Down the Stretch for March 17, 2025

We’ve got a winner at Gulfstream from Nick Gonzalez and 2 from Marty Drexler, one of which paid off at 16-1. Two reasons to be at Colonial Downs – Woodbine trainer, Justin Nixon won a $150,000 race and 89-year-old D Wayne Lukas sent out the winner of the Virginia Derby. Harness driver Doug McNair talks with us about being invited to the Elitloppet in Sweden with the terrific trotter, Logan Park. Thoroughbred trainer, Nico Lafond tells about his side hustle – as a stuntman in major film productions. Can the filly, Chantilly do what no filly has ever done – win the North America Cup? Her trainer, Nick Gallucci tells us what he thinks. We’ve got a finish at Gulfstream in which each of the first 2 horses went off at more than 50-1, and horse woman, Jessica Hallett overheard a guy bragging when he should have known better.