Ken McPeek, Thoroughbred Trainer & Kentucky Derby Winner / David Anderson, CTHS Ontario President / Rob Fellows, Standardbred Trainer

Today, Larry goes one on onewith Thoroughbred Trainer Ken McPeek , who discusses his horse Thorpedo Anna  and her winning Horse of the Year honors for the 2024 racing season and what the future plans are for her. He also discusses today’s Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs and in particular his horse Render Judgement and whether with the equipment changes he made on him , he likes his chances in the stakes race today. Kenalso talks about Render Judgement’s Jockey Brian Hernandez and the special connection they have.;CTHS Ontario President David Anderson, who disusses the proposed tariffs  that if launched, could severely impact the Canadian Horse Racing Industry and in particular the Breeding side of the business. David also mentions about a proposed April 2nd datehas been given to enforce the tariffs and mentions whether there is a possibility that the decion could be ‘stalled ‘ for awhile. He also talks about whether the proposed tariffs could perhaps have a negative impact on the CTHS Yearling Sale later this August.; Standardbred Trainer  Rob Fellows, who discusses what it felt like when he got the news that his Trotter, Logan Park had been invited to represent Canada in the famed Elitlopp Trot in Sweden this May. He also talks about whether he will be training Logan Park differently for the race, since it could involve racing in two heats on the same day and talks about why Logan Park is like a ‘fine wine’ that seems to get better with age each year.In our feature, ‘In Case You Missed It’ A Look At The Way It Was In Horse Racing News , Larry talks aboutthe recent announcement by the CTHS Ontario regarding their Premier Yearling Sale in August, a famous Racetrack Announcer that recently retired and who won last Saturday’s International Women’s Day Race at Woodbine Mohawk Park. He also  provides his ‘Ponies Picks of the Day’ selections for several North American Racetracks, later on in the show and in our ‘Road Trip’ feature, he visits today’s Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs,Bullet points of key topics, guests (who they are) & time stamps:  ● Ken initially talks about Thorpedo Anna and what it was like to for her to get the ‘nod’ as Horse of the Year last year. He also mentions what makes her such a special horse and whether she is the best horse he ever trainedand if there are plans in place for racing her the rest of 2025. He also talks about his horse Render Judgement who is part of the Virginia Derby field today and how hehas made some significant changes to the horses equipment , which he believes will make him a contender. Ken also talks about becoming a Trainer and if there is anything in his career so far that he hasn’t accomplishedas yet and mentions the special connection that he has with Jockey Brian Hernandez who will be aboard Render Judement today in the Virginia Derby. He also mentions how he is becoming more involved in trying to drive more new individuals into horse racing and discusses briefly his App, ‘Horse Races Now’ , that he has developed to educate new people on horse racing and make racing‘cool’ again.Ken is also asked to finish the following  ‘ If I didn’t become a Thoroughbred Trainer, I would probably be a ? --Tune in for Ken’s answer, you will probably be very surprised!● David originally explains the tariffs that could possibly have a severe impact on the Canadian horse racing  industry, should they get put into place on April 2nd as potentially planned. He also talks about the impact that the tariffs could have on both sides of the Border and mentions that there may  be a plan in place to perhaps delay the process. He also gives an example of some Canadian -bred horses that raced last year and the significant cost the owners would have had to pay should the tariffs been in place then  and also mentions if the tariffs would have any impact on the upcoming CTHS Ontario Premier Yearling Sale in August.  ● Rob talks about the feeling he got when he received the call that his Trotter Logan Park had been invited to represent Canada in the famed Elitlopp International in Sweden in May. He also mentions whether he will be training Logan Park differently, since he could be racing in two heats on the same day if he makes the final, and if this training regime is different from his normal routine with Logan Park. He also discusses Logan Park and how he is like a ‘fine wine’ that gets better with age and discusses how he ended up with Logan Park in the first place. Rob also discusses how he became part of the harness racing industry and how it is more of a family business now , as his son Kyle is  helping him with the training side of the business. Rob is also asked whether Logan Park is the best horse he ever trained and talks about where it all began for himself and becoming a Trainer.