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Rail Talk Podcast
by Rail Talk
Hosts Joe Bianca & Jon Green talk all things racing, weekly. Stay tuned and join our mailing list to be the first to know when new episodes drop.
Episodes
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Rail Talk Episode 153: Calm before the BC
This week on Rail Talk! It’s the home stretch to the Breeders’ Cup, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back to break down all the storylines. What do the boys make of the decision to skip the Juvenile with U.S.S. Valor? That evolves into a discussion on when to sell and when to race fillies and...
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Rail Talk Episode 152: Champions Galore
This week on Rail Talk! It was an incredibly exciting week for the home teams, as champions Nitrogen and Super Corredora scored emphatic victories to punch their tickets to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. Joe Bianca reacts to last year’s 2-year-old champion filly ‘Super C’ returning to form in a big…
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Rail Talk Episode 151: A New Era for New York
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back at their mics after a week away, and the talk of the town is the opening of the brand new Belmont Park. Joe spent the weekend at the new $500-million facility, and reports back with his full review of his experience, and what it means for...
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Rail Talk Episode 150: One Fiddy
This week on Rail Talk! We have reached 150 episodes! And to celebrate, Joe Bianca and Jon Green welcome a trio of guests that love the show, and we love them right back. First, co-owner of superstar Cy Fair Reagan Swinbank stops by to talk about his filly’s race at Kentucky Downs, the ride she’s...
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Rail Talk Episode 149: Manny of the Hour
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to a star-studded Travers Day, where Manny Franco, having the Saratoga meet of his life, guided upsetter Leading Change to Midsummer Derby glory with a picture-perfect ride. Will this open more doors for Franco to get elite-level mounts…
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Rail Talk Episode 148: A Hard Day’s Knight
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to Counting Stars’s surprising defeat in the Alabama, Knightsbridge’s powerhouse performance in the Pacific Classic and more. What’s next for West Point Thoroughbreds’ star flag bearer, and where does the 3-year-old filly championship chase...
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Rail Talk Episode 147: Snakes in the Grass
This week on Rail Talk! It’s an absolutely jam-packed show, as Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to the news of industry staple Marshall Gramm being named as the person who improperly accessed confidential veterinary data via the HISA portal. Joe and Jon also bring on HISA CEO to talk about the...
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Rail Talk Episode 146: The Saratoga Show
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are recording from the Fasig-Tipton sales grounds in Saratoga, as the racing world still buzzes from a fabulous Whitney Day and this week’s annual Selected Yearlings Sale. Joe and Jon welcome The Green Group founder Len Green to discuss DJ Stable’s...
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Rail Talk Episode 145: MEGatron News and Whitney Previews
This week on Rail Talk! Jon Green takes the reigns and is joined by NYRA analyst/reporter Meg Burgess to react to the “bombshell announcement” that Churchill Downs and NYRA are teaming up to launch a new $5 million Thoroughbred Championship. Is the six-race series the kind of innovation racing...
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Rail Talk Episode 144: Starstruck in Saratoga
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to an enormous win for the West Point Thoroughbreds home team, as Counting Stars leaves no doubt who the top 3-year-old filly in the land is with a dominant victory in the Coaching Club American Oaks. What’s next for the star filly? And how...
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Rai Talk Episode 143: Those Summer Days
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to a satisfying result in the Haskell—as both trainer and jockey of 28-1 local upsetter Baby Vino pick up their first Grade I wins—Knightsbridge producing the fastest Beyer figure in several years, Journalism asserting his class despite a...
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Rail Talk Episode 142: Turfuffle
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green have yet another incomprehensible situation at a New York racetrack to react to, as the distance of a race at Saratoga is changed at the last minute, once again leaving bettors holding the bag. How did this happen? How do things like this keep...
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Rail Talk Episode 141: CAWs and Effect
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to an action-packed opening weekend at Saratoga, which included shockingly overlaid winners in the Belmont Oaks and Derby, an inexcusable delay after the horses hit the wire in the Kelso, a scary spill in the Wild Applause that everyone…
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Rail Talk Episode 140: Magnitude of the Moment
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to the seismic showdown in the Stephen Foster, as Magnitude wires the field to vault to the lead of the handicap division. What to make of the rest of the field, particularly Sovereignty and his second straight defeat as the favorite?Joe also...
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Rail Talk Episode 139: Nitrogen News & A Farewell to Aqueduct
This week on Rail Talk! Jon Green joins Joe Bianca with some major, exclusive breaking news that champion Nitrogen will take on the boys! Jon discusses what went into the decision by DJ Stable and Mark Casse to take on this historic challenge, and what it might mean for Nitrogen’s legacy if she...
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Rail Talk Episode 138: New York State of Mind
This week on Rail Talk! Jon Green is back from France, just in time to join Joe Bianca in a celebration of the New York Knicks, who snapped a 53-year championship drought to bring the Big Apple back to the top of the sports world.Fret not, there’s plenty of racing discussion as well of course, as...
