Flatter Pod: Mattress Mack, Motion, Midland & Breeders’ Cup

With a lull before the Breeders’ Cup, some comings and goings for races this week and for the long term are the focus of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Mattress Mack said he is done with horse racing. Texas businessman, former horse owner and renowned sports gambler Jim McIngvale says in his own words why he has left the game after 30 years.

Laurelin takes her 5-for-5 record to the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland. Her trainer Graham Motion talks about the filly, the race, his stable and his possible runners in the Breeders’ Cup.

Horse Racing Nation handicapper Mark Midland offers weekend handicapping. Co-hosts John Cherwa of the Los Angeles Times and Keith Nelson of Fairmount Park help go through listener and reader feedback.

The podcast also pays tribute to the late Los Angeles TV host, handicapper and racehorse owner Jeff Siegel with the playback of one of his interviews.

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