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Going In Circles

by Charles Simon

We cover horseracing from a different point of view than the typical racing podcast. Looking at both the business and sporting aspects of the game, you are gonna get straight forward, no-nonsense views and opinions as well as a deep dive into various issues that allows the listener to have a greater understanding of the topics of the day. We don’t make picks but we may aren’t afraid to take a stance either! You can reach us at:[email protected]

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  1. Going in Circles Big Monday w/Barry Spears 5-6-24

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday Show Barry and I discuss the Kentucky Derby and Oaks and a bunch of the undercard stakes on what turned out to be a great weekend of racing. Also why the Preakness can’t be “fixed” by just adding two weeks to the current schedule and how the ecosystem of...

  2. Going in Circles Kentucky Derby week Special w/Troy Levy of Tropical Racing

    On the latest Kentucky Derby week special edition pod, we are joined by Troy Levy of Tropical Racing to talk about his current crop of foals and his thoughts on the Oaks and Derby. Check it out!! #KentuckyDerby #Churchilldowns #TripleCrown

  3. Going in Circles Derby week Special w/special guest Aaron Hesz

    On another special Kentucky Derby week edition of Going in Circles we go over the big race and a bunch of the undercard events with Handicapper Reports Aaron Hesz. It’s a fast moving show that contains several interesting points about various contenders and undercard races that you might not get...

  4. Special Derby week Pod with friend of the GIC podcast, Jason Blewitt

    Today we had a nice conversation with the popular Jason Blewitt and got his take on the Oaks and Derby and kicked around a couple of ideas about what might happen. Check it out and we will have more stuff coming this week!

  5. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/Barry Spears Kentucky Derby Week edition

    On tonight’s Big Monday show Barry and I are joined by Mike Mutnansky from the MutStack to talk about this weeks festivities that conclude with the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday. It’s not all Derby talk as we hash out a bunch of other topics including the Oaks contenders, why posts matter,...

  6. Going in Circles Big Monday w/Barry Spears

    On tonight’s Big Monday we are joined by the Lord of Time, Craig Milkowski of TimeformUS to talk a bunch of different topics including the Derby

  7. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/Barry Spears 4-15-2024

    On tonight’s Big Monday show Barry and I talk about the final Kentucky Derby prep from last weekend, how this years Derby features a LOT of pretenders, jockeys and a lack of aggression makes us unhappy, some stories about movies and stolen beer too.

  8. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/Barry Spears 4/8/24

    On tonight’s Big Monday show Barry and I discuss the weekends Kentucky Derby preps and the fallout from the results, look ahead to the Derby itself and consider how many horses are competing that we didn’t see coming not long ago and a whole bunch more

  9. Going in Circles Big Monday w/ Barry Spears 4/1/2024

    In this weeks Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I are joined by Aaron Hesz to speak about the racing industry troubles in California and get his perspective as a long time racing figure and participant in the state. We also go over last weekends prep races including Fierceness’ blow out...

  10. Going in Circles Big Monday show w/Barry Spears 3-25-24

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I speak about why it’s actually a great time to own horses, why people aren’t getting involved, the folly of contraction, preview the FL Derby and Arkansas Derby, review the Jeff Ruby and Louisiana derby and a whole lot more #jockey...

  11. Going in Circles Big Monday show w/Barry Spears 3-18-24

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I talk about the unspectacular group of 3 year olds we have this season as we hit the 100 point Kentucky Derby preps this weekend. We go over the two fields of the LA Derby and Jeff Ruby and talk about how trainers are racing even less in...

  12. Going in Circles Big Monday show w/Barry Spears 3-11-24

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I discuss the massive tote meltdown that crippled the end of the Tampa Bay Derby card and calls into question what exactly we would see if you pealed the curtain back on the ‘antiquated’ system that processes our bets. Plus the latest case…

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  13. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/Barry Spears 3-4-24

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I discuss Saturdays action from GP, the plethora of scratches that drastically watered down the Fountain of Youth, the Nysos defection from the San Vincente and the Gotham and is Deterministic really a Kentucky Derby contender with his...

  14. Going in Circles Big Monday show w/Barry Spears 2-26-24

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday Show Barry and I talk about the unintended consequence of reckless speculation by regulatory, ask if Timberlake is a real contender for the Kentucky Derby, praise DWL for his willingness to race his horses, shout out Senor Buscador for getting better with...

  15. Going in Circles Big Monday w/Barry Spears 2-19-24

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I discuss the plague of late odds changes, why it’s unsustainable and why it feel so much like the tracks don’t care to even acknowledge the issue let alone try mitigation tactics. We talk about the Risen Star, this weekends Rebel and a…

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  16. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/Barry Spears 2-12-24

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I discuss Saturdays Sam Davis stakes (a nominal Kentucky Derby prep) and the undercard events. After the first break we are joined by our So Cal guy Aaron Hesz to talk about racing on the west coast, issues and potential fixes and a lot of...

