Flatter Pod: Saratoga, Del Mar stakes; jockeys’ safety concerns
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Summertime
stakes at Saratoga and Del Mar and concerns about rider safety are the hot
topics on the table for the Ron Flatter Racing Pod.
Fox
Sports and New York Racing Association TV analyst Sara Elbadwi checks in from
Saratoga to discuss this weekend’s Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) and Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1).
Jockeys’
Guild president and CEO Terry Meyocks provides updates on the safety concerns
raised in the past week at Del Mar, Saratoga and at Finger Lakes, where riders refused
to continue racing Wednesday after a gate accident.
Ed
DeRosa handicaps the big Saratoga races as well as the San Diego Handicap (G2) and
Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) at Del Mar.
Listener
and reader feedback focuses on the permanent closing this fall of Golden Gate Fields.
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