In upstate New York you can sense the anticipation and magic in the air under the Ancient Elms as Saratoga gets ready to open its gates on their 40-day meet. On the backstretch there is a cast of colorful characters and pillars of racing.
The 160th running of the $1 Million Queen’s Plate, the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown will take place Saturday. Sandy Hawley, a member of the Canadian Hall of Fame and the North American Hall of Fame won the prestigious race four times.
Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey was the site of one of racing’s most surprising results last week when 1-20 shot and the horse that crossed the finish line first in the Kentucky, Maximum Security was upset by King for a Day.
With the help of the E-Z Win Forms and his own handicapping expertise Ed Meyer crushed the Belmont card with a Pick-4 anchored by "The Test of Champions.
The Stakes at Belmont will be smokin' for three days! Get your E-Z win Forms to get you through 18 stakes races at all distances and surfaces for every division.
Jason Beem is a man of many talents. A handicapper, author and track announcer from coast to coast. He recently emerged at the microphone for the Monmouth Park meet and did an excellent job calling the graded stakes race filled card.
Jennifer S. Kelly fell in love with horse racing when she read Walter Farley’s Black Stallion series as a child and watched the filly Winning Colors beat the boys in the 1988 Kentucky Derby.
Matt Bernier handicapper at the Daily Racing Form is a frequent guest on this show. He will join John to cover the big races this Friday/Saturday at Pimlico and anything DRF.COM has going on those days.
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On the show we will talk about the Sport of Kings. We will delve into the different features of the WinningPonies.com website. John Engelhardt will talk about the issues of the day that affect horse racing, such as synthetic surfaces, medication rule changes, the fate of the industry as a whole, VLTs and Casinos, and human interest stories of triumph and defeat. You will also hear our spot play of the week, where John will handicap the feature races for the upcoming weekend, and will give out his best plays. We will keep you abreast racing’s big events. Featured on the show will be guests (trainers, jockeys, owners, celebrity handicappers and industry insiders). Promotional giveaways will be featured, such as brand merchandise and free WinningCredits.
Winning Ponies is broadcast live every Thursday at 8 PM Eastern/5 PM Pacific on the VoiceAmerica Variety Channel.