Joel Marr talks about his long shot for the May 6 classic. Super Screener creator Mike Shutty handicaps weekend races at Keeneland and Oaklawn. Reader and listener fe...

Three weeks before Kentucky Derby 2023, the Ron Flatter Racing Pod examines the prep trail that made Forte the favorite for the May 6 classic. Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. discusses his Florida Derby (G1) victory riding the Eclipse Award winner. Longtime turf writer and publicist Jennie Rees discusses the Final Fractions Theory that she pioneered and how it may impact handicapping for this year's classic...

The Blue Grass, the Santa Anita Derby and the Wood Memorial are the last of the major preps for Kentucky Derby 2023, and they are main topics this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Trainer Kenny McPeek has three horses trying to pull off the upset in the Blue Grass Stakes. He will talk about them and this year's Derby trail. Recently inducted in the National Horseplayers Championship Hall of Fam...

The Florida Derby and Arkansas Derby, two Grade 1 preps for Kentucky Derby 2023, are this weekend, and they are the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Fox Sports racing analyst Paul Lo Duca checks in from Oaklawn to talk about both preps as well as opening week and the new rules in his old sport, baseball. National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association CEO Eric Hamelback discusses the...

The first of the major U.S. preps for Kentucky Derby 2023 is the topic at hand on this week's Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Fair Grounds track announcer John G. Dooley previews the Saturday running of the Louisiana Derby (G2), from which at least the top two finishers are likely to be in the starting gate May 6 at Churchill Downs. DraftKings Sportsbook director Johnny Avello discusses wagering on Kentuc...

On this week's Ron Flatter Racing Pod,  whiskey entrepreneur Amir Peay is joined in Lexington, Ky., by Leon Nichols of the Project to Preserve African American Turf History and Allen Carter from Silver Springs Farm to talk about the legacy of long-ago horse owner and distiller James E. Pepper and his role in diversifying sports like racing and boxing more than a century ago. From Las Vegas, Nation...

From Las Vegas, the National Horseplayers Championship is center stage on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Former NHC winners David Harrison and Paul Matties join economics professor and horseplayer Marshall Gramm to discuss betting matters and a study that Gramm did that quantifies the impact of computer players at the racetrack. Trainer Robertino Diodoro talks about Lovely Ride's bid to pull off the...

Kentucky Derby 2023 preps at four tracks this weekend are the focus of this week's Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher talks about the return of Eclipse Award winner Forte in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park. Longtime Tennessee turf talker Danny Brewer offers his unique perspective on the move of Bob Baffert's Derby prospects to other trainers as well as...

Another virtual win-and-you're-in qualifier for the Kentucky Derby is front and center on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. FanDuel TV's Christina Blacker previews the Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn. Spendthrift Farm  general manager Ned Toffey discusses Derby prospects and the recent foal produced by Into Mischief out of Monomoy Girl. Mark Midland of  Horse Racing Nation handicaps the Rebel and the Honey...

The Risen Star Stakes is the first virtual win-and-you're-in qualifier for Kentucky Derby 2023. On this week's Ron Flatter Racing Pod, trainer Tom Amoss talks about Curly Jack, who is his horse in the race. He also discusses Hoosier Philly, the Rachel Alexandra favorite who might yet have a go at the boys in the Derby. TV analyst Scott Shapiro also previews the Risen Star card.  Horse Racing Natio...

On this week's Ron Flatter Racing Pod, breeder-owner Bruce Lunsford discusses the immediate past and future for Pegasus World Cup winner Art Collector as well as his Kentucky Derby 2023 prospect Classic Legacy who races in this weekend's Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3), a points prep at Tampa Bay Downs. Maggie Wolfendale-Morley of Fox Sports and the New York Racing Association is at Aqueduct to preview t...

On this week's Ron Flatter Racing Pod, hear legendary jockey Frankie Dettori look ahead to the rest of his last year of riding. Gulfstream Park TV analyst Ron Nicoletti handicaps the Holy Bull Stakes, a points prep for the Kentucky Derby. There is another one of those with the Robert B. Lewis at Santa Anita, and handicapper Ed DeRosa of Horse Racing Nation preview both of them. The Ron Flatter Rac...

The Pegasus World Cup and the Eclipse Awards are the focus of this week's Florida road trip for the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Trainers Brad Cox of Cyberknife and Michael Stidham of Proxy discuss their thoughts about this weekend's $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park. That is where former jockey Samantha Perry talks about her path to becoming a TV analyst. She and Super Scree...

A look ahead to this weekend's Kentucky Derby 2023 prep and this year's plans for the 2022 Derby winner are the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Eclipse Award-winning horseplayer Michael Beychok checks in from Louisiana to discuss the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes, a better-than-advertised allowance race and recent trends at Fair Grounds. He also talks about Derby futures betting and even his day job...

Where to find good food and drink at or around racetracks. That is the topic for a special panel this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. At the Races host Steve Byk, award-winning turf writer Alicia Hughes, trainer Neil Pessin and sports writer Matt Stahl compare notes on the best restaurants for horseplayers and fans nationwide, including destination restaurants during visits to the Triple Crown...