Down the Stretch for July 25, 2022

They ran.the Woodbine Oaks and the Queen’s Plate Trial on Sunday. Two days before that, leading jockey, Kazushi Kimura was injured in a fall. So when Jockeys Benefit Association President Daren Gomez justifies a significant increase in riders’ fees, he knows what the stakes are. Veteran Slade Callaghan talks with us after receiving the Avelino Gomez Memorial Award. Powerhouse owner, Brad Grant revels in the thrill of owning Bulldog Hanover, the world’s fastest harness horse. Trainer Paige Austin didn’t need long to send out her first winner and her guy, James Macdonald is making a travesty of the drivers' race at Mohawk. And the multi-talented race caller, Jason Beem makes us laugh with his brilliant parody of Don McLean’s American Pie.