Radio Episodes
9/29/2022
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Kentucky Derby winning trainer Eric Reed will once again join the show. He’ll tell us about the challenges that Rich Strike has taken on since his triumphant Run for the Roses. Listen Now
3/17/2022
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National Turf writer Gary West will be joining us in the first segment. He recently penned an article about the growth of the racing and breeding program in his current home state in the Lonestar State. Listen Now
11/18/2021
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Jockey T.D. Houghton is one of the most successful riders in the racing game, but he didn’t achieve that status without many hurdles to overcome. Listen Now
6/10/2021
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We’ll be joining an “Old Friend” of winningponies this week with Michael Blowen, the founder of Old Friends Retirement Farms, where he resides in Georgetown, Kentucky. Listen Now
3/18/2021
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Joe Kristufek is a self-proclaimed horse racing ambassador, and fan development has always been his passion. In addition to serving as the Churchill Downs and Fair Grounds paddock host and handicapper, the morning line maker for Arlington Park. Listen Now
1/14/2021
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Writer Natalie Voss garnered the rare achievement of winning TWO Eclipse Awards for her writing ability. Feature/Commentary – “’An Angel On His Shoulder’: This Thoroughbred’s Fate Was Written In Ink,” May 13, 2020. Listen Now
12/10/2020
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The Claiming Crown has ended Saturday at Gulfstream Park – with a record $14.6 million wagered – it was clear how much it had grown over the past 9 years at Gulfstream. Listen Now
9/17/2020
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Smoke to the West pushed back the Santa Anita season and Belmont Park in the East has delayed the start until September 25th, so John and Eric Wing from Horse Tourneys are heading North to Woodbine. Listen Now
8/13/2020
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It seems like yesterday that Brian Hernandez, Jr. was on the show talking about his victory on Fort Larned in the 2012 $5 Million Breeders’ Cup Classic. Listen Now
7/2/2020
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Multiple Eclipse Award winner winner Jennie Rees will be our first guest. Listen Now
6/4/2020
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When it rains it pours! We are back to live racing folks, and we will be covering it from coast to coast, literally. Popular guest handicapper Rich Eng will cover the graded stakes action at Santa Anita. Listen Now
2/27/2020
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Our first guest Brian Sanfratello has been PHBA Executive Secretary since 2014 and Board member from 2002-2014. He has been a Thoroughbred breeder and owner since 1995, He resides in Bucks County with his wife Theresa. He will comment on the story of the potential of the Pennsylvania's Gov. proposal to take funding away from racing. Listen Now
1/16/2020
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Eric Wing is currently Communications Director for HorseTourneys.com, A 17-year industry veteran, Eric has previously worked at the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the NYRA and DRF. He will talk NHC and the Flo-Cal Faceoff (a special HorseTourneys event). Eric and John will analyze some of the top races of the weekend including the Derby Points carrying Gr. 3 Lecomte and Gr. 3 Louisiana Stakes from the Fair Grounds; the Gr. 3 Toboggan at Aqueduct and the Sunshine Million Classic on a stakes-laden day at Gulfstream Park. Listen Now
8/22/2019
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Drum roll please”Ladies and gentlemen, it is our honor to present to you for the 150th time the Midsummer Derby!” Yes, it is time to see who has matured since the first Saturday of May and withstood the rigors of racing. Listen Now
7/18/2019
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Senator Damon Thayer is the Majority Leader of the Kentucky Senate. When last seen on TVG he was in a top hat and tails at Ascot, while two weeks later he was attending the races at a quite different venue - Kentucky Speedway who is represented by Thayer Communications and Consulting. Listen Now
7/4/2019
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From a small 12 stall farm in his back yard in central Ohio, where his father had horses competing in the claiming game on a modest level, Dr. Joel Politi has reached the heights of thoroughbred racing when his 3-year-old filly Serengeti Empress wired the field in the historic Grade 1 1,250,000 dollars Longines Kentucky Oaks. Listen Now
5/9/2019
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From a small 12 stall farm in his back yard in central Ohio, where his father had horses competing in the claiming game on a modest level, Dr. Joel Politi has reached the heights of thoroughbred racing when his 3-year-old filly Serengeti Empress wired the field in the historic Grade 1 1,250,000 dollars Longines Kentucky Oaks. Listen Now
1/3/2019
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Marty McGee was the most recent recipient of the Walter Haight Award for Career Excellence in Turf Writing. That puts him in a league with the likes of legends Raleigh Burroughs, Red Smith, Joe Hirsch, Jennie Rees and Bill Mooney to name just a few in a Who's Who of racing scribes over the decades. Listen Now
9/27/2018
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The Breeders' Cup is just around the corner!
Santa Anita showcasing 4 "win and you're in" Breeders' Cup races on Saturday as we ever so quickly approach the Breeders' Cup. Listen Now
7/5/2018
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Brian Hernandez Jr., winner of the 2012 Ellis Park riding crown was at Ellis the day after wrapping up his first riding title at Churchill Downs in his adopted hometown of Louisville, 43 wins to 38 for runner-up Florent Geroux. Listen Now
4/5/2018
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It is big points time for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks with six 100 points races for the winners, virtually guaranteeing them a berth in the starting gate at Churchill. Listen Now
12/21/2017
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T'is the season for giving, and this year our friends at Taylor Made Farm, home of the legendary California Chrome, and its new venture, the "People's Horse", are helping Old Friends with a very special holiday offer. Listen Now
6/1/2017
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DRF's Jay Privman and Ed McNamara of Newsday earned top honors in the NYRA's eighth annual Joe Hirsch Memorial Writing Contest, recognizing the best in print and internet coverage of the 2016 Belmont Stakes, won by Creator. Listen Now
2/9/2017
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Ron Paolucci, who grew up going to the races since the time he could walk, started in the business with a $3,000 claiming trotter at Northfield Park near Cleveland. Listen Now
9/29/2016
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With the Breeders' Cup on the horizon, we gathered on this show an East and West Coast Commentators. Eric Wing is currently Communications Director for HorseTourneys.com, horse racing's number 1 destination for player-friendly qualifying contests. Listen Now
6/4/2015
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Mike Battaglia is a member of the NBC Sports broadcast team for the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes since the network Listen Now
10/16/2014
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A graduate of The Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. John Piehowicz opened his small business Listen Now
6/19/2014
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Judd Fischer is the farrier for North America’s most popular horse – California Chrome. Following in his uncle’s footsteps Listen Now
10/31/2013
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"Winning Ponies" Presents Breeders' Cup 2013 Special Edition Listen Now
6/27/2013
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Since there is a lot of good racing this week, we will focus on handicapping and picking winners Listen Now
2/14/2013
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Winning Ponies,john engelhardt,Voice America Sports,Talk Radio Listen Now
9/27/2012
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Winning Ponies,john engelhardt,Voice America Sports,Talk Radio Listen Now