  17. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/Barry Spears 2-5-24

    On this weeks Big Monday Show Barry and I recap last Saturday’s Kentucky Derby preps from Aqueduct, Oaklawn Park, Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park. Plus discuss the silly talk about the Kentucky Derby and its status, the strange reasoning behind why tracks hold onto the old scale of weights and...

  18. Going in Circles Big Monday show w/Barry Spears. 1-29-24

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday Show Barry and I were joined by Boston radio legend Mike ‘Mut’ Mutnansky to recap the Pegasus day card including the debuts of Speak Easy and Victory Avenue, the role of influencers and why regulars may not be enthused by them, a look ahead to the four…

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  19. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/Barry Spears 1-22-24

    On tonight’s Big Monday show we talk about the absurd Bob Baffert lawsuit saga finally coming to and end, why Churchill will probably not relent and let him participate in this years Kentucky Derby and a whole lot more!

  20. Going in Circles Big Monday show w/Barry Spears 1-15

    On tonight’s Big Monday Show Barry and I discuss the latest in racing including an exciting Derby prospect emerging, the nice card Saturday at the Fair Grounds, why the Pegasus needs a makeover, Neil Diamond, Barry’s Saratoga announcement and a bunch more!

  21. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/Barry Spears 1-8-2024

    On tonight’s Big Monday show we are joined by Game of Silks/Tropical Racing’s Troy Levy to talk about racing in general, the good old days, the lost cow story, what he’d do if made Deputy Commissioner by Captain Mike, some handicapping discussion with the Sniper and more.

  22. Going in Circles Big Monday w/Barry Spears (Season 5) 1-1-24

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday Show Barry and I look back at the 4 previous seasons as we winter our 5th year of doing the show. Plus a couple stories about stewards and racing officials, we give feed back on the Bloodhorse series which asked various industry people their view on timely...

  23. Going in Circles Big Monday show w/Barry Spears 12-18-23

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show we are joined by special guest Craig Milkowski (aka - the Time Lord) to discuss terrible stewards decisions, ridiculous graded stakes assignments and a whole lot more!

  24. Going in Circles Big Monday w/Barry Spears 12-11-23

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday we discuss the latest in racing news in an unusually short show.

  25. Going in Circles Big Monday w/Barry Spears - 12-4-23

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I discuss why racing needs to start opening up the playbook and thinking out of the box before it’s too late. Also touch on last weekends stakes and a bunch of other stuff! Check it out!

  26. Going in Circles Big Monday w/Barry Spears 11-27-23

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday Show Barry and I discuss the holiday weekend that included a serious health scare, some two year old actions and football! We also discuss the winter meets kicking off this coming week at Turfway and Gulfstream. Check it out!

  27. Going in Circles w/Barry Spears Big Monday Thanksgiving Special 11-20

    On tonight’s Big Monday show we discuss a wide variety of topics ranging from Chief’s Crown prepping for the Breeders Cup Classic in a grass allowance race to why TOBA is wrong for not throwing out the silly formulas and reworking the graded stakes schedule. Plus bizarre racing awards and why...

  28. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/Barry Spears - 11-13-23

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday Show Barry and I discuss the 60 Minutes segment on racing which turned out to be a pretty bland piece with nothing new at all. Plus what Mike Repole is going to have to do if he really wants to make substantial changes in the industry.

  29. Going in Circles Big Monday show with Barry Spears -sponsored by RCNGhub.com (11-6-2023)

    On tonight’s show Barry and I recap all 14 of last weekends Breeders Cup races.

  30. Going in Circles Breeders Cup Special w/Barry Spears and Jason Beides - sponsored by RCNGhub.com

    The Going in Circles crew is joined by special guest handicapper Jay Beides as we take a close look at all the Breeders Cup events on Saturdays card at Santa Anita.

  31. Going in Circles Big Monday show w/Barry Speers - brought to you by RCNGhub.com - 10/30/2023

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday Show Barry and I talk about the Breeders Cup, the bizarre decision to hold the draw on Monday night, some of the trends that are getting worrisome, talk a bit about last weekends races and announce our involvement with the brand new racing themed website...

  32. Going in Circles Big Monday show w/Barry Spears

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday Show Barry and I talk about the latest developments concerning the Breeders Cup which is less than 2 weeks away. Plus the madness that is horse racing social media and the wasteland that it’s become.

  33. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/Barry Spears

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I talk about the mess in CA with the latest wagering debacle and ask who regulates the regulators after it’s found out that the CHRB doesn’t actually record or look at the pre-work vetting reports. Plus we run through some of the BC fields...

  34. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/Barry Spears

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show we talk about the weekends Breeders Cup Prep action, Mike Repole’s proposed ‘association’ of big owners and trainers that seems big on hype but short on details. Check it out! 🎤

  35. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/Barry Spears

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday Show we discuss the Breeders Cup preps from last weekend, talk opening of Keeneland Friday, the graded stakes from Aqueduct this Wednesday’s and a couple of stories from the old days! Check it out! 🏇🏽

  36. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/ Barry Spears

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I recap the sparse action from last weekend, the Pa Derby and the fact that the winners connections are waffling at racing in the Breeders Cup despite its status as a championship event.

