Our 1st guest Pat Dupuy is a trainer who has been flying under the radar for years. He won his 1st graded Stakes race this season and just took the $100,000 Secretary of State Stakes on Saturday at Mountaineer with I'm A Looker.
Known mostly for his years in the announcer's booth at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, Longtime race caller Tony Bentley will take the mike in the announcer's booth at Suffolk Downs when live racing returns to the East Boston, Mass., racetrack Aug. 6-7.
In June of 2016, Claiborne Farm has removed horses from the care of Al Stall, Jr., and distributed them to various trainers. Multiple graded stakes winner Departing, was transferred to the barn of Tom Drury.
Joe Drape is a reporter for The New York Times who has covered thoroughbred racing for nearly two decades. He is a two-time Eclipse Award winner for outstanding coverage of horse racing.
Claire Novak has been covering all three legs of the Triple Crown with "Boots on the Ground." She has been at Belmont Park this week and will give us her observations of the contenders, current updates and her analysis of the "Test of Champions.
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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.