Down the Stretch for January 24, 2022

In this episode, we remember harness racing legend Bud Fritz. Should horse racing be concerned that Michael Beychok, one of its brightest and most successful bettors is backing away? Why are there no full-time lady race callers in North America? We seek the answer from Turf Paradise’s Craig Braddick, who persuaded Dani Jackson to come from England to call the races. Shannon ‘Sugar’ Doyle has ceased calling the action at the Raceway at Western Fair. He tells us that Alberta racing made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. We also have an early Kentucky Derby prep from the Fair Grounds and the Raroma Stable, Jim Ensom, Marty Drexler and Chantal Sutherland repping the Maple Leaf and winning races in Florida.