ITM Players' Newsletter - June 7th, 2024
Belmont Stakes Racing Festival!
The final leg of the Triple Crown is upon us, but that is just a drop in the bucket given the races coming up this weekend.
We have a multitude of ways to get prepared for the major racing taking place at Saratoga for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. A replay of this week’s live Final Answers Show can be found on our YouTube page, as well as the Pro Players’ Show dropped earlier today with Sean Boarman and Duke Matties.
There is even more coverage on YouTube, with Best Bets hosted by JK, featuring guests Chris “The Bear” Fallica and Rajiv Maragh! The ITM Plus subscribers are treated to a bunch of excellent content that can be found listed below, and I also have a pair of horse-by-horse guides on the attheraces.com for the New York on Friday and the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.
Looking for a non-Belmont outlet this weekend? Be sure to check out the Players’ Podcast from today with coverage of Monmouth, Woodbine, and Churchill Downs on Saturday.
Finally, JK’s Cart Talk segment on the Fox Sports shows are always a pleasure to watch, but the most recent version was very special. Click here to watch his spot with “The Coach”, D. Wayne Lukas!
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Look below for some of the special, exclusive content ITM Plus subscribers are receiving for Belmont Stakes Weekend! Subscribe for exclusive picks, written analysis, and shows from your favorite ITM contributors.
ITM Plus Content
Friday at Saratoga (Belmont Stakes Racing Festival) - Plus Notes
Belmont Day Early Card Preview - PTF & JK
All Turf Pick Three - Frank Scatoni (Coming shortly)
Make sure to save and follow the ITM blog for daily picks from your favorite tracks and more racing coverage!
Players’ Podcast - Belmont Simulcast Show
Spencer Luginbuhl guest hosting for PTF going over three separate sequences including:
Eric Solomon on the Late Pick 4 at Monmouth
Drew Coatney on the Late pick 4 at Woodbine
Marshall Sterling on the Late Pick 4 at Churchill Downs
Pro Players’ Show - Belmont Stakes Saturday at Saratoga
PTF hosts professional horseplayers Sean Boarman and Duke Matties as they give their thoughts, tips, and analysis on all the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Stakes.
Players’ Podcast - 2024 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Saturday Pick 6 Final Answers Show Presented by Adelphi Racing Club
PTF hosts JK, Maggie Wolfendale, and Adelphi Racing Club’s Matt Cutair as they go over the all-stakes Pick Six with some bonus coverage as well. Here you’ll find thoughts on Sierra Leone, Mystik Dan, Mindframe, Seize the Grey and many more. Join live and ask questions during the show or leave a comment after. Please help us in our goal to get to 10,000 subscribers and make sure to click that notification bell.
Players’ Podcast - Friday at Saratoga (Belmont Stakes Racing Festival)
PTF and JK are back with thoughts, tips, and analysis on the Friday Pick six at Saratoga that includes four stakes races including a trio of Grade 1s.
For a list of all the special wagers this weekend, go here.
Players’ Podcast - Belmont at Saratoga Week Kickoff Show
We start things off with PTF chatting with Will Humphrey about some of the horses on his “watch list” that will be appearing this weekend at Saratoga. They also reflect on the Saturday stakes at Churchill Downs, discuss the bounce theory, and Will gives his perspective — as a former rider — on the decision to replace Tyler Gaffalione aboard Sierra Leone in the Belmont Stakes.
Next we have a report on the Pick Your Prize Contest from the weekend that also looks ahead to the Belmont Stakes Challenge from Xpressbet that’s happening on Saturday. Click here for more information.
Tod Wojciechowski of OBS drops by to preview the upcoming sale. You can get a lot more information on the catalogue and the sale itself here.
Next up, Kim Weir gives us an update on the Embrace the Belmont event and tells us about her work helping humans and horses through Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga.
Last but not least, Blake Seidel of Christine A. Moore millinery gives the scoop about where to get your hats for the Belmont Racing Festival. You can check them out online here.
Welcome to our special edition video podcast for the 2024 Belmont Stakes! Join Chris "The Bear" Fallica, esteemed jockey Rajiv Maragh, and renowned handicapper Jonathon Kinchen as they dive deep into the Belmont Stakes field, sharing their expert picks, best bets, and longshot ideas. They will also cover spot plays throughout the card, highlighting races such as the Poker, Met Mile, Jaipur, and Woody Stephens.
PTF hosts Michael Adolphson as they go over the European shippers scheduled to appear at this year's Belmont at Saratoga Racing Festival with thoughs on Siskany, American Sonja, Star of Mystery, Mysterious Night, Al Riffa, and Measured Time.
Join JK and PTF as they dive into the excitement of the 2024 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival! In this video, we reveal five more horses that have captured our attention and are set to make waves at this year's event.
In the Ring with Acacia Clement - Price Bell and Don Little
With the Belmont Stakes on the horizon, Acacia is joined by Price Bell, General Manager of Mill Ridge Farm, who consigned Preakness winner and Belmont Stakes contender Seize the Grey. She then speaks to Centennial Farm’s Don Little, who owns Peter Pan winner and Belmont Stakes contender Antiquarian.
Harness Players’ Podcast - June 5, 2024 | Sweden & Stable.Ca Recaps, NA Cup Elimination Week
This week on the Harness Players’ Podcast, Edison Hatter, Mike Pribozie, and Garnet Barnsdale talk about Edison’s recent trip over to Sweden for Elitloppet as well as Garnet’s recent trip to the States for TheStable.ca’s Open House at Northfield Park.
Later in the show, the trio chat about the big card this Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The card includes three eliminations for this year’s North America Cup in Races 3, 5, and 7. Edison, Mike, and Garnet also discuss the Fan Hanover eliminations in Races 4 and 8. Several other eliminations will take place this weekend at Mohawk over the Friday and Saturday cards.