  37. Going in Circle’s Big Monday w/Barry Spears

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show we discuss some of the fallacies that pass for critical analysis in racing. Plus take a glimpse back at the Woodbine Mile and the 2yo stakes at CD from this past weekend and a suggestion on how to prevent hopeless maidens from entering into graded...

  38. Going in Circles Big Monday w/Barry Spears

    On tonight‘s Big Monday show Barry and I talk the end of the summer racing season with Del Mar and Colonial Downs finishing up and Kentucky Downs with just one last card.

  39. Going in Circles Big Monday show w/Barry Spears

    In tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show we wrap up the often traumatic Saratoga meet, discuss the new reality of not having fouls occur at the gate, talk Pacific Classic and a whole lot more!

  40. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/Barry Spears

    On tonight’s show we talk about dealing with fallout from Saturdays disastrous Travers day and how we already have seen typical industry bandaid ideas tossed into the ring. Plus more tone deafness from a racing exec and why it probably won’t matter in the end anyway.

  41. Going in Circles Big Monday show w/Barry Spears

    On the Travers week edition of the big Monday show Barry and I talk about the Big Race Saturday and some of the weeks other races including Race 2 on Thursday which is the Silks Race of the Week. We also talked about the Smarty Jones at Parx on Tuesday and some of the undercard races on a nice...

  42. Going in Circles Big Monday show w/Barry Spears

    On tonight’s episode of the Big Monday Show we talk about a wide range of topics including horseracing social media madness, how factual coverage of racing is unjustly criticized, rebutting forcefully the absolute false narrative that changing the Triple Crown is a good idea and why looking at it...

  43. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/Barry Spears

    On tonight’s Big Monday show Barry and I talk about the sad events of Saturday at Saratoga, plus a conversation about the older horse division versus the 3 year olds in terms of end of year awards and the BC Classic and a variety of other pertinent topics.

  44. Going in Circles Big Monday Show w/ Barry Spears

    On tonight’s Looooooong Going in Circles Big Monday show Barry and I spend a lot of time discussing the Jim Dandy, the caller no call on the DQ, how the lack of any explanation to the public feeds into racing’s already dire issue of transparency which unfortunately isn’t even surprising. We also...

  45. Going in Circles Big Monday with Barry Spears

    On tonight’s Big Monday show Barry and I discuss the Haskell, CCA Oaks, Shuvee and the rest of the racing action from around the country. Also talk why HISA is jackpot wagers for trainers, impressions of Saratoga, weak racing content and more…

  46. Going in Circles Big Monday w/Barry Spears

    On this weeks Big Monday Show Barry and I talk about the distressing news out of California that broke last Sunday afternoon that without any warning, TSG was closing Golden Gate Fields at the end of the year. We have some strong thoughts on that and the TSG and it’s leader. We also review...

  47. Going in Circles Big Monday w/Barry Spears

    On the weeks Going in Circles Big Monday Show Barry and I discuss last weekends plethora of stakes races from around the country before we preview opening day at the Spa and the rest of the upcoming meet. Plus announce a weekly Twitter Spaces at noon on Wednesdays throughout the meet.

  48. Going in Circles Big Monday w/Barry Spears

    In tonight’s Big Monday show we discuss the latest salvo from Churchill Downs towards its chief nemesis Bob Baffert with the announcement that the Hall of Fame conditioner will be suspended from the track once again in 2024. It is tedious at this point but we have thoughts. We also look ahead to...

  49. Going in Circles Big Monday w/Barry Spears

    On this weeks Going in Circles Big Monday we talk about Two Phil’s and the extreme highs and lows of the game…and why Barry and I were anxious to bet against him in his next race that doesn’t seem like it’s gonna happen. Plus some commentary on why horse racing social media often misunderstands...

  50. Going in Circles Big Monday with Barry Spears

    On tonight’s Going in Circles Big Monday show we are joined by special guest Mark Paul, author of the book “The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told” which centers on the great filly Winning Colors and her emphatic Kentucky Derby win in 1987 and the huge score that was made on her in the future book...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

We cover horseracing from a different point of view than the typical racing podcast. Looking at both the business and sporting aspects of the game, you are gonna get straight forward, no-nonsense views and opinions as well as a deep dive into various issues that allows the listener to have a greater understanding of the topics of the day. We don’t make picks but we may aren’t afraid to take a stance either! You can reach us at:[email protected]

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Charles Simon

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We cover horseracing from a different point of view than the typical racing podcast. Looking at both the business and sporting aspects of the game, you are gonna get straight forward, no-nonsense views and opinions as well as a deep dive into various issues that allows the listener to have a...

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