S8E43: Summer at Saratoga plus a new cast member
Release Date: 07/11/2025
S9E6: A racing podcast with podcasters
The Ron Flatter Racing Pod
What goes into making a successful podcast for horseplayers and fans? The answers are the subject of a roundtable discussion this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Hosts Pete Fornatale of the In the Money Players Podcast, Ryan Anderson and Jackson Muniz from the Gallop Out Podcast and Tatiana Ryann from the Business-y Podcast compare and contrast notes and strategies about their programs. Some of the topics include how they present racing content in unique ways, their attempts to find their own voices in a space crowded with listening choices, whether video will push audio aside and,...
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S9E5: Gone fishin’ with the Reeds
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Taking a new turn this week, the Ron Flatter Racing Pod is off on a fishing expedition at a pond in Scott County, Kentucky. Eric Reed, who trained Rich Strike to an 80-1 upset victory in Kentucky Derby 2022, is joined by his father Herbie Reed, who living with cancer. While fishing for crappie and bass and shellcrackers from the shore of Lake Tyson, the Reeds reminisce about their lives. Herbie Reed recalls how he and his wife became teenage parents and why he tried to steer Eric away from the horse business that had been his life the generation before. The Reeds also take a trip back...
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S9E4: Breeders’ Cup epilogue, if vets allow it
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Forever Young’s victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic will be celebrated by racing fans in Japan for generations to come. It will be reviewed in America one more time on this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Handicapper and workout analyst Bruno De Julio spent nearly two weeks at Del Mar covering the championships from the first morning workout to the final race last weekend. He offers his assessment of the strategy and quality of the standout performances and the biggest disappointments. There also is a lively debate about the 13 scratches made by veterinarians to remove horses like...
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S9E3: Creeders’ Bup, er, Breeders’ Cup with Biancone, Toffey, Levitch
The Ron Flatter Racing Pod
Breeders’ Cup 2025 brings together 14 divisions of racing into as many races this week at Del Mar. It also becomes common ground for the media, horsemen and handicappers, each of whom is represented on this week’s Friday episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. FanDuel TV’s Andie Biancone provides her perspective not only as an analyst but also a morning exercise rider for the likes of her father, trainer Patrick Biancone. She has snapshot thoughts about both days of championship races. General manager Ned Toffey discusses Spendthrift Farm’s string of Breeders’ Cup horses,...
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S9E2: Breeders’ Cup hard-core handicappers pop-up
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Fierceness from New York and Forever Young from Japan stand out among older horses. So does Sierra Leone, who looks for a rare repeat victory. Horse-of-the-year frontrunner Sovereignty was reported to have a fever. They are the storylines going into the $7 million Classic. The race may provide the climax, but it is only part of the Breeders’ Cup. For the ninth year in a row, the two richest days of U.S. horse racing are featured on a hard-core handicappers episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. All 14 championship races at Del Mar are analyzed in depth by a panel of three expert...
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S9E1: Damn computers
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The prevailing thought that computer bettors have become the bane of the average American horseplayer has been burnished with news that the Breeders’ Cup will not carry on Del Mar’s two-minutes-to-post cut-off of batch wagers. It was exacerbated further during the Keeneland fall meet with the big odds changes after races already had started. With new controversies boiling over, the Ron Flatter Racing Pod focuses on the cry of CAW, computer-assisted wagering, in this week’s episode. Horse owner, player and economics professor Marshall Gramm from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.,...
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S8E57: World view of Breeders’ Cup
The Ron Flatter Racing Pod
Breeders’ Cup 2025 bills itself as the world championships, and international horses will be front and center. They are the focus of this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Kate Hunter, who is the Japan liaison for big races in the U.S., offers her expertise on horses like Forever Young, who tries to improve on last year’s third-place performance in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Maddy Playle of Racing Post offers a preview of this weekend’s British Champions day at Ascot, England, as well as a snapshot of the Europe shippers who will be at Del Mar in two weeks. Back home, Ed DeRosa...
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S8E56: Mattress Mack, Motion, Midland, mmm, good
The Ron Flatter Racing Pod
With a lull before the Breeders’ Cup, some comings and goings for races this week and for the long term are the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Mattress Mack said he is done with horse racing. Texas businessman, former horse owner and renowned sports gambler Jim McIngvale says in his own words why he has left the game after 30 years. Laurelin takes her 5-for-5 record to the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland. Her trainer Graham Motion talks about the filly, the race, his stable and his possible runners in the Breeders’ Cup. Horse Racing Nation handicapper...
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S8E55: Breeders’ Cup puzzle comes together
The Ron Flatter Racing Pod
Eight Grade 1 races are spread across America this week. Fifteen Breeders’ Cup qualifiers make this an overflow weekend that includes super Saturday at Aqueduct, Keeneland and Santa Anita. All this makes for a stacked episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. The Keeneland fall season opens this week with five Grade 1s. In her new role with the racetrack, former FanDuel TV host Gabby Gaudet offers a preview. Fourteen graded stakes feature 2-year-olds including It’s Our Time, the buzz horse who won by 17 3/4 lengths in his August debut at Saratoga. Trainer Tom Amoss discusses the Not...
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S8E54: Rudulph and the Goodwood are back
The Ron Flatter Racing Pod
The Grade 1 Goodwood Stakes at Santa Anita and the return of a familiar media personality are the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Former FanDuel TV host Ken Rudulph talks about what he is doing now and his thoughts about the sport he used to cover daily. He also weighs in with his forecast for the Goodwood. Trainer Brad Cox discusses First Mission’s bid to get his first Grade 1 win when he races in the feature at Santa Anita. He also talks about multimillionaire Hit Show’s bid to win the Lukas Classic (G2) for the second year in a row as well as some of his other potential...
info_outlineThe formal start of the Saratoga summer with some familiar names and the introduction of a new voice highlight this week’s episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
Horse Racing Nation writer and HorseCenter host Matt Shifman checks in from upstate New York to offer his thoughts about the upcoming meet, the potential rematch next month of Sovereignty and Journalism in the Grade 1 Travers and some tips for fans taking in the races this summer at the Spa.
Trainer Cherie DeVaux discusses She Feels Pretty, her four-time Grade 1 winner who is favored Saturday in the Grade 1 Diana Stakes. She also introduces Dr. Agne, the 2-year-old debutant named for the pioneering equine podiatrist who died in a bicycle accident nearly 10 years ago.
Paddock Prince handicapper David Levitch zeroes in on Saratoga with his tips for the weekend.
There is listener and reader feedback, and regular co-host John Cherwa of the Los Angeles Times is joined by Fairmount Park announcer Keith Nelson, a new addition to the RFRP cast.
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