Beyond the Break

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Beyond the Break

Welcome to Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, the podcast where former Thoroughbred trainer and current assistant starter Jamie Attard takes you into the world of Ontario horse racing. Through in-depth conversations with some of the province's top horse people, you'll get an inside look at the sport of Kings and the people who make it possible.

6 DAYS AGO

Racing Raconteuse - Jennifer Morrison - November 14, 2024

On this episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, host Jamie Attard and Woodbine track announcer Robert Geller get you up to date on a shortened week of Thoroughbred racing in Ontario (1:15), including leading trainer Mark Casse winning both stakes on Saturday with Elysian Field taking the Grade 3 Maple Leaf Stakes (9:13) and Stormcast's gutsy victory in the Grade 3 Bessarabian (14:37). With just a month remaining in the Woodbine season, they'll take a look at the leaderboard and make their picks for the HBPA Performance of the Week. Multiple ward winning Turf writer and author Jennifer Morrison joins the show (23:24) to share the story of her over three and a half decade career spent writing about the sport she's loved ever since she was a little girl. And Jamie gives you a look at the busy week of racing ahead (53:10) with Woodbine adding extra races to Friday, Saturday and Sunday's cards to make up for the cancelled races last weekend. Jennifer Morrison on Twitter/X - https://x.com/jensblog?lang=en Purchase Jennifer's book Run With a Mighty Heart on Amazon https://www.amazon.ca/Run-Mighty-Heart-Racehorse-Meaning/dp/1039128386 Jennifer Morrison's daily Thoroughbred picks on Canadian Thoroughbred -https://canadianthoroughbred.com/racing-picks/

56 min
NOV 7

Magnificent Moira - Marianne Ortepi - November 7, 2024

On this episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, host Jamie Attard and Woodbine track announcer Robert Geller take a close look at Moira's incredible victory in last Saturday's Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Del Mar (1:14), as well as her sale just 48 hours later at Fasig Tipton in Kentucky. U.S based trainer Brendan Walsh had his filly Somethinabouther more than ready for her first race on Tapeta in Sunday's Grade 3 Mazarine (11:25), and just a race later it was no laughing matter when Josie Carroll's He's Not Joking pulled away to an impressive win in the Grade 3 Grey Stakes (15:55). Jamie and Robert were easily in agreement as to who took home honours as HBPA Performance of the Week (21:30) and Marianne Ortepi, founder and owner of Quicksilver Equine Therapy joins the show (25:20) to share the unique story of her life and career devoted to taking care of and helping horses. From growing up on the hallowed grounds of legendary Windfield's Farm in Oshawa and Chesapeake City, Maryland to working with her brother Greg and father Rolph's veterinary practice and now the work she's doing through her own company, her whole life has been about bettering the health and happiness of the animals we all love. And Jamie gives a look ahead to the upcoming week of live racing at Woodbine (54:38). Quicksilver Equine Therapy Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/quicksilver.equine.therapy/?_rdr Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/quicksilver.equine.therapy/ BEMER Equine Therapy - https://life.bemergroup.com/equine/therapy/

57 min
OCT 31

Globetrotter - Robert Geller - October 31, 2024

On this episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, we send our best wishes to and give an update on jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson (1:58) who was involved in a scary incident last Friday afternoon at Woodbine. Host Jamie Attard and track announcer Robert Geller get you all caught up on the big winners from the last seven days, including multiple first career stakes wins in the Eternal Search Stakes (6:58) from Saturday, and hard trying Hunt Master giving trainer Angus Buntain his second stake win in seven days in Sunday's Overskate Stakes (12:41). Robert sticks around to tell us all about his globetrotting career as a race caller (21:43) that's seen him announce at tracks all over the world, and Jamie gives a look at the week of live racing ahead (47:06) including Canadian bred and based horses in this coming weekend's Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Del Mar Race Track in California.

