Rail Talk Podcast

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 has captured America’s attention and imagination, so how do we capitalize on that interest? As Derby broadcasts continue to shatter viewership records, what if anything can be applied to how we present racing the rest of the year?Joe, Jon, Steve and Randy also discuss the Kentucky Oaks, in primetime for the first time, the staggering late odds drop on Churchill Downs Stakes winner T O Elvis, and much more. Plus Joe gives us his first-person perspective of running third in the Oaks with Counting Stars, then the boys react to HISA’s announcement that they’ll maintain the status quo on Lasix and wrap up the second annual Mage Rage Derby contest, won by our Kiwi friend Andrew Stewart!Don’t miss any Rail Talk content, be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Thanks as always to the sponsors The Green Group, Epic Insurance, Fasig-Tipton, Airdrie Stud, and Taylor Made for their support.

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 has captured America’s attention and imagination, so how do we capitalize on that interest? As Derby broadcasts continue to shatter viewership records, what if anything can be applied to how we present racing the rest of the year?Joe, Jon, Steve and Randy also discuss the Kentucky Oaks, in primetime for the first time, the staggering late odds drop on Churchill Downs Stakes winner T O Elvis, and much more. Plus Joe gives us his first-person perspective of running third in the Oaks with Counting Stars, then the boys react to HISA’s announcement that they’ll maintain the status quo on Lasix and wrap up the second annual Mage Rage Derby contest, won by our Kiwi friend Andrew Stewart!Don’t miss any Rail Talk content, be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Thanks as always to the sponsors The Green Group, Epic Insurance, Fasig-Tipton, Airdrie Stud, and Taylor Made for their support.

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, just before heading to Louisville, provides insight into the mindset of their filly’s connections heading into the biggest race of her career, plus Joe and Jon cover the Derby from all angles and identify several must-see races on the undercards.Friend of the show Nick Tammaro then stops by after making the Derby and Oaks morning lines for the first time to shed light on the process of estimating the odds in a 20-horse field. One of the sharpest handicappers around, Nick also gives us his picks for a blockbuster weekend of stakes action, discusses the current state of dealing with CAW players, implores HISA to get involved in wagering issues, and more.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content! Join our beautiful and ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Thank you to the sponsors Taylor Made, Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group and Epic Insurance for their support. Enjoy Derby week!

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 season? And why is the winner, despite all his accomplishments, still not considered a serious stallion prospect?Then, the boys give their dispatch from the OBS sales grounds, including the record-shattering $10.5-million Flightline colt, and Jon has something to get off his chest about the inertia of The Jockey Club and Breeders’ Cup boards compared to the positive results smaller groups in the industry have gotten.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content! Be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Huge thanks to our all-star sponsors Taylor Made, Fasig-Tipton, Epic Insurance and The Green Group for their support.

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 California 3-year-olds and the final Wood Memorial at Aqueduct? And who else made a name for themselves as spring and the peak racing season kick into high gear?A pair of guests also give us their glimpse into a positive future for the game. First, NYRA Bets President Tony Allevato tells us all about NYRA and FOX’s plans to expand and transform racing coverage in the wake of FanDuel TV shutting down, including a racing RedZone channel, even more national presence and utilizing the talents of the brilliant folks from FanDuel TV. Then, Equibase’s Chance Moquett gives us the scoop on his company’s new and growing ratings-based system for carding races, and the benefits it will provide for the industry long term.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content! We just passed 10,000,000 views on YouTube, so a huge thank you for the support, and if you haven’t yet, please smash that subscribe button on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Hat tip to the sponsors Epic Insurance, The Green Group, Taylor Made and Fasig-Tipton for making this all possible!

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! Where does she stack among the 3-year-old filly class? And what to make of Renegade’s blowout win in the Arkansas Derby vs. Commandment taking the Florida Derby by a nostril?The boys then discuss the fallout from the announced phasing out of FanDuel TV—what does this mean for the industry and its ability to broadcast the sport long term? They also welcome FanDuel TV alum and current Keeneland director of communications Gabby Gaudet for an in-depth discussion about what’s to come, both for our sport and the Lexington staple, before conducting the Mage Rage Derby contest supplemental draft as each team sheds two horses and picks up two new ones.We’ve reached 30,000 subscribers on YouTube!! Huge thanks to all of you beautiful viewers/listeners for your support, and if you haven’t joined the Rail Talk family yet, please be sure to do so by smashing that button on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. As always, mega shoutout to the sponsors Epic Insurance, The Green Group, Fasig-Tipton and Taylor Made, without whom none of this would be possible!

