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A recap of the Preakness, a preview of the Belmont Stakes and some holiday-weekend handicapping are part of this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
From Fox Sports and In the Money Media, New York Racing Association TV analyst Jonathon Kinchen offers his take on the Triple Crown series so far plus some early thoughts about betting the Belmont Stakes next month at Saratoga.
A morning-after interview with D. Wayne Lukas brings us back to the fresh memories of Seize the Grey winning the Preakness to give the Hall of Fame trainer his seventh victory in the Pimlico jewel of the Triple Crown.
Horse Racing Nation’s Mark Midland handicaps four weekend stakes, including Saturday’s Grade 2 Pennine Ridge at Belmont at the Big A, Cliff Hanger at Monmouth Park and Keertana at Churchill Downs as well as Monday’s Winning Colors (G3) at Churchill.
John Cherwa and Ron go over listener and reader feedback about the future of Pimlico, the disagreement over track conditions on Preakness day and the Lukas interview in the middle of this episode.
The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation is available via free subscription from Apple, Firefox, iHeart and Spotify as well as HorseRacingNation.com. This episode and the preceding pop-up show with analysis of every horse in the Preakness are sponsored by Xpressbet.
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From Baltimore, two Kentucky Derby-winning connections are among the guests previewing Preakness 2024 on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
Mystik Dan’s trainer Kenny McPeek and co-owner Sharilyn Gasaway talk about the experience of winning the Derby as well as their colt’s chances of continuing his quest to become U.S. racing’s 14th Triple Crown champion.
Jimmy Barnes, the longtime assistant to trainer Bob Baffert, discusses Imagination being in the Preakness and Muth being out of the race because of a fever this week. He also offers behind-the-scenes insight about the challenges of shipping horses in the past three years.
1/ST Racing TV analyst Ron Nicoletti provides his thoughts about the Preakness and provides some color about what makes the week leading up to the race unique among the Triple Crown races.
Paddock Prince handicapper David Levitch rolls out his tips for the Pick 4 building to Saturday’s Preakness.
The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation is available via free subscription from Apple, Firefox, iHeart and Spotify as well as HorseRacingNation.com. This episode and the preceding pop-up show with analysis of every horse in the Preakness are sponsored by Xpressbet.
For information about and to sign up for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes Challenge, go to https://www.xpressbet.com/pim-1500-5-18-24.

Deep analysis of every horse in Preakness 2024 is ready to hear now with the hard-core handicappers pop-up episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
Horse Racing Nation handicappers Mark Midland and Ed DeRosa in Kentucky are joined by DraftKings Sportsbook director Johnny Avello in Las Vegas. They go through the entire field from 1 to 9.
How will they play Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan in his quest to win the Triple Crown? Will Bob Baffert’s new shooters Muth and Imagination take too much money to make them worth their odds? Who are the long shots worth watching? Who are the pretenders amid the contenders? Where is the value? The panel answers all those questions.
The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation is available via free subscription from Apple, Firefox, iHeart and Spotify as well as HorseRacingNation.com. This pop-up and the regular Friday episode are sponsored by Xpressbet.
For information on Saturday’s Preakness Stakes Challenge, go to https://www.xpressbet.com/pim-1500-5-18-24.

Between the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, a look back and look ahead are on the menu this week for the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
TV analyst Kaitlin Free talks about her uncannily accurate forecast of the Derby in addition to her early analysis of next week’s second jewel of the Triple Crown.
Brian Hernandez Jr., the first jockey in 15 years to win both the Derby and the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks, discusses his rail trip in both races, comparisons with Hall of Famer Calvin Borel and his own look ahead to riding Derby victor Mystik Dan in the Preakness.
Super Screener creator Mike Shutty offers his early thoughts on the Preakness as well as handicapping tips for Saturday’s Peter Pan (G3) stakes in the Belmont at Aqueduct meet. The race is a prelude to next month’s Belmont Stakes.
Co-host John Cherwa and Ron go over some listener and reader feedback, and they also listen to one of the most infamous race broadcasts in history, Clem McCarthy’s call of the 1947 Preakness on NBC Radio.
The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation is available via free subscription from Apple, Firefox, iHeart and Spotify as well as HorseRacingNation.com. This week’s episode is sponsored by Xpressbet.
For information on the Preakness Stakes Challenge and the daily feeder tournaments, go https://www.xpressbet.com/tournaments.

From Louisville, the cast of thousands has its annual gathering for the regular Kentucky Derby 2024 episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
Fox Sports handicapper Chris Fallica offers his assessment of the Derby as well as the memory of his biggest score from five years ago.
Sierra Leone co-owner Brook Smith, Forever Young’s trainer Yoshito Yahagi, West Saratoga’s trainer Larry Demeritte, Domestic Product’s jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. and Fierceness’s connections Todd Pletcher, John Velázquez and Mike Repole are featured in quick interviews from the buildup to the Derby.
Super Screener creator Mike Shutty describes some of the statistical paradigms he uses to come up with potential winners and board hitters for the Derby.
Horse Racing Happy Hour hosts Louie Rabaut and Mike Gandolfo join co-host John Cherwa of the Los Angeles Times to discuss the absence of six-time Derby winning trainer Bob Baffert.
The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation is available via free subscription from Apple, Firefox, iHeart and Spotify as well as HorseRacingNation.com. This week’s episode is sponsored by Xpressbet.
For information on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby Challenge, go to https://www.xpressbet.com/kyd-3000-5-4-24.

Deep analysis of every horse in Kentucky Derby 2024, even the also-eligibles, is ready to hear now with the hard-core handicappers pop-up episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
Horse Racing Nation handicappers Ed DeRosa and Mark Midland and DraftKings Sportsbook director Johnny Avello in Las Vegas go through the entire field from 1 to 20. Plus 21 and 22, who could add to the four also-eligibles who have shown up in the superfecta since the Derby points era began 11 years ago.
How will they play the favorite Fierceness? Will Sierra Leone, Catching Freedom and Forever Young figure prominently on their tickets? Who are the tosses, and who are the value plays? The panel answers all those questions.
The group also has a snapshot of Friday’s Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks and their best strategy for attacking Kentucky Derby 2024.
The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation is available via free subscription from Apple, Firefox, iHeart and Spotify as well as HorseRacingNation.com. This week’s episode is sponsored by Xpressbet.
For information on Saturday’s Kentucky Derby Challenge, go to https://www.xpressbet.com/kyd-3000-5-4-24.