Nancy Holthus, Oaklawn Park Handicapper / Curtis MacDonald, Cujo Entertainment / Robert Landry, Chiefswood Stables GM

Today, Larry goes one on onewith Oaklawn Park  Handicapper Nancy Holthus , who discusses and handicaps some of tomorrow’s race card, including the $1,250.000 Grade 2 Rebel Stakes, a Kentucky Derby points race and considered a prep for the Arkansas Derby on March 29th. Nancy also discusses the weather  in Hot Springs , Arkansas and why it is the cause for the Rebel being run on Sunday instead of its usual  Saturday . She also discusses the path she took to get into Broadcasting and eventually working at Oaklawn Park and also talks about two other Stakes events on the Sunday card, the Razorback and the Honeybee Stakes .; Cujo Entertainment’s Curtis MacDonald, part of the MacDonald  Harness Racing family, who talks about his company and mentions some of the  projects that he has been able to work on including several local sports leagues. He also discusses what it meant to win an O’Brien Award a couple of weeks back for Media Excellence and talks about the initiative in depth and the content that was judged to be best and why he feels the content was judged higher than previous years and to qualify for the O’Brien win this year. He also discusses his roots to the MacDonald family and how he followed his brother Lloyd into the technical side of the Harness Racing business.; Chiefswood Stable’s  General Manager Robert Landry , who sums up the 2024 racing season and talks about some of the horses that will be racing back for Chiefswood later this year. For our new listeners, Robert outlines his position as General Manager and what it entails and mentions  the various divisions that make up Chiefswood Stables. As a Hall of Fame retired Jockey, Robert talks about what it was like to ride back when he was at his peak as a Jockey and when he was starting out, whether there were any Jockey’s that maybe acted as mentor of sorts and helped along his career.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 Sovereign Awards that the prestigious E.P. Taylor Award will be handed out on April 24th to Hall of Fame Trainer Roger Attfield and that there will also be a special Award handed out to Emma Jayne Wilson that evening aswell. In our regular feature,‘Road Trip’, Larry talks about  tomorrows Risen Star Stakes at Oaklawn Park and mentions about some of the history behind  the race itself and who he believes the race ‘goes through’today. He also  provides  his ‘Ponies Picks of the Day’selections for several North American Racetracks,later on in the show.Bullet points of key topics, guests (who they are) & time stamps:  ● Nancy initially talks about the Rebel Stakes and  thefield signed on for the race and who she believes the race goes through tomorrow. She also breaks down two other stakes races on tomorrow’s card, the Honeybee and the Razorback and how they both have competitive fields andmentions why weather has played an important role in the rescheduling of the original Saturday card to Sunday. Nancy also talks about how she became so interested in becoming part of the Thoroughbred industry and in particular, ending up at Oaklawn Park as a Broadcast Handicapper and why she became a student of the game.She is also asked to finish the following question ‘ If I didn’t become a Thoroughbred Handicapper, I would probably be a? --Tune in for Nancy’s answer, you will probably be very surprised! ● Curtis initially discusses what it is like being part of the famed MacDonald Harness Racing Family and if he ever had any ambition to become a Driver like his brothers. Anthony, Mark and James. He also talks about how he followed in the footsteps of his brother Lloyd. Into Broadcast Media and talks in depth about his company Cujo Entertainment and why the name and what are some of the projects that he has had an opportunity  to work on and how they are not all in Harness Racing. Curtis also talks about the significance of winning an O’Brien Award recently for Media Excellence  for Outstanding Film, Video , Broadcast, and how he had been nominated for an O’Brien  the previous five years and never won-so what made this year’s project different? Curtis also discusses some of the other sports entities that he has done work for, including the OHL hockey league. Curtis is also asked how closely he follows the driving careers of his brothers.  ● Robert recaps the 2024 Thoroughbred season and discusses some of the top performances by several of Chiefswood’s horses. He also mentions some of the horses that will be returning to the track later this year and discusses how many horses Chiefswood will have stabled at Woodbine for the 2025 season. Robert also outlines his position as General Manager for Chiefswood  andmentions whether at the beginning of a new Thoroughbred season whether he sets any goals for the farm , for wins, stakes wins, purses earned, etc. As a former Jockey and now a Hall of Famer, Robert is asked if he remembers his first win and where it took place and when he was breaking into the business was there a Jockey or Jockey’s that he could turn to for riding advice?