Flatter Pod: From Florida comes Pegasus preview, Eclipse review

A trip to Florida for big races and yearly awards is the focus of this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

The Grade 1, $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park has trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. and TV analyst and morning-line writer Brian Nadeau talking. They discuss their views of the big three races on the card.

Horse Racing Nation handicapper Mark Midland focuses not only on big stakes on Saturday’s card at Gulfstream Park but also on one early offering on the undercard that could yield some strong value for bettors.

From The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla., Ron has a recap of Thursday night’s Eclipse Awards, which were dominated by the emotional story of horse of the year Cody’s Wish.

Also, John Cherwa joins Ron to discuss Bob Baffert’s decision to drop his appeal to restore Medina Spirit as the winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby and Churchill Down Inc.’s decision to keep Baffert under suspension through at least the end of this year.

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