This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green pay tribute to legends, past and present, starting with Saudi Cup champion Forever Young. What does it mean for racing to have a global superstar, campaigned sportingly, by relatable connections, and how do we capitalize on his brilliance? Joe and Jon also bid farewell to the great John Shirreffs and Afleet Alex, reflecting on the legacy they both left on the game and what they meant to the boys’ personal journeys in the game.
Then, we welcome Gulfstream Park’s Samantha Perry, Black Dog Bloodstock’s Lauren Carlisle and Arion Pedigrees’ Andrew Stewart for our second annual Mage Rage Kentucky Derby contest draft, sponsored by the 2023 Derby hero and our friends at Airdrie Stud! Will Sam repeat as champion? Will Andrew help Lauren figure out the difference between Australia and New Zealand? Stay tuned all spring as we run for glory, bragging rights and trash-talking supremacy on the Derby trail.
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This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green take you behind the curtain of a huge racing weekend that featured mixed results for the home teams, as Nitrogen returns a winner in her 4-year-old debut while Super Corredora and Counting Stars lay eggs in their sophomore bows. What went into the decision to run Nitrogen so soon after the Breeders’ Cup? And how do owners deal with the disappointment when top horses simply don’t show up?
The boys then welcome dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, fresh off being named the new chairman of Ocala Breeders’ Sales. The always thoughtful Casse holds court on his three weekend stakes winners at Oaklawn, his vision for the future of 2-year-old sales, the potential need for a racing commissioner and much more. Joe and Jon also tackle the latest in the legislative battle to keep racing alive in Florida and the ongoing infighting between Mike Repole and The Jockey Club.
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Presented by Rail Talk in partnership with the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA)Hosted by Jon Green and Joe Bianca, General Manager of DJ StableThis episode of TOBA Breakaway Rail Talk introduces us to Joe Moore, TOBA’s February Member of the Month, whose passion for Thoroughbred racing has deep roots in the heart of Wisconsin—yes, Wisconsin.A real estate agent and former alderman from Green Bay, Moore didn’t grow up in a racing family, but his curiosity, persistence, and entrepreneurial spirit led him from watching the Kentucky Derby on TV to buying his first horse in 2024. Now the owner of Silo Skyline Farms, Moore is making waves through both solo ownership and partnerships, with runners like Beautiful Charade, Global Event, and Peripoli already in the winner’s circle.Joe talks with Jon about breaking into the sport through fractional ownership, attending TOBA’s breeding seminars, and his ambitious goal of reviving parimutuel racing and breeding in Wisconsin. His story is a blueprint for how anyone—regardless of background—can find a path into Thoroughbred ownership.

This week on Rail Talk! The recent winter weather cancellations have lined up a tremendous weekend of racing from coast to coast, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green can barely contain their excitement.The boys discuss the seasonal debuts of brand new champions Nitrogen and Super Corredora, and look forward to a stacked Southwest, an array of other huge 3-year-old stakes, and the return of media darling Sandman. They also react to Nearly’s tour de force victory in the Holy Bull and analyze the dire situation facing Illinois racing.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content—be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Huge thanks to our sponsors Epic Insurance, The Green Group, Fasig-Tipton and Taylor Made for their support.

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca is joined by guest co-host and Gulfstream Park on-air analyst Samantha Perry to react to a huge weekend for the home teams and the industry as a whole.Joe and Sam discuss the 55th annual Eclipse Awards, pulling back the curtain and sharing their experiences as first-time Eclipse attendees. They also celebrate the coronation of West Point’s 2-year-old filly champion Super Corredora and DJ Stable’s Nitrogen being crowned champion 3-year-old filly before analyzing all the explosive action from Pegasus World Cup day and looking forward to an intriguing Holy Bull at Gulfstream.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content! Be sure to join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Shoutout to the sponsors Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Epic Insurance and Taylor Made for supporting our vision!