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Rail Talk Episode 137: A Good Week for the Good Guys
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca has just barely caught his breath from the final Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, and with Jon Green off celebrating in France, he’s joined by FanDuel TV’s Ashley Mailloux to react to an incredible week of racing, especially for the home teams.Joe and Ashley...
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Rail Talk Episode 136: Last Call for Belatoga
This week on Rail Talk! It’s the eve of one of the best racing weeks of the year, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green preview all the superstar-studded action of the final Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga. Who’s the horse to beat in the Belmont? Is the Met Mile the race of the year? How are…
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Rail Talk Episode 135: Untimed and Untamed
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are reunited after back-to-back weeks with guest co-hosts, chomping at the bit to react to the Memorial Day card at Santa Anita and preview the upcoming Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.Fasig-Tipton President & CEO Boyd Browning then joins the show…
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Rail Talk Episode 134: Oh Yu Again
This week on Rail Talk! Jon Green slides into the host chair alongside Michelle Yu for a packed episode covering everything from the Black-Eyed Susan and Preakness to the current state of the 3-year-old division. They also discuss Peter Brant’s headline-making decision to move a large percentage…
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Rail Talk Episode 133: Full Field, Empty Feeling
This week on Rail Talk! A truly unforgettable Kentucky Derby 152 is in the books, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green welcome two very special guests, NBC’s Steve Kornacki and Randy Moss, to break it all down from every angle. Cherie DeVaux becoming the first female trainer to take the Run for the Roses...
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Rail Talk Episode 132: Bell Biv DeVaux
This week on Rail Talk! A truly unforgettable Kentucky Derby 152 is in the books, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green welcome two very special guests, NBC’s Steve Kornacki and Randy Moss, to break it all down from every angle. Cherie DeVaux becoming the first female trainer to take the Run for the Roses...
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Rail Talk Episode 116: Zany Week
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back together, on the heels of the last major racing weekend of the year and an eventful racetrack symposium.The boys first touch on the breakout performance of Zany in the Demoiselle at Aqueduct—where does her dominant win put her in the...
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Rail Talk Episode 131: Derby Dancing
This week on Rail Talk! At long last, the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks are upon us, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green can barely contain their excitement.Both races are extremely competitive, and West Point Thoroughbreds’ Counting Stars will fly the flag for the home team on Friday night. Joe…
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Rail Talk Episode 130: Davids and Goliaths
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back from Ocala and have plenty to discuss. First, White Abarrio runs down Sovereignty and Journalism in a star-studded Oaklawn Handicap. Might we finally be trending towards standout horses sticking around to race beyond their 3-year-old…
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Rail Talk Episode 129: The Derby Picture and the Bigger Picture
This week on Rail Talk! The Kentucky Derby field is mostly set after a thrilling weekend of racing, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green are here to make sense of it all. Further Ado puts on a show in the Blue Grass, but can he be trusted to repeat that performance in the Derby? What to make of the...
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Rail Talk Episode 128: Is This The Real Life? Is This Just Fantasy?
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green bring you an absolutely jam-packed show, starting with Joe’s tale of nearly not making it to Oaklawn Park but getting there in the nick of time to experience Counting Stars’s romp in the Fantasy Stakes to punch her ticket to the Kentucky Oaks!…
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Rail Talk Episode 127: Derby Fever, Catch It!
This week on Rail Talk! The scintillating Kentucky Derby trail is nearing its pinnacle, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green are excited to dig in on all the action. The boys react to Emerging Market’s gutsy victory in the Louisiana Derby, discuss whether or not the Jeff Ruby Steaks Stakes should be a...
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Rail Talk Episode 126: Conscious Undecoupling
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green return to their mics after a week in the Ocala sunshine, and they brought some good news back with them, as the decoupling effort that would devastate Florida racing was once again defeated in the state’s legislature.Will The Stronach Group keep...
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Rail Talk Episode 125: The Floor Is Yours
This week on Rail Talk! An action-packed first major weekend of the Derby Trail is in the books, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green are here to tell you all about what it means. Who took a step forward? Who underwhelmed? Who’s ahead in the Mage Rage Derby contest? And what of the Kentucky Oaks...
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Rail Talk Episode 124: Legends Live Forever
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green pay tribute to legends, past and present, starting with Saudi Cup champion Forever Young. What does it mean for racing to have a global superstar, campaigned sportingly, by relatable connections, and how do we capitalize on his brilliance? Joe and...
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Episode 123: GROUNDHOG DAY, AGAIN?
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green take you behind the curtain of a huge racing weekend that featured mixed results for the home teams, as Nitrogen returns a winner in her 4-year-old debut while Super Corredora and Counting Stars lay eggs in their sophomore bows. What went into the...
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Joe Moore: February Member of the Month Spotlight
Presented by Rail Talk in partnership with the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA)Hosted by Jon Green and Joe Bianca, General Manager of DJ StableThis episode of TOBA Breakaway Rail Talk introduces us to Joe Moore, TOBA’s February Member of the Month, whose passion for…
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Rail Talk Episode 122: Christmas In February
This week on Rail Talk! The recent winter weather cancellations have lined up a tremendous weekend of racing from coast to coast, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green can barely contain their excitement.The boys discuss the seasonal debuts of brand new champions Nitrogen and Super Corredora, and look...
