Down the Stretch for June 8, 2020

On this far-ranging Down The Stretch Podcast, host Peter Gross welcomes back horse racing to Ontario with many race calls from Woodbine and Mohawk. Woodbine CEO Jim Lawson flips the narrative by grilling Peter. Garnet Barnsdale provides an interview with driver Jonathan Drury and Jennifer Morrison sets up the quarter horse season at Ajax Downs. We have two jockeys on this show – Darryl Holland has come over from England to ride at Woodbine and all he did was win the first race he was in and Tony Phillips shows why he’s possibly the most entertaining jockey at Ajax Downs. Only on this Down The Stretch Podcast will you hear Tony’s latest rap! Frank Salive has called races at 75 tracks, but he’s never too busy to talk about Fort Erie with his long-time friend, Peter Gross. And this was perfect timing for Santino Di Paola and his wonderful Letter to Horse Racing which is getting hearts pounding on Facebook and YouTube.