49 min
OCT 24

Milestones - Angus Buntain - October 24, 2024

On this episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, host Jamie Attard and Woodbine track announcer Robert Geller get you all caught up on another exciting week of racing action from across the province (1:24), tell you all about a couple training Milestones for Kevin Attard and our guest this week Angus Buntain. Jamie and Robert will recap Woodbine's three stakes from the weekend including Dresden Row's victory in the Ontario Derby (7:01), Brengungirl's impressive win in Sunday's South Ocean Stakes (10:52), and Unbridled Weather's gutsy score in the Frost King (13:58). Fort Erie wrapped up their 2024 racing season and crowned this year's Champion jockey and trainer at the end of Tuesday's card (21:34), As mentioned, our guest this week is Angus Buntain who joins the show (25:17) and tells us all about his earliest memories of the sport and his career in horse racing. And Jamie gives you a look ahead to the week of racing to come (56:20).

58 min
OCT 17

Give Him A Call - Steve Roberts - October 17, 2024

On this week's episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, Jamie Attard and Robert Geller recap the week's big winners (1:01), including some major upsets in the Ontario Damsel and Ontario Fashion Stakes from last Saturday, break down the Display and Glorious Song Stakes from Sunday as well as a huge third place finish from King's Plate Champion Caitlinhergrtness on Saturday in the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes at Keeneland. Jockey's agent Steve Roberts joins the show (27:41) to tell us all about how he traded a career in Logistics Management to work on the family farm and learn the horse racing business, eventually training a stable of his own, to now working as a jockey's agent. And Jamie gives you a look ahead to the week of racing to come in the province (56:20).

58 min
OCT 10

We're Back! - Fraser Aebly - October 10, 2024

On the return episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, host Jamie Attard and Woodbine track announcer Robert Geller look back at five excellent stakes races from last Saturday and Sunday from Woodbine (1:01). There was a little bit of everything including a brother and sister from the same barn taking back-to-back stakes, Patches O'Houlihan overcoming some adversity to remain undefeated this season and a controversial Cup and Saucer Stakes that saw the finish order reversed. Jamie will tell you how you can enter a new weekly giveaway thanks to the HBPA of Ontario (27:30), jockey Fraser Aebly joins the show (28:10) to tell us all about how successful stints in three different provinces led him to finding a permanent home in a fourth. And we take a look ahead to the upcoming week of racing (50:12) at both Woodbine and Fort Erie, including four stakes races and some early Halloween celebrations at the border oval this coming Monday.

52 min
AUG 15

For Love of the Game - Emma-Jayne Wilson - August 15, 2024

On this episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, host Jamie Attard and Woodbine track announcer Robert Geller recap the week that was Thoroughbred horse racing in the province (1:36), including Stormcast's authoritative win in the second jewel of Canadian racing's Triple Tiara, the Bison City Stakes (8:49) and Full Count Felicia scoring in the Grade 2 Canadian Stakes (12:51) on August 10th. All time leading money earning female jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson joins the show (27:32) to discuss a historic career that's seen her re-write the history books a number of times, and how her love for the animals and sport itself has her riding as well as she ever has in her 20th year as a jockey. Jamie then gives you a look ahead to the upcoming week of horse racing in Ontario (1:19:30) including 5 stakes races on a packed 13 race King's Plate Day this Saturday, August 17th.

1h 22m
AUG 15

King's Plate Preview Special - August 14, 2024

In this special King's Plate Preview episode of Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, host Jamie Attard and the voice of Woodbine, track announcer Robert Geller take an in depth look at the field of 13 Canadian bred 3-year-olds that will line up in the starting gate on Saturday August 17th to contest the 165th running of the King's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack. They'll provide analysis of each runner in the race as well as give you their top choices, you'll also hear quotes and insights from some of the race's jockeys and trainers to help you make your picks for the first jewel of Canadian horse racing's Triple Crown.

48 min

Welcome to Beyond the Break presented by the HBPA of Ontario, the podcast where former Thoroughbred trainer and current assistant starter Jamie Attard takes you into the world of Ontario horse racing. Through in-depth conversations with some of the province's top horse people, you'll get an inside look at the sport of Kings and the people who make it possible.

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