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 100-point Derby qualifier, and look forward to stellar weekend cards at Gulfstream and Oaklawn surrounding the Florida Derby and Arkansas Derby centerpieces.Joe and Jon also celebrate the latest evidence of major progress on equine safety from the 2025 Equine Injury Database numbers, give an update on the upcoming HISA board vote on Lasix use, update the Mage Rage Derby contest standings and look forward to Joe’s trip to Oaklawn a year after Sandman’s monster victory in Hot Springs.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content! Join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Major thanks to our industry-leading lineup of sponsors Epic Insurance, The Green Group, Fasig-Tipton and Taylor Made for their support!

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 trying to separate its racing and gaming businesses after two high-profile failures? Is this successful lobbying effort replicable in other states? Damon Thayer, who was instrumental in the Thoroughbred Racing Initiative’s campaign of organization and mobilization, stops by to answer those questions and more.The boys also discuss a potential lifeline for New Jersey racing as a new bill looks to break up Atlantic City’s casino monopoly in the state, salute Tom Amoss upon his retirement from training, and update the Mage Rage Derby contest standings, as Samantha Perry widens her lead and Joe climbs out of last!Don’t miss any Rail Talk content—be sure to join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods! Huge shoutout to our sponsors Taylor Made, Fasig-Tipton, Epic Insurance and The Green Group for their continued support!

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 picture?The boys then get down to the nitty gritty of the Lasix debate as the HISA board of directors is set to decide on the future of the anti-bleeding medication at their May 23 meeting. They also welcome New Vocations executive director Anna Ford to discuss the aftercare situation and what’s needed to make sure no horses fall through the cracks, and react to the recent town hall hosted by Aron Wellman and Pat Cummings looking for feedback on a myriad of racing’s major issues.Don’t miss any of these candid and incisive racing discussions. Be sure to join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Huge thanks to our sponsors Epic Insurance, The Green Group, Fasig-Tipton and Taylor Made for making this all possible.

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 Jon also bid farewell to the great John Shirreffs and Afleet Alex, reflecting on the legacy they both left on the game and what they meant to the boys’ personal journeys in the game.Then, we welcome Gulfstream Park’s Samantha Perry, Black Dog Bloodstock’s Lauren Carlisle and Arion Pedigrees’ Andrew Stewart for our second annual Mage Rage Kentucky Derby contest draft, sponsored by the 2023 Derby hero and our friends at Airdrie Stud! Will Sam repeat as champion? Will Andrew help Lauren figure out the difference between Australia and New Zealand? Stay tuned all spring as we run for glory, bragging rights and trash-talking supremacy on the Derby trail.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content! Join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods! Thank you to our sponsors Epic Insurance, The Green Group, Fasig-Tipton and Taylor Made for their continued support!

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 decision to run Nitrogen so soon after the Breeders’ Cup? And how do owners deal with the disappointment when top horses simply don’t show up?The boys then welcome dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, fresh off being named the new chairman of Ocala Breeders’ Sales. The always thoughtful Casse holds court on his three weekend stakes winners at Oaklawn, his vision for the future of 2-year-old sales, the potential need for a racing commissioner and much more. Joe and Jon also tackle the latest in the legislative battle to keep racing alive in Florida and the ongoing infighting between Mike Repole and The Jockey Club.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content—join the family that’s made our show the #1 podcast in racing by subscribing on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Shoutout to our all-star sponsors lineup of Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Epic Insurance and Taylor Made for their support!

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 Thoroughbred racing has deep roots in the heart of Wisconsin—yes, Wisconsin.A real estate agent and former alderman from Green Bay, Moore didn’t grow up in a racing family, but his curiosity, persistence, and entrepreneurial spirit led him from watching the Kentucky Derby on TV to buying his first horse in 2024. Now the owner of Silo Skyline Farms, Moore is making waves through both solo ownership and partnerships, with runners like Beautiful Charade, Global Event, and Peripoli already in the winner’s circle.Joe talks with Jon about breaking into the sport through fractional ownership, attending TOBA’s breeding seminars, and his ambitious goal of reviving parimutuel racing and breeding in Wisconsin. His story is a blueprint for how anyone—regardless of background—can find a path into Thoroughbred ownership.

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 forward to a stacked Southwest, an array of other huge 3-year-old stakes, and the return of media darling Sandman. They also react to Nearly’s tour de force victory in the Holy Bull and analyze the dire situation facing Illinois racing.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content—be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Huge thanks to our sponsors Epic Insurance, The Green Group, Fasig-Tipton and Taylor Made for their support.

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 first-time Eclipse attendees. They also celebrate the coronation of West Point’s 2-year-old filly champion Super Corredora and DJ Stable’s Nitrogen being crowned champion 3-year-old filly before analyzing all the explosive action from Pegasus World Cup day and looking forward to an intriguing Holy Bull at Gulfstream.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content! Be sure to join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Shoutout to the sponsors Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Epic Insurance and Taylor Made for supporting our vision!

