Down the Stretch for August 21, 2023

The big story is, of course, the first King’s Plate since 1951, only somewhat overshadowing a brilliant day for trainer Mark Casse and jockey Patrick Husbands. This podcast also has the Catch a Glimpse, the Bold Venture, the Soaring Free and the Dance Smartly, as well as a huge upset on Saturday in the Sweet Briar Too. Mark Romeo of Terra Racing Stable looks back on the last time Queen Elizabeth attended Woodbine and the thrill of their horse, Big Red Mike winning. Woodbine CEO Jim Lawson tells us just how hard it was to finally get horse racing on the Bet365 platform. A wild night of harness racing at Mohawk park and we have the 3 eliminations for the William Wellwood Memorial Trot. Vance Cameron exhilarates us with his rendition of the the $100,000 Cup and Saucer Stakes from Red Shores. Father and son are still winning at Ajax Downs, and Melissa Keith breaks down Sunday afternoon at Clinton when she called the whole card.