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green look forward to the 55th Eclipse Awards, and the potential for both of the show’s ‘home teams’ to take home hardware. They also preview a stellar Pegasus Day card at Gulfstream and analyze the installation—and quick removal—of historical horse racing-like machines at Santa Anita.The boys then welcome former Daily Racing Form chief national correspondent Jay Privman to get his take on the present and future of racing in his home state of California, how much he’s keeping up with the game in his retired life, the honor of winning an Eclipse for his retrospective on D. Wayne Lukas and more.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content—be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Shoutout to the sponsors Fasig-Tipton, Taylor Made, The Green Group and Epic Insurance for their support!

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green take on several industry-wide issues, starting with the sudden retirement of recent Malibu Stakes winner Goal Oriented, and what it says about the breed-to-sell approach overwhelming the breed-to-race philosophy. Is the infatuation with sexy first-crop sires sustainable, or does the business need a major course correction?

The boys then react to John Sikura’s criticism of the Breeders’ Cup sitting on an endowment of nearly $100 million. How could that money be put to better use in an industry with so many holes, and what’s the Breeders’ Cup’s responsibility, if any, to spend it? Joe and Jon then touch on Tiffany Case—dam of presumptive champion Nitrogen—selling for $3.2 million, look forward to the first 20-point Kentucky Derby prep of the year in Saturday’s Lecomte, and take stock of what looks like another strong 3-year-old class.

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This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are refreshed, recharged and back at their mics for the first show of 2026, kicking things off by analyzing the decrease in handle and purse numbers from last year. How can we reverse these trends? Are there any silver linings in the data? And who in the industry can we look to for solutions?The boys then welcome NBC Sports and Santa Anita on-air analyst Michelle Yu to give us the state of California racing, from the torrential rain forcing cancellations to the vastly improved safety record to issues with field size leading to stakes downgrades.Speaking of the latter, Jon was in the room for the American Graded Stakes Committee’s rulings for 2026, and gives Joe and the audience a groundbreaking look behind the curtain at how those crucial decisions are made.Nowhere else in racing are these insightful conversations being had, so make sure you join our ever-growing family by subscribing to Rail Talk on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Thanks to our all-star sponsor lineup of Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Taylor Made and Epic Insurance for their continued support, and we wish all the best in the new year to our beautiful viewers and listeners!

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green bring down the curtain on their 2025 season by discussing one of the hottest topics of the year—the future of Florida racing. Thoroughbred Racing Initiative releases a comprehensive feasibility study for a variety of future alternatives and Jon, co-founder of TRI, expounds on each option while giving his take on which he thinks would work the best.

The boys also put a bow on the racing symposium in Arizona, where NYRA CEO David O’Rourke announced new restrictions on CAW betting. How meaningful are the changes, and will any other racing outfits follow their lead?Plus, more controversy around a card cancellation at Aqueduct, and Joe stumps one more time for Super Corredora for champion 2-year-old filly.

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This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back together, on the heels of the last major racing weekend of the year and an eventful racetrack symposium.The boys first touch on the breakout performance of Zany in the Demoiselle at Aqueduct—where does her dominant win put her in the 3-year-old filly discussion? They also react to the sudden closure of Hastings Park in Vancouver—what does the latest shuttered racetrack mean for the sport as alternate gaming revenue is threatened in other areas?CAW bettors continue to wreak havoc on regular horseplayers, and the answers coming from the supposed cops on the beat are not great. Plus, Joe and Jon analyze the Q3 fatality data from HISA, and welcome friend of the show Dan Tordjman to discuss his trip to the Japan Cup, what lessons can be drawn from the sport’s success in the Far East, how to capitalize on Griffin Johnson growing racing’s visibility among the youth and more.Don’t miss any of these illuminating conversations, happening only on Rail Talk. Join our family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Thanks to our sponsors Epic Insurance, The Green Group, Fasig-Tipton and Taylor Made for seeing and supporting our vision.