The final weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday produced some great races and some big news in the horse racing industry. On the track, we saw a trio of impressive victories in graded stakes competition with Serve the King making a driving effort to beat frontrunner Channel Cat at the Grade II Red Smith Stakes at Aqueduct. Meanwhile, in the Bluegrass State, we saw Obligatory bounce back from a poor performance last time out to easily dispatch the field at the Grade III Chilukki Stakes at Churchill Downs. Finally, on the west coast, we saw Azul Coast get in the winner's circle at the Grade III Native Diver Stakes. Azul Coast's last performance was a disappointing 6th place at the Grade I Awesome Again Stakes where he finished 17 lengths behind eventual winning, and stablemate, Medina Spirit. His victory on Saturday came at the expense of another higher profile stablemate, Eight Rings, who tried to run only two weeks after racing at the Breeders' Cup.

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About The Win Place Show: The best horse racing picks, analysis, handicapping, bets, and interviews with Matthew. If you love horse racing, you'll love The Win Place Show. Matthew handicaps the latest horse races every week and even gives updates on what he got right and what he got wrong. Plus, interviews with horseracing veterans discussing their picks, their industry knowledge, and more.

On Saturday, November 20 at Del Mar features some exciting racing including the Grade III Native Diver Stakes. I preview graded stakes races at Del Mar (Native Diver), Aqueduct (Red Smith), and Churchill Downs (Chilukki).

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About The Win Place Show: The best horse racing picks, analysis, handicapping, bets, and interviews with Matthew. If you love horse racing, you'll love The Win Place Show. Matthew handicaps the latest horse races every week and even gives updates on what he got right and what he got wrong. Plus, interviews with horseracing veterans discussing their picks, their industry knowledge, and more.

This weekend saw three thrilling graded stakes races at Woodbine Racetrack in Ontario, Canada. In the Grade III Maple Leaf Stakes, Skygaze and Sister Otoole, both horses I picked in the top three, finished 1-2 with Skygaze returning to her winning ways after slipping up last time out at the Ontario Matron Stakes. Meanwhile, in the headlining race, the Grade II Bessarabian Stakes, Lady Speightspeare, my pick to win, did just that as she sat in a perfect stalking position and pulled away down the stretch. The story of Lady Speightspeare's return to the winner's circle after nearly a year of inactivity following a two-year-old campaign that looked like it would culminate with a Breeders' Cup appearance is really one of the better stories in the sport.

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About The Win Place Show: The best horse racing picks, analysis, handicapping, bets, and interviews with Matthew. If you love horse racing, you'll love The Win Place Show. Matthew handicaps the latest horse races every week and even gives updates on what he got right and what he got wrong. Plus, interviews with horseracing veterans discussing their picks, their industry knowledge, and more.

On Saturday, November 13 at Woodbine features some exciting racing including the Grade II Bessarabian Stakes and the Grade III Maple Leaf Stakes. I break them down along with Sunday's Grade III Autumn Stakes also taking place at Woodbine on the podcast and give you my Win, Place, and Show predictions.

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About The Win Place Show: The best horse racing picks, analysis, handicapping, bets, and interviews with Matthew. If you love horse racing, you'll love The Win Place Show. Matthew handicaps the latest horse races every week and even gives updates on what he got right and what he got wrong. Plus, interviews with horseracing veterans discussing their picks, their industry knowledge, and more.

A thrilling weekend at Del Mar for the 2021 Breeders' Cup was defined by controversy, amazing performances, historic firsts, and unpredictable upsets. Over the two days, the best horses in the world settled debates over who was the best in each of the divisions at the juvenile and adult level. Listen for my full recap.

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About The Win Place Show: The best horse racing picks, analysis, handicapping, bets, and interviews with Matthew. If you love horse racing, you'll love The Win Place Show. Matthew handicaps the latest horse races every week and even gives updates on what he got right and what he got wrong. Plus, interviews with horseracing veterans discussing their picks, their industry knowledge, and more.

As we approach the 2021 Breeders' Cup Weekend, I thought it would be fun to look back over the last 20 years and pull together my 10 favorite moments from all the races. The Breeders' Cup has provided us thrilling moments, devastating defeats, and miraculous long shots, which make us fall in love with the sport of horse racing all over again. In performing this exercise, I was struck by some of the innovations we have seen over the years in horse racing coverage and above all, I was reminded of how an amazing announcer can put you in the moment and send chills down your spine. Listen for my Top 10 Breeders' Cup moments since 2000.

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About The Win Place Show: The best horse racing picks, analysis, handicapping, bets, and interviews with Matthew. If you love horse racing, you'll love The Win Place Show. Matthew handicaps the latest horse races every week and even gives updates on what he got right and what he got wrong. Plus, interviews with horseracing veterans discussing their picks, their industry knowledge, and more.

On Saturday, November 6 the best horses in the world will face off at Del Mar for the Breeders' Cup in a card that features nine Grade 1 races. Listen for my picks, analysis, and previews.

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About The Win Place Show: The best horse racing picks, analysis, handicapping, bets, and interviews with Matthew. If you love horse racing, you'll love The Win Place Show. Matthew handicaps the latest horse races every week and even gives updates on what he got right and what he got wrong. Plus, interviews with horseracing veterans discussing their picks, their industry knowledge, and more.

On Friday, November 5 the best juvenile horses in the world will face off at Del Mar for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in a card that features six Grade 1 races. Listen for picks, analysis, and previews.

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About The Win Place Show: The best horse racing picks, analysis, handicapping, bets, and interviews with Matthew. If you love horse racing, you'll love The Win Place Show. Matthew handicaps the latest horse races every week and even gives updates on what he got right and what he got wrong. Plus, interviews with horseracing veterans discussing their picks, their industry knowledge, and more.

For over two decades you have seen NBC's Donna Barton Brothers gallop up to jockeys who have just won the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, the Belmont, and the Breeders' Cup. Today, I have a chance to speak with Donna about growing up in a horse racing family, her career as a jockey, her most memorable interviews, and more.

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The fall meet at Keeneland came to a close on Saturday and I break down the results from the weekend including some impressive performances in Saturday's stakes races from Nakatomi, Camp Hope, and Independence Hall.

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