Players' Newsletter - September 29th, 2023
It’s a great weekend of Breeders’ Cup preps across the world and we have tons of coverage to get you prepared.
As you might have seen over the past two days, there are three different livestreams on our YouTube page to preview major races this weekend. Worldwide Breeders’ Cup prep talk came in the regular season finale of HorsePlayers’ Happy Hour and the Race Lens Prep Race Preview. We also talked the opening Saturday card at Santa Anita in a recently wrapped up livestream.
Nick Tammaro handled the Players’ Podcast today and it is absolutely loaded, with previews of Churchill Downs, Woodbine, BAQ, and Japan Racing. Do note that the Belmont at the Big A cards have been shifted from Saturday to Sunday and Sunday to Wednesday. Adjust accordingly, best of luck and…
MYWAYP,
PTF
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Players’ Podcast - September 30th, 2023
Nick Tammaro fills in for PTF on this week’s Players’ Pod on a packed show that includes a look at Churchill Downs racing with Kevin Kerstein, Belmont at the Big A analysis from Andy Serling, Woodbine late Pick 4 and stakes action with Drew Coatney and a look at Sunday’s GI Sprinters Stakes from the JRA with Klaus Ebner. Listen in for the conversation with Klaus about Japanese hopefuls for the Breeders’ Cup as well.
Race Lens Breeders’ Cup Preview
PTF and Race Lens Power User Matt Vagvolgyi give thoughts, tips, and analysis on a few of the Breeders' Cup prep races this Saturday.
YouTube Live Streams
PTF hosts Jeff "Chappy" Chapman and Scotty McKeever of EquineEdge as they go over the stakes-laden Saturday Pick Six at Santa Anita.
PTF and JK preview a plethora of Breeders’ Cup WAYI races from around the world with the help of Vanessa Ryle. Horseplayers' Happy Hour is also an interconnected series of contests where you only need to play one week to participate in the prize pool -- which consists of $20,000 worth of Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge seats, added to the pool at no cost to players.
Players’ Podcast - Taking Arrows and Making History with Jessica Paquette + JK on Turf Handicapping
PTF hosts.
We kick off the show with Jessica Paquette looking back at the Grade 1 stakes at Parx from this past weekend and reflecting on her historic achievement of becoming the first female announcer to call a Grade 1 race.
Then JK is here to talk in-depth about his approach to turf handicapping and to give a few very early ideas of horses he may be looking forward to betting in this year’s Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge.
JK+1 – Episode 54 – Mark Toothaker
JK is joined my Mark Toothaker for this week’s JK + 1.
In the Ring with Acacia Clement - Cherie DeVaux
Acacia is joined by trainer Cherie DeVaux, who earned her first Grade 1 win this past weekend. She discusses the race, and buying at the Keeneland September yearling sale.
The Owner’s Box – Episode 108 – Ty Leatherman
Billy and Michelle catch up with Ty Leatherman and find out all about his latest G1 winner, Ceiling Crusher.
Harness Players’ Podcast — Friday, Sept. 29, 2023 + Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 @ The Red Mile
The Red Mile is hosting a jam-packed weekend of stakes action on Friday (Sept. 29) and Saturday (Sept. 30).
Ray Cotolo leads a conversation on The Red Mile stakes weekend that starts with a recap of action from Thursday (Sept. 28). He’s joined by Edison Hatter (In The Money Media), Mike Pribozie (NahuPicks.com) and Don Tiger (racehorse owner and gambler) to then discuss some of the headlining Bluegrass Stakes events over the next two days as harness racing’s best come to Lexington, Kentucky.
Confederate, Sylvia Hanover, Heaven Hanover, Special Way, Newsroom, Tactical Approach… many of harness racing’s finest will hit the track for Grand Circuit action at The Red Mile.
First Over with Edison Hatter — Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 @ Woodbine Mohawk Park
Time for another episode of First Over without Edison Hatter, with Ray Cotolo at the helm for this week’s dissection of the $100,000-guaranteed Pick 5 pool at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday (Sept. 29).
Murray Slough, track announcer at Century Downs and longtime gambler, joins Ray Cotolo to break down the Pick 5 sequence and also handicap the eight $75,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots finals on the card while breaking down betting strategies both on the races and for general practice.
