Midlantic Racing Today
Midlantic Racing Today brings you the best of Mid-Atlantic Thorougbhred horse racing and breeding -- the most interesting guests, the best handicappers, and the most insight into horse racing in Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, and beyond.
Episodes
A jockey agent's job is really more than one job. It's like a combination of agent -- connecting jockeys, trainers, and horses -- with a bit of coach and, sometimes, a touch of parent.
John Weilbacher, who's done a wide variety of backstretch jobs, plies his trade these days as the agent for Delaware-based journeyman riders Martin Chuan and Kevin Gomez, along with apprentice Emanuel Rosario.
Weilbacher joins us on today's Midlantic...
Stacey Viands didn't start out to be a trainer.
He wanted to learn more about the business, so he went to work for Ronney Brown as a hotwalker, a groom, and later Brown's assistant. Viands appears on this episode of Midlantic Racing Today.
Viands sent out his first starter in 2006, picked up his first winner in 2007, and now has 338 career victories with purse earnings of more than $5.8 million. His top trainees include the four-ti...
Today on Midlantic Racing Today: The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) was found earlier this month by the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to be unconstitutional.
But the 6th Circuit found the opposite.
That likely sets up a fight at the Supreme Court over the horse racing law.
Now what? What is the court likely to do? Why do some horsemen want to get rid of it? And what comes next if it is overturned?
We talk with Nati...
It's a safe bet that there aren't too many lawyers on the backstretch at Delaware Park. But it's a sure thing that there's at least one.
Ted Maher, who trains a two-horse stable at Delaware, pays his bills as an attorney. But his passion for racing keeps drawing him back. He appears on this episode of Midlantic Racing Today.
Maher has served as a groom for Hall of Famer Bill Mott, galloped horses in Maryland, and ridden races as an...
Sylvia Bishop was the first Black woman to be licensed as a Thoroughbred trainer in the United States, plying her trade at Charles Town for years and memorialized with a stakes race that bears her name.
These days, her grandson, Michael Jones, Jr. follows in her footsteps, training at CT. He appears on this episode of Midlantic Racing Today.
Jones struck out on his own as a trainer in 2014, winning two races that year and gradually...
We catch up with longtime racing insider Alan Foreman in the newest episode of Midlantic Racing Today, powered by The Racing Biz.
In a career that's spanned nearly 50 years, Foreman defended Maryland's stewards in the most famous non-disqualification case of all, navigated murky waters with a successful jockey who wasn't old enough to hold a license, helped push Maryland to rebuild Pimlico, and positioned the Thoroughbred Horsemen'...
What's going on at Delaware Park? In the latest episode of Delaware Park Today, Powered by The Racing Biz, we find out!
Wednesday's card featured big payoffs all day long, topped most of all by an early Pick 5 that returned to one bettor payout of $66,570.
Delaware Park on-air racing analyst Stan Salter joins us to discuss Wednesday's big day and the meet to date, including top jockeys and trainers and races to watch. Plus we'll di...
Trainer Greg Compton joins the latest episode of Delaware Park Today, Powered by The Racing Biz!
The Arkansas-born Compton splits his year between his home state's Oaklawn Park and Delaware Park, a strategy he's followed since 2017 with growing success each year.
Plus, we visit with Delaware on-air analyst Stan Salter with the latest DelPark news -- recapping all of last week's stakes action -- and a look ahead to Saturday.
Delawar...
Trainer Graham Motion joins the latest episode of Delaware Park Today, Powered by The Racing Biz!
Motion, who has three entered in Delaware Park's two Saturday stakes, discusses his racing journey, from his time as a young assistant to wins in the Breeders' Cup and Kentucky Derby, to the two grumpy old (equine) men who shared their final years at his Fair Hill base.
Plus, we visit with Delaware on-air analyst Stan Salter with the l...
Thirty-three years after the best horse he ever trained fell a half-length short in the De Francis Dash, trainer Kenny Cox returns to that historic stakes race.
Maryland Racing Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns to talk Maryland horse racing!
