By Jude “Pontiff of the Pick Four” Feld
Spending time at Palm Meadows during the months leading up to the Kentucky Derby (G1) is a wonderful pastime for racing fans. Many of the East Coast’s leading Derby hopefuls are stabled there and you can get an up close and personal view of them as they train towards the first Saturday in May.
By Jude “Pontiff of the Pick Four” Feld
Last week I was lucky enough to spend a few days at Oaklawn Park and broadcast the Rebel Stakes (G2). It is a beautiful little track, dotted with Bradford pear trees and redbuds and blessed with some of the nicest customer service people on the planet. Read more
HRRN makes our Oaklawn Park debut on today’s show. Join hosts Mike Penna and Jude Feld as they visit with special guests: Jerry Hissam (Calvin Borel agent), Tom Thornbury (KEE Assoc. Director of Sales), Jockey Greta Kunzweiler and trainer Mike Lauer.
Jockey Great Kunzweiler talks with Mike & Jude on Saturday’s Equine Forum
By Jude “Pontiff of the Pick Four” Feld
Venerable racing official Robert V. “Bobby” Weeks, was a familiar figure in the paddocks of Santa Anita Park, Del Mar and Hollywood Park from the 1960s until his death in 1992 at age 75. Among his many duties as paddock judge was to dispatch the horses to the track. Weeks will forever be remembered for his distinctive and throaty command, “Riiiiiiiiiiider’s up!” Read more
Today’s Equine Forum on HRRN features our interviews with special guests: Jim Cornes (Dubai World Cup Stables Coordinator), Eddie Kenneally (trainer of Battle Hardened), and HRRN’s Sean Clancy talking about the Cheltenham Festival. Plus, hear the call of the first four stakes on Dubai Super Saturday.
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Jockey Haley Turner talks with Rupert Bell about riding Margot Did in Saturday’s Meydan Sprint
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Jockey Royston Ffrench previews his Dubai Super Saturday mounts with Rupert Bell
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Trainer Luca Cumani talks Duabi with Rupert Bell
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