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 racing-like machines at Santa Anita.The boys then welcome former Daily Racing Form chief national correspondent Jay Privman to get his take on the present and future of racing in his home state of California, how much he’s keeping up with the game in his retired life, the honor of winning an Eclipse for his retrospective on D. Wayne Lukas and more.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content—be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Shoutout to the sponsors Fasig-Tipton, Taylor Made, The Green Group and Epic Insurance for their support!

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 first-crop sires sustainable, or does the business need a major course correction?The boys then react to John Sikura’s criticism of the Breeders’ Cup sitting on an endowment of nearly $100 million. How could that money be put to better use in an industry with so many holes, and what’s the Breeders’ Cup’s responsibility, if any, to spend it? Joe and Jon then touch on Tiffany Case—dam of presumptive champion Nitrogen—selling for $3.2 million, look forward to the first 20-point Kentucky Derby prep of the year in Saturday’s Lecomte, and take stock of what looks like another strong 3-year-old class.Don’t miss any of these conversations—join our ever-expanding family by subscribing to Rail Talk on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Shoutout to our sponsors Epic Insurance, The Green Group, Taylor Made and Fasig-Tipton for their support!

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 in the industry can we look to for solutions?The boys then welcome NBC Sports and Santa Anita on-air analyst Michelle Yu to give us the state of California racing, from the torrential rain forcing cancellations to the vastly improved safety record to issues with field size leading to stakes downgrades.Speaking of the latter, Jon was in the room for the American Graded Stakes Committee’s rulings for 2026, and gives Joe and the audience a groundbreaking look behind the curtain at how those crucial decisions are made.Nowhere else in racing are these insightful conversations being had, so make sure you join our ever-growing family by subscribing to Rail Talk on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Thanks to our all-star sponsor lineup of Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Taylor Made and Epic Insurance for their continued support, and we wish all the best in the new year to our beautiful viewers and listeners!

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, co-founder of TRI, expounds on each option while giving his take on which he thinks would work the best.The boys also put a bow on the racing symposium in Arizona, where NYRA CEO David O’Rourke announced new restrictions on CAW betting. How meaningful are the changes, and will any other racing outfits follow their lead?Plus, more controversy around a card cancellation at Aqueduct, and Joe stumps one more time for Super Corredora for champion 2-year-old filly.We’re so grateful to our viewer/listener base for all of your support through 2025. It’s been an incredible year, thanks largely to you. If you haven’t yet, please subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Special thanks to our all-star lineup of sponsors, Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Taylor Made, Epic Insurance and Arion Pedigrees for their partnership with us this year!

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 3-year-old filly discussion? They also react to the sudden closure of Hastings Park in Vancouver—what does the latest shuttered racetrack mean for the sport as alternate gaming revenue is threatened in other areas?CAW bettors continue to wreak havoc on regular horseplayers, and the answers coming from the supposed cops on the beat are not great. Plus, Joe and Jon analyze the Q3 fatality data from HISA, and welcome friend of the show Dan Tordjman to discuss his trip to the Japan Cup, what lessons can be drawn from the sport’s success in the Far East, how to capitalize on Griffin Johnson growing racing’s visibility among the youth and more.Don’t miss any of these illuminating conversations, happening only on Rail Talk. Join our family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Thanks to our sponsors Epic Insurance, The Green Group, Fasig-Tipton and Taylor Made for seeing and supporting our vision.

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 with management. As always, the engines of the game—owners and bettors—get the shaft. Joe and Nick discuss how we move forward from here, then they analyze the damning neglect charges levied against trainer Rudy Rodriguez by HISA, and the reflexive anti-HISA stance taken by so many, even when it comes to horse welfare, supposedly everyone’s top priority.Eventually, they get to the action on the racetrack, as Magnitude takes an exciting renewal of the Clark Handicap to highlight the last major stakes weekend of the year in Kentucky. They also look forward to the final Cigar Mile day card to be run at Aqueduct, before Belmont takes over the New York racing calendar full-time next year.Don’t miss any of these candid conversations, only happening on Rail Talk—join our family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Huge shoutout to our sponsors Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Epic Insurance and Taylor Made for their support.

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, covering the increased fan engagement among 20-somethings in 2025, the declining foal crop, how we manage the CAW issues, what TJC’s role should be, and more. Then, NYTHA board vice president Aron Yagoda joins the show to explain the impasse between NYRA and NYTHA about 2026 race dates before providing updates about the future of Belmont Park.The boys also touch on the near-tragedy at Evangeline Downs, as an ambulance driving the wrong way on the track nearly plows over a field of horses soon after they leave the gate. How did this something so ridiculous and dangerous happen, and where will the accountability come from?Don’t miss an episode of Rail Talk, join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. As always but especially this week, we’re so thankful to our sponsors Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Epic Insurance and Taylor Made for their support.

