Players' Newsletter - July 5th, 2024
G1s at Belmont at Aqueduct & Graded Stakes at Woodbine!
I hope everyone enjoyed their Fourth of July festivities and were able to join us for a special Horseplayers’ Happy Hour. If you weren’t and want to listen to all of our Breeders’ Cup related insight, check out the replay below.
The weekend rolls on with a stakes filled Players’ Podcast. Mike Pribozie continues his fill-in hosting duties and takes a look at BAQ, Woodbine, and Monmouth with his guests. Earlier in the week JK and I took an early look at Breeders’ Cup contenders we’re looking forward to seeing this fall, which ties in very well to the great racing this weekend.
Finally, Saratoga and Del Mar are almost here! Be ready for plenty of ITM Plus and inthemoneypodcast.com content around your favorite summer tracks.
MYWAYP,
PTF
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Players’ Podcast - July 5th, 2024
Mike Pribozie hosts today’s Players’ Podcast with post-holiday weekend coverage of three racetracks.
Nick Tammaro joins first to discuss the last Belmont at Aqueduct Pick Six before Saratoga kicks off next week! This sequence includes three graded stakes, led by the Belmont Derby and Oaks.
Darren “Double D” DeLucia is next, covering the Monmouth Late Pick Four.
Ray Cotolo wraps this weekend up with thoughts on the Woodbine Late Pick Five, which also features multiple competitive graded stakes races.
Come and celebrate Independence Day with the team from HorsePlayers Happy Hour! Thursday's game (and accompanying livestream) will once again focus on Belmont at Aqueduct and offer up three ways to win your way into the $10,000 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge. Join PTF and the In the Money Team in a format where you are encouraged to interact and come up with bets for the three races included in the live stream.
Players’ Podcast - 10 Horses We Want to See at The Breeders’ Cup and More
PTF and JK kick things off by looking back at some of the most impressive performances they’ve seen so far in 2024 with an eye to identifying the horses they are most looking forward to seeing run at the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar.
Then, radiologist Lou Mazzarelli is here to talk about how he’s using what he knows about human physiology to help develop tools t keep our equine athletes safer on the racetrack.
Redboard Rewind - EP:229 Churchill Downs Marshall Sterling
Spencer and Marshall go over three races from this past Saturday at Churchill Downs (races 1-11-12). Some angles we talked about are playing low priced horse stretching out off good pace races and a solid class play in a claiming race.
What does it take to qualify for the BCBC?
Catch up with Pete Fornatale as he’s joined by three handicappers Tyler Hoffman, Jackson Muniz, and Justin Mustari on their journey to qualify for this year’s BCBC at Del Mar. Leading up to November, the handicappers will share updates on their experiences with various qualifying events.
Watch the BCBC Diaries and learn more about the BCBC at www.breederscup.com/bcbc.
Harness Players’ Podcast - July 4, 2024 | July 4th Smorgasbord Weekend
Mike Pribozie hosts this week’s episode of the Harness Players’ Podcast which showcases several racetracks on this holiday weekend in America. Ray Cotolo (Oak Grove) and Kevin Plowcha (NAHUPicks) join this week’s discussion which includes a look at racing action from The Meadows for Saturday (July 6) as well as a glance at The Meadowlands for the Meadowlands Pace eliminations. The three later breakdown the Early Pick 5 sequence at Woodbine Mohawk Park for Saturday and preview stakes at Scioto Downs on Saturday, which includes four $150,000 divisions of the Next Generation for each sex and gait of 2-year-old.
