Mark Casse, Sandman Trainer / Jim Whelan, OHHA President / Heather Flaherty, Woodbine Mohawk Park GM

 Today, Larry goes one on onewith Thoroughbred Trainer, Mark Casse, whodiscusses today’s Preakness Stakes and his horse Sandman and in particular how Sandman has become a major focal point lately on Social Media through the efforts of Social Media Star Griffin Johnson, who happens to own a small percentage of Sandman and currently has 14 million followers on Social Media, which has been a major boost to the popularity of Thoroughbred racing. Mark also talks about his current string of horses at Woodbine and whether he has any horses that may challenge for this yearsWoodbine Oaks or King’s Plate and also discusses one of his more popular horses, My Boy Prince and how he returned to race at Aqueduct on Kentucky Derby Day and was impressive winning a stakes race and where we may see him race again.; Ontario Harness Horse Association President Jim Whelan,who talks about being awarded recently with the King Charles III Coronation Medal , that honors his lifetime outstanding dedication to the Ontario Horse Industry. Jim also discusses his role at OHHA as President and in particular the creation of the Ontario Equine and Education and Employment Program , which is an initiative designed to address the training and placement of skiled workers in the Equine Agricultural Industry , throughout Ontario.; Woodbine Mohawk Park General Manager Heather Flaherty, who talks about tonight’s ‘Fireworks and Family Fun Night’  and how admission is free and includes many kid’s events, plus live horse racing. Heather also discusses the plans in place for the upcoming North America Cup and how she would suggest reservations for many of the restaurants on location that night.In our feature, ‘In Case You Missed It’ A Look At The Way It Was In Horse Racing News , Larry talks aboutthe recent change in the Woodbine Thoroughbred schedule which has added Thursday and Fridays to the schedule and also mentions about how the popular Stella Artois Terrace is opening this weekendfor the season. He also  provides  his ‘Ponies Picks of the Day’ selections for several North American Racetracks, later on in the show.  In our ‘Road Trip’feature, Larry visits today’s Preakness Stakes atPimlico Racecourse.Bullet points of key topics, guests (who they are) & time stamps: ● Mark initially discusses the recent Kentucky Derby and how the track conditions worked against his horse Sandman, who finished 7th in the race. Mark also talks about why he entered Sandman in todays Preakness and also discusses Social Media Star Griffen Johnson and howhe currently has 14 million followers which has been a major boost to Thoroughbred  Racing and how Griffin is also a small shareholder in Sandman. Mark aso discusses his current string of horses at Woodbine and whether he has any potential ‘Oaks’ or “Plate’ possibilities and talks about one of his more popular horses , My Boy Prince and how he returned to the races recently and won a stakes event at Aqueduct on Kentucky Derby Day  and where we may see him race again. He  is also asked to finish the following question  ‘ If I didn’t become a part of the Thoroughbred Industry , I would probably be a ? --Tune in for Mark’s  answer, you will probably be very surprised!● Jim talks first about how it was an honor to be awarded the King Charles  III Coronation Medal which saluted hislongstanding dedication to the Standardbred Industry. He also mentions why receiving the award from Donna Skelly, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly made it even more special and talks about where the passion for the horse industry came from. Jim also discusses his role as President of the Ontario Harness Horse Association and in particular discusses the creation of the Ontario Equine and Education and Employment Program which has been designed to address the training and placement of skilled workers in the Equine Agricultural Industry. He also mentions if there is anything that he still needs to accomplish in the Horse Industry.  ●   Heather talks about tonight’s ‘Fireworks and Family Fun Night’ and the various events that have been set up for children of all ages. She also talks about the fireworks display and how people come from all over as they are so impressive and also mentions that there is also live harness racing tonight for everyone to enjoy and there is free admission as well for everything. She also mentions whether she see’s some examples of parents attending the fireworks, that  were at one time brought to the fireworks display by their parents and also talks about the plans for the upcoming North America Cup and how many of the restaurant locations are already taking reservations for the night itself. Heather also discusses her role as General Manager  and how she remembers the first time that she attended the fireworks at Mohawk as a fan , with her family.