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 Fillies heroine Super Corredora, Jon gives his take on the ongoing vet scratch controversy, and the boys collectively appreciate the war horses of the Claiming Crown.They then welcome champion trainer Dale Romans, who talks about the motivation for his U.S. senate run in 2026, fixing America’s immigration system, how he plans to juggle training and campaigning, and what he hopes to accomplish for our industry if he wins.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content! Be sure to subscribe to the show, and join our tens-of-thousands strong family by smashing that button on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Thank you to our all-star lineup of sponsors Fasig-Tipton, Taylor Made, The Green Group and Epic Insurance for their support.

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 us all about the best day of his racing life thus far, as Super Corredora takes the West Point Thoroughbreds team to the winner’s circle in the Juvenile Fillies.Joe and Nick are then joined by FanDuel TV’s excellent host/reporter Christina Blacker and get her reactions to all the scintillating racing action, plus her thoughts as a horsewoman on the controversy surrounding the unprecedented amount of vet scratches. The hosts then give their takes on that sensitive topic, the latest major CAW-affected odds plunge, and Joe’s got a bee in his bonnet about an otherwise stellar Breeders’ Cup experience.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content! Be sure to join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Huge shoutout to our sponsors Fasig-Tipton, Taylor Made, The Green Group, Epic Insurance and Arion Pedigrees for supporting our vision!

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 Stable’s Nitrogen attempting to lock up an Eclipse Award.Joe and Jon then pore over a Classic for the ages, give some of their best longshot ideas for the weekend, and welcome Arion Pedigrees’ Andrew Stewart to tell you which international runners to lean into and which are worth betting against. They also celebrate a major viewership milestone for the show as Rail Talk has surpassed 5,000,000 total views on our YouTube channel!On that note, if you haven’t yet, please be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods! Thank you to our world-class lineup of sponsors Fasig-Tipton, Taylor Made, The Green Group, Epic Insurance and Arion Pedigrees! Best of luck this weekend and enjoy the Breeders’ Cup!

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 year’s Classic, which stacks up with any renewal of the $7-million centerpiece. Joe and Jon react to it all, plus look forward to some of the ‘home team’ entries highlighted by Nitrogen in the Distaff.The boys also discuss another decline in the foal crop numbers, Santa Anita experimenting with races written by an Equibase rating system, Monmouth Park not paying its purse money yet, associate producer Julia Agresta’s fabulous wedding and more!Don’t miss any Rail Talk content—be sure to join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your pods! Thank you to our brilliant lineup of sponsors Fasig-Tipton, Taylor Made, The Green Group, Epic Insurance and Arion Pedigrees for their support!

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 being around special horses. They also bestow a new Rail Talk Citation after a historic win at Keeneland and look forward to their friend and star associate producer Julia Agresta’s wedding this Sunday!Joe and Jon then welcome Damon Thayer to give the industry a briefing on where the fight against decoupling in Florida stands. Thayer discusses the intense lobbying/fundraising effort necessary to stave off the demise of Gulfstream Park, how crucial Florida is to the racing and breeding ecosystem, potential alternative racing sites and much more.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content, as we approach two major viewership/subscriber milestones, be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods! Huge thanks to our sponsors Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Taylor Made and Epic Insurance for their support.

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, Intricate Spirit punching his ticket to Del Mar for West Point and much more.The boys are then joined by legendary trainer Graham Motion for an illuminating discussion on HISA, Paco Lopez, the importance of speaking out in a Trump-heavy industry and much more. Joe and Jon also discuss the economic indicators through three quarters of 2025—what does it mean that total handle is down but handle per race day is up?Don’t miss any Rail Talk content, join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Huge thanks to our all-star lineup of sponsors Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Taylor Made and Epic Insurance for their support!

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 significance of his fellow riders standing so uniformly behind him?The boys also react to the first of two huge Breeders’ Cup weekends and look forward to the second at Aqueduct and Keeneland, which provides two of the best days of racing in the sport. There’s also a ton of exciting action on tap for the home teams, with Ewing, Curtain Call and Nitrogen headlining a jam-packed weekend of high-profile runners trying to punch their BC tickets for West Point and DJ Stable.Don’t miss any Rail talk content! Be sure to join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. A million thanks to our sponsors Fasig-Tipton, Taylor Made, The Green Group and Epic Insurance for their support.

