Flatter Pod: McPeek, Goodman focus on 3 major Derby preps

By Ron Flatter
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The Blue Grass (G1), the Santa Anita Derby (G1) and the Wood Memorial (G2) are the last of the major preps for Kentucky Derby 2023, and they are main topics this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.

Trainer Kenny McPeek has three horses trying to pull off the upset in the Blue Grass. He will talk about them and this year’s Derby trail.

Recently inducted in the National Horseplayers Championship Hall of Fame, Keeneland executive Jim Goodman talks about the weekend preps and the advent of sports gambling in Kentucky.

Paddock Prince handicapper David Levitch focuses on races at Aqueduct and Keeneland in his tips for weekend betting.

There also is listener and reader feedback.

The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation is available via free subscription from Apple, Google, Spotify and Stitcher as well as HorseRacingNation.com.

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