Down The Stretch Podcast TMDS

Product in this podcast not originating from Garnet Barnsdale:

+ Sensational finish to Kentucky Derby # 150

+ Post race comments from winning jockey, Brian Hernandez

+ Patrick Husbands and Mark Casse winning another Stakes race at Woodbine

+ Jennifer Morrison setting up Opening Day at Ajax Downs

+ Mark MacDonell and the horse that has provided all his driving wins.

Product in this podcast delivered by Garnet Barnsdale:

+ Marty Drexler sending out a 20-1 winner in a $400,000 Stakes race at Churchill Downs

+ Winning owner, Elliott Logan talking about that winner

+ A pair of fillies looking sharp in season opening wins at Mohawk

+ Snake venom apprehended in Kentucky

+ The most amazing sports bet cash of the century

+ Garnet’s Oaks wager

+ Kicking off the racing season in Sarnia

+ Garnet’s choice between Jennifer Marlow and Bailey Quarters

Our top story, of course, is the opening of the Thoroughbred racing season at Woodbine and we’ve got track CEO Mike Copeland, Premier Doug Ford, jockeys Patrick Husbands, Emma-Jayne Wilson and Jason Hoyte, racing fans Gary Turpin and Jason Chrisjohn, and how about a 5-win opener for Sofia Vives? The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame has 12 more worthy inductees. Sylvain Filion tells us what it means to him and Chris Vella is the very proud son of new Hall of Famer Danny Vella. We go to Western Fair for the Provincial Driving Championship, won by Tyler Borth. Sean Fitzhenry tells us how the entire cast of Second City is crucial to his operation. John Stapleton fills us with awe, talking about his historic and sometimes rare racing memorabilia. And was that really a :25.1 final quarter by Coco-Jojo at Mohawk Friday night?

This podcast features the 49th Sovereign Awards and we have interview clips from Jennifer Morrison, Michelle Armata, Robert McKenzie , Mark Casse, Sean Fitzhenry, Kazushi Kimura and Sofia Vives.

We talked with Bruno Schickedanz about a horse he owns that keeps finding the winners circle at Gulfstream.

Roger Attfield joined us to talk about the mind-blowing debut race by Ready for Shirl, who was the talk of the town after a remarkable win at Keeneland

Martin Lachance drove home a winner at Mohawk and we’re playing that race because it was Lachance’s first driving win at the Campbellville track and we also have a horse named Zeb’s Breaking Dawn that won at over 63-1.

And the Meadowlands is bragging about their huge handles recently and the owners of the 13-year-old trotter, JL Cruze are also bragging after he notched his 66th career win at the Big M.

We start with the last Kentucky Derby Prep – the Lexington Stakes, then go to Santa Anita for a win by Kazushi Kimura and an interview with the multi-skilled Ismael Mosqueira. The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame has revealed the finalists for the next wave of induction. Harness horse owner Brad Grant discusses his chances and Carolyn Filice tells Down The Stretch how thrilled her family is that her father, Sam Lima is a finalist.

With the Woodbine Thoroughbred season beginning on April 27, we’ve got Patrick Husbands warming up with a win at Gulfstream. Two stories this week from Ric Chapman in Australia – the 8-figure sale price of the first foal from super horse Winx and an amazing win by a 6-year-old mare in a $5million race at Randwick. And, when an 83-year-old driver wins a race, you can bet it gets featured in this podcast.

With less than a month until the 150th Kentucky Derby, we have 3 prep races – The Wood Memorial from Aqueduct, the Blue Grass at Keeneland and the Santa Anita Derby. Multiple stories from Santa Anita – 53-year-old Frankie Dettori won 6 in a row on Derby day and we chat with Kazushi Kimura who spent his winter winning races in California before coming north for his 3rd Sovereign Award as Outstanding Jockey. And we have a strange race from Santa Anita that was declared no contest with the field going down the backstretch. Trainer Bob Tiller knows which of 3 categories his sprinter, Patches O’Houlihan is a Sovereign cinch. Aussie racing journalist, Rik Chapman reports on the impending sale of the first off-spring of the super horse, Minx, and harness driver Phil Hudon tells us how he’s recovering since a race incident literally knocked him on his ass.

This one has 3 Kentucky Derby Preps that take us from Meydan in the UAR to Gulfstream to Oaklawn Park. Another week and another win for Marty Drexler. Lou Tucci talks about the chances of Babbo for a Sovereign in the 2-Year-Old Male category. Melissa Keith tells us how she got the job at Rideau Carleton as Canada’s first full-time lady race caller. Jody Jamieson explains why he named a trotter Paquet after its owner Brian Paquet died. How does a daily double pay more than $3,700 and join us at the table to feast on bagels, a small cooked fowl and donuts for dessert.