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 value of racing on a more level playing field compared to the cheater-infested landscape we had pre-HISA?The boys then react to Baeza getting his well-deserved Grade I in the Pennsylvania Derby and look ahead to a phenomenal Breeders’ Cup Classic. Joe and Jon also discuss the New York stewards’ latest colossally infuriating screwup over the weekend that put bettors in a terrible spot, and Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale leaving the game.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content—be sure to join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods! Thanks to our sponsors Fasig-Tipton, Taylor Made, The Green Group and Epic Insurance for their support.

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back after a week away grinding for their day jobs and react to the seemingly nonstop fireworks at the Keeneland September sale. The market is, like, so hot right now, and Joe and Jon break down what the staggering numbers mean for the industry, the jaw-dropping success of Flightline’s first crop in the sales ring, the latest West Point-DJ Stable collaboration and much more.The boys then look forward to an excellent card Saturday at Parx just outside of Philadelphia, where the championship race heats up in the Grade I Pennsylvania Derby and Grade I Cotillion Stakes, and discuss concerns from horsemen’s groups about HISA’s proposed $78 million budget. They also touch on disappointing handle and field size numbers from the recently-completed meet at Monmouth and the continued absurdity of the overlapping mid-Atlantic racing calendar.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content, be sure to join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Mega shoutout to our sponsors Fasig-Tipton, Taylor Made, The Green Group and Epic Insurance for their support.

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to a Labor Day weekend full of controversy and superstar performances as we enter the home stretch of the championship hunt.First, the boys dissect the scary bumping incident in the roughly-run Jockey Club Gold Cup, which caused Irad Ortiz, Jr. to fall off Mindframe. Thankfully, disaster was averted, but how can we avoid situations like this to begin with? Who was at fault? And is it time to eliminate the ‘rabbit’ strategy from the game?Then, Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Junior Alvarado stops by for a fantastic interview, where he discusses what makes Sovereignty so special, the resilience necessary to bounce back from so many injuries, his observer’s take from the JCGC mess and much more. Joe and Jon also react to some of the weekend’s most impressive efforts, highlighted by Fierceness in the Pacific Classic and Ted Noffey in the Hopeful.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content, be sure to join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods! Thanks as always to our sponsors Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Taylor Made and Epic Insurance Brokers for their support.

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to a star-studded Travers Day at Saratoga, headlined by Sovereignty‘s dazzling 10-length romp in the ‘Midsummer Derby’.Where does he rank in the pecking order of elite 21st century 3-year-olds? And what does it say about this year’s sophomore class that Journalism could still potentially overtake him in the championship hunt if he beats elders in the Pacific Classic this Saturday?The boys also discuss the latest Grade I victories from superstars Thorpedo Anna and Book’em Danno, and where the two go from here, before giving their takes on the swift one-year suspension of jockey Albin Jimenez at Belterra, HISA’s Q2 safety metrics and the data surrounding voided claim rules.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content, be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Huge shoutout to our sponsors Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Epic Insurance and Taylor Made for their support.

The self-proclaimed commissioner of racing, Mike Repole faces off with Ray Paulick of the Paulick Report after a social media tiff. They are joined by the president of the National Thoroughbred Alliance (NTA), Pat Cummings. Repole founded the NTA to tackle horse racing's most existential problems. Repole, Paulick and Cummings discuss The Jockey Club, thoroughbred aftercare, HISA and many more hot button topics. Repole donated $100,000 to thoroughbred aftercare ($50,000 to Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance and $50,000 to New Vocations) to engage Paulick in this substantive, sometimes volatile, conversation.

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to a seismic win for DJ Stable’s Nitrogen in the Alabama, as the superstar filly proves she can handle dirt as well as turf. Jon reflects on what the homebred’s victory means for his family’s program, Mark Casse’s stable and their sophomore filly’s chances of a year-end championship.Speaking of stars, elite racing broadcaster Laffit Pincay, Jr. then stops by for a fun chat with the boys about what it takes to put on a 5+ hour show every day from Saratoga, his early days in journalism and what he thinks racing needs to fix most.The boys also look forward to the meet centerpiece Travers card this Saturday while lamenting only five horses entering the Midsummer Derby, try to figure out what’s going on with the epidemic of voided claims this meet and bestow two new Rail Talk Citations on either coast.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content, be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Thank you to our outstanding lineup of sponsors Fasig-Tipton, Taylor Made, The Green Group and Epic Insurance for making this all possible.

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back in their home studios and kick off their second hundred episodes with plenty to discuss, chief of which was the embarrassing gate misplacement in Saturday’s finale at Saratoga. How does this keep happening? What steps will be taken to ensure it never happens again?The boys also look forward to the 1 1/4-mile (we hope) Alabama, which features DJ Stable’s own superstar filly Nitrogen. That leads into an announcement from Jon about DJ reducing its stock this fall, plus Joe and Jon unveil two new Rail Talk Citations, a world-record setting Epic Performance of the week and much more.If you haven’t yet, be sure to join the Rail Talk family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Thanks as always to our superstar sponsors Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Taylor Made and Epic Insurance Brokers for their support.