On today's episode, we visit with trainer Kenny Cox, who grew up minutes from Bowie race track and built a career based on family. He is slated to send out Wickeddivine in Saturday's $17...
You can't talk about Charles Town racing without talking about the potent owner-trainer combination of David Raim and Jeff Runco.
Charles Town Races Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns today!
On today's episode, we visit with David Raim, whose stars include millionaire Muad'dib, dash specialist Duncan Idaho, and hard-hitting mare The Sky Is Falling.
We'll also recap recent Charles Town action and take a look ahead with CT trac...
Former backstretch worker and current racetrack reunion organizer Lauren Heathcote Amberman joins the latest episode of Delaware Park Today, Powered by The Racing Biz!
Amberman worked on the backside at Delaware and in Maryland in the 1970s and 1980s before life took her elsewhere. But five years ago, she organized the first racetrack reunion at Delaware Park, and it's grown into an annual event.
Plus, we visit with Delaware on-air...
Maryland Racing Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns to talk Maryland horse racing!
On today's episode, we chat with former racetrackers Cathy Rosenberger and Scott Regan about Stable Footing, their new initiative to help former horsefolks who may have fallen through the cracks in later years.
Maryland Racing Today is presented by The Maryland Jockey Club.
Maryland Racing Today is part of the Midlantic Racing Today family of po...
From riding show horses to standing stallions to buying half a horse from her husband -- owner-trainer-breeder Cindy McKee has done it all!
Charles Town Races Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns today!
On today's episode, we visit with Cindy McKee, whose racing journey is quite a tale.
We'll also recap recent Charles Town action and take a look ahead with CT track announcer Paul Espinosa.
Charles Town Races Today is presented ...
Trainer Michael Gorham joins the latest episode Delaware Park Today, Powered by The Racing Biz!
Gorham trains Miss Fulton Gal, headed to Saturday's Grade 3 Delaware Oaks, is a winner of nearly 1,500 races, and owns a Grade 1 triumph with Mandy's Gold.
Plus, we visit with Delaware on-air analyst Stan Salter with the latest DelPark news and a look ahead to Saturday.
Delaware Park Today is presented by Delaware Park Racetrack and Casi...
Maryland Racing Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns to talk Maryland horse racing!
On today's episode, we catch up with Mackenzie Pfeiffer and John Piassek about the latest Maryland racing news and with a preview of this weekend's action.
Maryland Racing Today is presented by The Maryland Jockey Club.
Maryland Racing Today is part of the Midlantic Racing Today family of podcasts.
Charles Town Races Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns today!
On today's episode, we visit with owner-breeder Jim Miller, who's enjoyed considerable success racing at Charles Town and elsewhere.
We'll also recap recent Charles Town action and take a look ahead with CT track announcer Paul Espinosa.
Charles Town Races Today is presented by Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
Charles Town Races Today is part of the Midlantic...
Delaware Park Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns today!
On today's episode, we chat with jockey Gavin Ashton, who will be based at Delaware this summer, and his agent, retired jockey Tyler Conner: two men who came to the racing industry via unconventional paths.
Plus, we visit with Delaware on-air analyst Stan Salter with the latest DelPark news and a look ahead to Saturday.
Delaware Park Today is presented by Delaware Park R...
Maryland Racing Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns to talk Maryland horse racing!
On today's episode, we visit with Maryland track announcer Dave Rodman: his journey, his experiences, his approach to announcing, and more!
We'll also catch up with Mackenzie Pfeiffer and John Piassek about the latest Maryland racing news and with a preview of this weekend's action.
Maryland Racing Today is presented by The Maryland Jockey Club.
...Charles Town Races Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns today!
On today's episode, we visit with trainer Ronnie Sigler, who doubles as an equine dentist. His journey, his horses, and more are on tap.
We'll also recap recent Charles Town action and take a look ahead with CT track announcer Paul Espinosa.
Charles Town Races Today is presented by Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
Charles Town Races Today is part of the Midla...
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