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Rail Talk Episode 121: Trophies and Flying Horses
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca is joined by guest co-host and Gulfstream Park on-air analyst Samantha Perry to react to a huge weekend for the home teams and the industry as a whole.Joe and Sam discuss the 55th annual Eclipse Awards, pulling back the curtain and sharing their experiences as...
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Rail Talk Episode 120: Total Eclipse
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green look forward to the 55th Eclipse Awards, and the potential for both of the show’s ‘home teams’ to take home hardware. They also preview a stellar Pegasus Day card at Gulfstream and analyze the installation—and quick removal—of historical horse...
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Rail Talk Episode 119: Racing Off to Stud
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green take on several industry-wide issues, starting with the sudden retirement of recent Malibu Stakes winner Goal Oriented, and what it says about the breed-to-sell approach overwhelming the breed-to-race philosophy. Is the infatuation with sexy...
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Rail Talk Episode 118: Back To Business
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are refreshed, recharged and back at their mics for the first show of 2026, kicking things off by analyzing the decrease in handle and purse numbers from last year. How can we reverse these trends? Are there any silver linings in the data? And who…
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Rail Talk Episode 117: A Farewell to 2025
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green bring down the curtain on their 2025 season by discussing one of the hottest topics of the year—the future of Florida racing. Thoroughbred Racing Initiative releases a comprehensive feasibility study for a variety of future alternatives and Jon,...
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Rail Talk Episode 116: Zany Week
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back together, on the heels of the last major racing weekend of the year and an eventful racetrack symposium.The boys first touch on the breakout performance of Zany in the Demoiselle at Aqueduct—where does her dominant win put her in the...
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Rail Talk Episode 115: Never A Dull Moment
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca is joined once again by guest co-host Nick Tammaro to react to a controversy-filled holiday week in the ever-messy world of horse racing.NYRA’s jockeys made headlines when walking out on Sunday’s card at Aqueduct after the first race, citing a variety of issues...
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Rail Talk Episode 114: Talking Turkey with Everett Dobson
This week on Rail Talk! It’s almost Thanksgiving, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green are in the holiday spirit, looking forward to a great long weekend of racing and welcoming several special guests. First, Chairman of The Jockey Club Everett Dobson stops by for a state-of-the-industry discussion,...
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Rail Talk Episode 113: Friends, Romans, Countrymen
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are reunited and it feels so good, as they catch up after an eventful few weeks that included their respective trips to the Breeders’ Cup, Jon’s week in Kentucky and his resulting illness. Joe makes the Eclipse case for Breeders’ Cup Juvenile…
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Rail Talk Episode 112: Winners Win
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca is back from an unforgettable Breeders’ Cup, and is joined by guest co-host, Sam Houston racecaller and outstanding handicapper Nick Tammaro to break it all down from every angle. Forever Young takes a classic Classic, a monster upset in the Turf, and Joe tells…
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Rail Talk Episode 111: Going for Gold in Breeders’ Cup XLII
This week on Rail Talk! The Breeders’ Cup is finally upon us, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green can barely contain their excitement. The boys take you into the mind of a participant in the World Championships, with West Point Thoroughbreds sending out Intricate Spirit, Super Corredora and Vahva and DJ...
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Rail Talk Episode 110: Del Mar Dreaming
This week on Rail Talk! Breeders’ Cup pre-entries are out, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green are here to guide you through the 200+ horses entered for a spectacular 42nd running of the World Championships at Del Mar.That list includes over 50 international entries, and a star-studded lineup for this...
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Rail Talk Episode 109: Running Down a Dream
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green start to look forward to the Breeders’ Cup and share the perspectives of readying participants for the World Championships at Del Mar. That leads into a deeper conversation filled with gratitude about the ups and downs of competing to win races and...
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Rail Talk Episode 108: Forward Motion
This week on Rail Talk! The last round of major Breeders’ Cup preps is in the books, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to all of it: Nitrogen’s narrow second in the Spinster, a fitting win for Rhetorical in Keeneland’s Turf Mile, Ted Noffey’s continued dominance in the Breeders’ Futurity,...
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Rail Talk Episode 107: Pacolypse Now
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green give their takes on the major controversy surrounding jockey Paco Lopez’s six-month suspension by HISA: Does the punishment fit the crime? What effect should Paco’s extensive prior record of being unable to follow the rules have? What’s the...
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Rail Talk Episode 106: Unpacking the Budget
This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green sit down with HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus to answer horsemen’s questions about the regulator’s proposed $78 million budget for 2026. How much is going to drug testing? What are some ways we can be more efficient going forward? And what is the intrinsic...
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Hosts Joe Bianca & Jon Green talk all things racing, weekly. Stay tuned and join our mailing list to be the first to know when new episodes drop.
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