This week on Rail Talk, it’s Episode 100, on scene from the center of the racing world, Fasig-Tipton at Saratoga!Joe Bianca and Jon Green take the set and the sales grounds by storm with an array of highly influential guests, starting with Taylor Made president Mark Taylor, who was followed by Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning and director of client relations Anna Seitz to talk all about the record-breaking select yearling sale.DJ Stable founder Len Green then stops by to tell the story of how his two-man team is able to compete at the highest levels of the game, and last but not least, Mike Repole sits down with the boys in advance of his meeting with The Jockey Club where things got.. interesting.Joe and Jon also react to Sierra Leone capturing the Whitney, Ewing’s huge win over Obliteration in the Saratoga Special, Joe’s weekend at Del Mar and more.We are so proud and grateful to have reached the 100-episode milestone. We couldn’t have done it without our outstanding and dedicated production team, our all-star lineup of sponsors—The Green Group, Fasig-Tipton, Taylor Made, Epic Insurance and Arion Pedigrees—or our phenomenal base of viewers and listeners. Thank you all for every ounce of support, it truly means the world to us. And if you haven’t officially joined the RT family, please be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Here’s to the next 100 being even more fun than the first!

TOBA Breakaway Rail Talk | August Member of the Month: Steve Duncker Presented by Rail Talk in partnership with the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA)This month on Breakaway Rail Talk, we sit down with Steve Duncker, TOBA’s August Member of the Month—a lifelong racing enthusiast, former NYRA chairman, and a passionate advocate for ownership partnerships in the Thoroughbred industry.Steve shares how a teenage driveway-sealing business turned into his first racehorse investment, leading to a long and impactful career in racing. From owning a piece of champion Bates Motel to recent success with graded stakes winner Deterministic, Steve’s journey reflects the heart of TOBA’s mission.He also reflects on his decades-long friendship with the late Christophe Clement, and what it meant to see Christophe’s son Miguel earn his first Grade 1 victory in the Manhattan Stakes.This episode is a celebration of legacy, community, and the joy of owning horses with friends.

This week on Rail Talk! We’re knocking on the door of our milestone 100th episode by digging fully into the madness of late odds drops caused by computer-assisted wagering groups, which reached its breaking point over the weekend at Del Mar.A long-time frustration for regular horseplayers, CAW action cut several winners’ odds by more than half at the track on Saturday, and track officials were forced to respond to public outcry. Joe and Jon break it all down, then welcome National Thoroughbred Alliance Executive Director Pat Cummings, the foremost authority on this problem who’s written eloquently about it for years, to discuss every angle of this ongoing injustice and what can be done to level the playing field for bettors.The boys then react to Sovereignty ruling again in the Jim Dandy, preview a phenomenal Whitney Day card and look forward to next week’s 100th episode, which will be on site from Fasig-Tipton in Saratoga!As we come upon 100 episodes, we want to thank everyone who’s helped us get to this point, from our outstanding crew and our brilliant viewers/listeners to our all-star cast of sponsors—Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Taylor Made and Epic Insurance! If you haven’t yet, join the tens of thousands who have subscribed to the show by smashing that button on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods!

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca is joined by guest co-host and Gulfstream Park TV analyst Samantha Perry as the 3-year-old class turns for home in the championship hunt. Joe and Sam react to another thrilling Grade I victory by Journalism in the Haskell and debate whether or not he should come back East once more for the Travers or stay home and take on elders in the Pacific Classic. They then touch on the phenomenal attendance/handle numbers at Monmouth and what the New Jersey staple is doing that could be a model for other tracks before looking forward to a tantalizing renewal of the Jim Dandy at Saratoga. Plus, there’s a bee in Joe’s bonnet about the summer stakes schedule and Del Mar’s late odds drop continue to madden regular horseplayers.NY Racetrack Chaplaincy executive director Rev. Humberto Chavez also joins the show to discuss the popular upcoming Saratoga brunch fundraiser, the ever-expanding programs of the Chaplaincy and the depth of their impact in the backstretch community.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content—join our family as we approach 100 episodes! If you haven’t yet, please hit that subscribe button on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Huge shoutout to the sponsors Epic Insurance Brokers. Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Taylor Made and Arion Pedigrees for their support!

