S5E53: BAAAAAQ, the Derby trail begins

The end of summer and the start of fall are in the spotlight on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Churchill Downs TV analyst Kaitlin Free talks about the opening of the September meet in Kentucky and Saturday’s Iroquois Stakes, the first points prep for Kentucky Derby 2023. Del Mar president and COO Josh Rubinstein discusses why his track’s summer meet was successful, how the momentum may carry on all year and the potential impact on racing from this fall’s vote on sports betting in California. David Levitch handicaps weekend races at Churchill and Aqueduct. The Ron Flatter Racing Pod via Horse Racing Nation, available via free subscription from Apple, Google, Spotify and Stitcher as well as HorseRacingNation.com.