Rocket Ship Racing’s Brook Smith / Woodbine, CEO Michael Copeland / Ajax Down’s General Manager Emilio Trotta
Ponies 24-7 The Radio Magazine
English - May 04, 2024 12:00 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MBSports Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Larry and Ann are joined by Rocket Ship Racing’s Brook Smith, who is also part owner of Sierra Leone, and he discusses todays Kentucky Derby and how he became part of the ownership group behind the horse. He also discusses the Backside Learning Center at Churchill Downs and mentions how he became so involved in the horse racing industry initially. Woodbine, CEO Michael Copeland, who discusses Opening Day at Woodbine last weekend including the official reopening of the Woodbine Community Garden that is part of the Woodbine Cares initiative. Michael also discusses the status of Sports Betting, namely Woodbine’s current relationship with bet365 and talks about other initiatives that Woodbine are involved in to promote the horse racing experience more. Ajax Down’s General Manager Emilio Trotta who discusses next Wednesday’s Opening Day at the Quarter Horse track and also talks about last season and the great betting handles that the track enjoyed. He also mentions how the track is very heavily involved with the local community and talks about some of the events happening at Ajax Downs over the next few months that will benefit parts of the local community. In our feature, ‘In Case You Missed It’ A Look at The Way It Was in Horse Racing News, Larry discusses last weeks Opening Day at Woodbine and the riding exploits of Jockey Sophia Vives. In our new feature, ‘Road Trip,’ Larry talks about todays Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs at Woodbine and mentions about some of the history behind the race itself and who he believes the race ‘goes through’ later today. He also provides his ‘Ponies Picks of the Day’ selections for several North American Racetracks today, later in the show.
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