Down the Stretch for August 25, 2025

This podcast is loaded with important races: from Mohawk - the William Wellwood, The Eternal Camnation, the Peaceful Way, another huge win by Beau Jangles and a record tying mile from Bythemissal. A Canadian first as Aetos Kronos trotted under 1:50. Mark Casse hit the tri in the Eternal Search Stakes at Woodbine. Pietro Moran joins us to talk about his King’s Plate win and we find out if he is, in fact, the youngest jockey to win the Plate and if he’s the first apprentice. Toronto’s Marvin Katz is on the phone to talk about getting into the U.S. Harness Racing Hall of Fame and why he named a horse after Ariana Grande. Jockey Cassandra Jeschke had a good day at Ajax Downs as the riders’ race tightened up. We’ve got a 5th place finish by driver Mario Baillargeon that pushed him past the $100,000,000 purse ceiling, and big prices – we’ve got a horse at Mohawk that paid off at 83-1.