S9E44: San Diego compadres

The Del Mar summer takes center stage with an overview of the meet and specifics on this weekend's Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes, all on this week's episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Del Mar Thoroughbred Club president Josh Rubinstein spends time in an extended conversation talking about the ongoing success of the track against the backdrop of California's struggles to compete without the auxiliary income enjoyed by other racing states. Rubinstein also talks about limits on computer players that Del Mar has added in the past year and the balance of ship-and-win bonuses vs. keeping money at home in California. He also reveals his favorite place at Del Mar other than the track itself. Super Screener creator Mike Shutty handicaps the Bing Crosby, which features trainer Bob Baffert's standout colt Cornucopian. He also offers tips on the Osunitas Stakes turf mile on the Bing Crosby card as well as the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga featuring top-level winners Always a Runner from the Kentucky Oaks and Counting Stars from the Acorn. Co-hosts John Cherwa of the Los Angeles Times and Keith Nelson of Fairmount Park offer their popular host chat including overseas futures odds on the Breeders' Cup Classic. They also the weigh in during listener and reader feedback on last weekend's closing of Hawthorne, the last horse track in Chicagoland. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation is available via free subscription from Apple, Firefox, iHeart and Spotify as well as HorseRacingNation.com.