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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.

With a week to go until America’s biggest racing holiday, Kentucky Derby 2024 and the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks are the focus of this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas discusses his Derby horse Just Steel and his Oaks filly Lemon Muffin. He also has some thoughts about how conservative rival trainers are in racing their horses less while he races his more.
Sports Illustrated writer Pat Forde discusses Fierceness, Sierra Leone and Forever Young, the big three coming into next Saturday’s Derby. He also has thoughts about the leftover issues from 2023, namely the horse deaths that happened last spring at Churchill Downs and the ongoing ban of trainer Bob Baffert.
Paddock Prince handicapper David Levitch has some early thoughts about the Derby and Oaks, especially the challenge of comparing and contrasting different styles and strengths of prep races as well as the angles he will pursue playing the two features next week.
John Cherwa and Ron review the new F/X documentary “Broken Horses,” especially the point of view it takes in addressing what ails horse racing.
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 Santa Anita Park $500 Challenge, go to https://www.xpressbet.com/sap-500-4-27-24.

Some early handicapping tips for Kentucky Derby 2024, an insider’s look at one of the contenders in the race and some handicapping for this weekend’s Preakness 2024 qualifiers are front and center on this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
National Horseplayers Championship winner Mike Gillum checks in from Indianapolis with his five horses whom he counts among the most likely winners of the Derby. Here is a hint. Two of them are not obvious choices. In other words, long shots.
Trainer Whit Beckman talks about Honor Marie, his first Derby horse in his name. He also remembers when he was an assistant on the teams that Todd Pletcher and Chad Brown led to past Derby accomplishments as Super Saver’s 2010 win and Good Magic’s 2018 runner-up result. He also discusses who may ride Honor Marie on May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Mark Midland is in the handicappers rotation to offer his tips on the Federico Tesio at Laurel Park, a Pick 3 that starts with the Bathhouse Row at Oaklawn and the Illinois Derby at Hawthorne. The three stakes are win-and-you’re-ins for the Preakness.
John Cherwa joins Ron to dissect the court ruling in favor of Churchill Downs Inc. in the Zedan Racing Stables’ lawsuit that failed for now to get Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Muth and trainer Bob Baffert into next month’s Kentucky Derby.
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 Sunday’s Illinois Derby day handicapping contest, go to xpressbet.com/tournaments.