This week on Rail Talk! It’s Haskell Week, so Joe Bianca and Jon Green shine their spotlight on beloved Monmouth Park, where the signature $1 million Grade I for 3-year-olds will be contested for the 58th time. Will Journalism prove too classy for his rivals, or is there an upstart ready to ascend to the upper echelon of the competitive sophomore division?Joe and Jon also welcome Monmouth general manager John Heims for a lively and wide-ranging discussion about the future of the jewel of the Jersey Shore, how they get so many fans to come to the races in an era of shrinking on-track attendance, how much hope there is for adding casino gaming revenue and much more. The boys then touch on the two-year suspensions handed down to veterinarian Dr. Michael Galvin and trainer Phil Serpe, and the consternation surrounding NYRA taking so many races off the turf at Saratoga.Join the ever-growing Rail Talk family as we close in on our milestone 100th episode! Be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Lots of love to our sponsors Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Taylor Made, Arion Pedigrees and Epic Insurance Brokers for all of their support.

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green react to a monster holiday weekend of racing at Saratoga and celebration for the team downstate. An array of exciting stakes races boosted handle at the Spa above $83 million for the four-day festival, a 121% increase over last year at Aqueduct. Plus, Ewing dazzles in his debut, earning the first-ever Rail Talk Citation, Jon celebrates his 55 1/2 birthday at the Subway Series, and Julia Agresta takes the stage at her engagement party!The boys also discuss the implications of Fasig-Tipton moving to an untimed breeze show for next year’s Midlantic sale, and welcome Black Dog Bloodstock’s Lauren Carlisle to explain what changes she’d like to see in the sales world and what stood out to her about Ewing and Dazzle d’Oro while she was scouting them.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content—as we approach 4,000,000 total views, be sure to join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Huge thanks to the sponsors Taylor Made, The Green Group, Fasig-Tipton, Epic Insurance and Arion Pedigrees for being the wind beneath our wings!

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green fire up the take cannon and react to a star-laden Stephen Foster day at Churchill. Where does Mindframe rank in the older horse division coming off of consecutive Grade I wins? Is Thorpedo Anna back, or did she just beat up on weak competition in the Fleur de Lis?The boys then welcome Morplay Racing and Rich Music founder Rich Mendez to talk all about his passion for racing, what he learned from the music business that’s helping him navigate our industry, how he unearths musical talent and more. Plus Joe and Jon analyze the Supreme Court ruling sending HISA’s constitutionality debate back to the lower courts.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content—join our ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Mega shoutout to the sponsors Epic Insurance, The Green Group, Taylor Made, Fasig-Tipton and Arion Pedigrees for seeing and supporting our vision.

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back after a week away to catch up on racing’s biggest stories. First, they appreciate and honor the outstanding career of D. Wayne Lukas, whose Hall of Fame career has come to its end after nearly five decades of groundbreaking success and influence.Joe and Jon then react to the ICE raid of Delta Downs, which resulted in over 80 arrests of backstretch workers, the vast majority of which had no criminal record. Is this a sign of things to come, which would undoubtedly doom racing and leave it without a workforce, and what can be done to help racetracks and horsemen protect their employees?Immigration experts Will Velie and Rebecca Shi then join the show to answer those questions and more, plus Joe and Jon look forward to a stellar Stephen Foster Day card at Churchill.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content—join the ever-growing family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Huge thank you to the sponsors Fasig-Tipton, Taylor Made, The Green Group, Epic Insurance and Arion Pedigrees for supporting our vision and independence.

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green wrap up a tremendous Triple Crown season with their reactions to the scintillating Belmont at Saratoga, as Sovereignty and Journalism put on a show at the Spa. Just how good are these two 3-year-olds historically, and what has been their impact beyond the walls of the racing industry this spring?The boys also analyze the star-studded undercard races, featuring breakout performances by Nitrogen, Raging Torrent, Deterministic, Ways and Means and more, and Joe gives his reviews of the entire racing festival after spending the week in Saratoga. Then, Mark Casse, coming off an incredible weekend of stakes success, joins the show to discuss all the monsters in his shedrow, his training philosophy and more.Don’t miss any Rail Talk content, be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Thanks to the sponsors Epic Insurance Brokers, The Green Group, Taylor Made and Fasig-Tipton for all of their support!

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back at their mics, refreshed from a week away and buzzing about Belmont Stakes week at Saratoga, as the Derby 1-2-3 reconvene at the Spa in what could be a classic renewal on the greatest stage in racing.Joe and Jon tackle that, plus the rest of a stacked two days featuring nine total Grade I’s, and wonder whether the popular Sandman’s absence will have any effect on the race’s ratings or handle.The boys then celebrate more good news for New York racing, as the Breeders’ Cup returns to Belmont Park for the first time in 22 years in 2027, and new penny breakage rules will pay out every cent on winning wagers starting in September.Join the ever-growing Rail Talk family by subscribing to the show on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Thanks a trillion to the sponsors Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Epic Insurance and Taylor Made for their support!

