Down the Stretch for June 7, 2021

Both standardbred and thoroughbred racing resume in Ontario over the next two weeks and Queen’s Plate winning jockey Daisuke Fukumoto finally has his license approved, thanks to the diligent work of his agent Pram Seebah. The 153rd running of the Belmont may have proved that Essential Quality is the best three year-old in North America. Medina Spirit’s second test came back positive and there was nothing positive for trainer Bob Baffert when his lawyer floundered on CNN. Very restrictive whip rules at Monmouth have provided us with a wide range of responses from journalist Bill Finley, former jockey, Irwin Driedger, and trainer Gary Contessa. And how rare is it for a broodmare to produce twins? How rare is it that both make the races on the same day? Find out in this episode.