Former trainer Richard Lundy apprenticed as an assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Charlie Whittingham. He went on to train for Virginia Kraft Payson and won the 1984 Travers Stakes with Carr De Naskra.
With all of the great races from coast to coast, we have called on 2 professional handicappers to bring us home some winners. 'Money won is twice as sweet as money earned,'' Fast Eddie Felson (played by the late Paul Newman) says in The Color of Money.
Over the last 12 years 'Horse Whisperer' Ed Crothers and his staff at Cedar Brook Farm have broke and trained over 3100 horses including horses that others could not break.
Terence Collier, the director of Marketing at Fasig-Tipton Sales and the Senior Sales Announcer has been with the Lexington, Kentucky based company since 1976. They are holding a unique sale on Monday featuring many stakes horses currently racing.
Since there is a lot of good racing this week, we will focus on handicapping and picking winners. Our first guest will be DRF's writer/handicapper John McDulin. We will focus on the big day at Prairie Meadows with three Gr.
Mandy Minger, Vice President of Marketing, has been with Daily Racing Form since 1992. Minger began her career in thoroughbred racing as a groom at Philadelphia Park and in the publicity department at the Atlantic City Race Course.
Claire Novak won top honors in the feature/advance division for her story that appeared on June 8 on ESPN.com entitled “Unforgettable Day at Belmont Park.
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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.