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back from the Preakness, full of crab cakes and hot takes. Did Journalism prove he’s head and shoulders the leader in this 3-year-old class? What’s the vibe from Team Sandman after his third-place run? How did Pimlico hold up in the final Preakness day at Old Hilltop?The boys then welcome multiple Breeders’ Cup-winning jockey and expert riding analyst Rajiv Maragh in the midst of a slew of jockey-related controversies. We get Raj’s opinion on the scary-looking incident involving Umberto Rispoli and Flavien Prat—aboard Journalism and Goal Oriented, respectively—at the top of the lane in the Preakness, as well as the heavy fine imposed on Junior Alvarado for exceeding the crop strike limit on Sovereignty in his Derby win and more.Nowhere else in racing are these kinds of candid, critical and incisive conversations happening. Don’t miss an episode of Rail Talk, join our ever-growing family and subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Huge thanks to our sponsors Epic Insurance, Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group and Taylor Made for their powerful support.

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green provide the backstory on Sandman’s surprise entry into the Preakness and dive into the rest of the field and its storylines with star NBC Sports racing host/reporter Britney Eurton. Britney also gives her take on the present and future of racing in her home state of California, how we can capitalize on an influx of young eyes watching this year’s Triple Crown and more.Joe and Jon then talk to HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus about the rationale behind the controversial fine levied upon Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Junior Alvarado for using too many strikes with his riding crop, and welcome Samantha Perry, Michelle Yu and Dan Tordjman for a final rundown of the Mage Rage Derby contest, won by Sam!Don’t forget to subscribe to the show—join the ever-growing Rail Talk family by smashing that button on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Thanks to our sponsors Fasig-Tipton, The Green Group, Epic Insurance, Taylor Made and Airdrie Stud for their support!

This week on Rail Talk! Joe Bianca and Jon Green are back from the 151st Kentucky Derby and give you all the reactions from Team Sandman, plus analysis of the first three across the wire and the state of the 3-year-old division. They then discuss Griffin Johnson’s impact on the race and the sport, the Kentucky Oaks and notable undercard performances, give a final rundown of their Mage Rage Derby contest standings and appreciate Junior Alvarado in this week’s EPIC Performance of the Week.In the guest chair this week is none other than chef, restaurateur, TV star and racing die-hard Bobby Flay, who relives his Derby day experience, gives his take on whether the Triple Crown’s spacing should be changed, discusses his footprint/strategy in racing and breeding, gives Jon a few restaurant recommendations and much more.The show continues to reach new heights and we want to extend a huge thank you to all of our viewers/listeners for their support. If you haven’t yet, join the family and subscribe to Rail Talk on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Shoutout to our sponsors The Green Group, Fasig-Tipton, Taylor Made, Epic Insurance Brokers and Airdrie Stud for being the wind beneath our wings!

Former Kentucky State Senator and Thoroughbred Racing Initiative (TRI) Senior Advisor Damon Thayer sits down with Jon Green to get into the weeds of the Florida decoupling bill that will no longer see the light of day in this legislative session. Jon, TRI Vice President, has worked with Damon since forming the initiative along with David O’Farrell, Dr. Barry Eisaman, Mark Casse, and Aron Wellman. At that point, the decoupling bill looked like it was sailing through putting the future of Florida racing in serious jeopardy. The two give a behind the curtain peek at what went down and how quickly it all came together. Both praise the industry for coming together with rapid speed and efficiency. They examine the various paths Florida racing can take moving forward. Thank you to everyone who supported TRI and a special thank you to Arion Pedigrees for allowing us to continue these valuable one-on-one discussions.

This week on Rail Talk! The Kentucky Derby is finally upon us, and Joe Bianca and Jon Green celebrate making it through the cold winter with a legitimate chance to take home the trophy in the 151st Run for the Roses.Joe and Jon give their honest reactions to Sandman drawing post 17, how they’d like to see the race unfold and what contenders they’re most worried about. They then welcome NBC Sports’ six-time Emmy-winning senior producer Lindsay Schanzer to take us behind the curtain on what it takes to broadcast an event as unique as the Derby.The boys also discuss the Kentucky Oaks, give one last rundown of the Mage Rage Derby contest leaderboard and appreciate an in-foal mare dominating on the racetrack in the Epic Performance of the Week.Thanks for following along with us on Team Sandman’s journey all winter—let’s get lucky! If you haven’t already, please subscribe to the show on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible or wherever you get your pods. Shoutout to our sponsors Fasig-Tipton, Taylor Made, The Green Group, Airdrie Stud and Epic Insurance for their support!