Down the Stretch for August 17, 2020

In this 31st episode of the Down The Stretch Podcast, host Peter Gross delivers all kinds of horse races. There were 5 Stakes races at Woodbine on Saturday, including the $500,000 Canadian Oaks won by rising star, Curlin’s Voyage. The amazing Pink Lloyd won another Stakes race, his 22nd added money win, his 25th conquest from 31 starts. Driver Bob McClure paced past the $25 million mark and there were longshots scoring upsets in two $108,000 OSS Gold Series at Mohawk. Down The Stretch talks with jockey Skye Chernetz who delivered two bombs at Woodbine last week. Chernetz rode a winner for her mother, Bonnie Eshelman, who in the early 70s pissed off a lot of close-minded people by becoming one of the first female jockeys in Canada. Staying with the theme of parents and offspring – Nikki Alderson won a race at Woodbine, so her father, 57 year-old Ed Walton had to top her by winning twice at Ajax Downs. And how did Daryl Thiessen go from grappling with bulls to steering standardbreds? You’ll find out when you tune in this episode of the Down The Stretch Podcast.