Players' Newsletter - May 7th, 2021

May 07, 2021

At this point, I think it’s safe to say that we survived the madness of Kentucky Oaks and Derby.

The bump in readers, listeners, and viewers last week was not unexpected but still managed to exceed our expectations. We are incredibly grateful to you - the audience - for your continued support ITM and our Partners.

And the success of last week across the network was made possible by an incredibly talented roster of folks that devote their time and share their well-researched opinions to make the operation tick along. Make sure to give the hosts, writers, and guests a “thank you” whenever you get the chance. We sure owe them a lot…

The Preakness field is already coming together which means there’s little time for rest.

And if your Oaks/Derby weekend was a winning one, consider a donation to our founding partners, the TRF. This reminds me, the 2021 ITM Whiskey from Albany Distilling Company is ready and will start shipping in a couple of weeks!

MYWAYP,

PTF

We are continuing to add new tracks to our daily coverage so the ITM blog is a great page to save to ensure you’re not missing any of the analysis by the team.

Friday’s Coverage - Churchill Downs - Belmont - Charles Town

Players’ Podcast - May 7th, 2021

PTF and JK on Belmont Saturday Stakes Races
PTF and Spencer Luginbuhl on Lone Star Saturday Pick 5
PTF and Benny Southstreet on the Golden Hour Pick Four Races
PTF and Robert Reid Jr. on Saturday night’s racing from JRA.

Players’ Podcast - Lone Star Park Pick 5

Spencer and PTF provide analysis of the player-friendly, 12% Takeout, Late Pick 5 at Lone Star Park for Friday, May 7th.

Players’ Podcast - A pair of Kentucky Derby Reviews

PTF and JK
PTF and Sean Boarman cover ALL of the Stakes races from Friday and Saturday at CD

The Owner’s Box - Rick Kueber

Billy and Michelle meet up with owner Rick Kueber, who ran Coach in the KY Oaks and won the G2 Ruffian with Vault.

Off Track with Maggie Wolfendale-Morley - Great Wide Open

As a reminder, if you’d like to support the show and the cause, consider a donation to TRF.

“Into the Great Wide Open” may be a great rock song but Great Wide Open, aka “Tom” is a rock star of an OTTB (and he was a pretty darn good racehorse too). And even though his new owner and rider Jamie Hernandez is a third-generation racetracker, this is her first foray into the world of re-training an ex-racehorse. Hear how their adventure is going as Jamie has her sights set on the Retired Racehorse Project with “Tom”.

The Matt Bernier Show - Episode 64

Matt recaps the Oaks and Derby and interviews jockey, Florent Geroux

Talk Racing to Me - Tom Morley

Redboard Rewind - Nick Tammaro

Spencer and Nick review some of the action from The Kentucky Derby card.

In appreciation of Mattress Mack - TDN / Nick Tammaro

**Make sure to take time to read the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation’s (TIF) series “Wagering Insecurity.”

Part 1 - Expectations

Part 2 - Intertwined

Part 3 - Volponi

Part 4 - Confidence

Part 5 - Bingo

Part 6 - Proof

Part 7 - Z

Part 8 - Damage

Another week in the books on the HorsePlayer Happy Hour Tour. Check out the structure and rules - You’ll realize there’s essentially $20,000 up for grabs here thanks to our partners at Breeders’ Cup.

If you haven’t gotten involved, there’s still PLENTY of time to make a splash! Just take a look at the Tour Leaderboard. We’ll see you next week!

Here’s a look at the Top 10 Finishers from yesterday: