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Jay Privman joined Daily Racing Form in 1998, covering the Southern California circuit plus such national events as the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup. After establishing himself as one of the sport’s leading writers, his association with racing will change dramatically as Jay recently announced his retirement with DRF. Normally during Breeders’ Cup season, we would seek him out for a guest appearance in between deadlines or television rehearsals. This year we had to wait until the Padres/Phillies game was over as he was taking in “America’s Pastime” rather than the “Sport of Kings.” We’ll let Jay take us down memory lane, lined with outstanding horses, races and horsemen he got to cover over his decades. Jay is the author of Breeders' Cup: Thoroughbred Racing's Championship Day and a contributor to Champions, and is a six-time winner of the Red Smith Award for best Kentucky Derby story, among numerous other writing honors. Tom LaMarra, a native of New Jersey, has been a racing fan since the mid 1970s. He graduated from Rutgers University, got a job as a newspaper reporter, and eventually landed at Daily Racing Form. He and his wife, Karen, moved to Lexington, Ky. in 1994, and have been there since. Mr. LaMarra had been the News Editor of The Blood-Horse magazine for more than 10 years. He is an award-winning writer and is currently Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association Director of Communications and Backstretch Services. As we parse the possibilities for the Breeders' Cup, the graded-stakes calendar, Keeneland and the Belmont at Aqueduct meet offer a handful of graded stakes this weekend. Front and center this week is Laurel Park as they host the Maryland Million Classic, the second biggest race in the state. This day is filled to the brim with full fields competing in 12 races, eight of them stakes, starting at 11:30 a.m. – an opportune day to cash in a Big ‘Un with your E-Z Win Forms! Tom will select his favorite races of the day and join John to analyze each on the show.

Jay Privman covers the Southern California circuit plus such national events as the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup. He is the author of Breeders' Cup: Thoroughbred Racing's Championship Day and a contributor to Champions, and is a six-time winner of the Red Smith Award for best Kentucky Derby story, among numerous other writing honors. He joined Daily Racing Form in 1998. He will join John with his opinion about this year's Kentucky Derby. Our second guest is a newcomer to this show. His name Tom Dawson quarter Horse expert. Tom was Racing Secretary at Ruidoso Downs, Albuquerque and Sunland Park from 1972 to 1978; then he was Analyst for live QH racing telecasts for All American Network from 1974 to 1980. From 1981 to 2002 he was Analyst and Co-producer for Syndicated and ESPN QH live racing telecasts. From 1998 to 2006 he was also Racing correspondent for America's Horse, Racehorse Digest and Wire to Wire on ESPN. From 1987 to 2009 Tom was Lead Horse Racing producer for ESPN Thoroughbred racing (over 500 network shows). From 2005 to 2013 he was Host of AQHA Live Racing Awards Announcements. From 2011 to 2018 he was Writer/Producer for AQHA Hall of Fame Kiosk. All American Futurity video history. in 2014-2015 Tom was an Associate Producer of Fox Sports 1 Thoroughbred Racing Series. From 2006 to Present Tom was segment producer for Breeders' Cup Coverage on ESPN and NBC. And from 2010 to Present Tom was Producer and host of various QH racing video projects and webcasts. From 2016 to 2020 Tom was Co-producer and analyst for Ride TV QH racing coverage. And from 2020 to Present he was Coordinating producer and Analyst for Cowboy Channel QH racing coverage. He will chat with our host on Quarter Horses.

NBC Sports will air coverage of the 2021 Breeders’ Cup on Friday, Nov. 5, from 5 to 9 p.m. EDT on NBCSN. On Saturday, programming will begin at 2:30 p.m. EDT on NBCSN before jumping to NBC from 8 to 9 p.m. EDT. We will need every angle we can get to cash some big pool tickets and in addition to your E-Z Win Forms, we will be arming you with input from two of the most respected experts we have from the world of horse racing. Dan Illman is the DRF.com Handicapping Editor and host of the Daily Racing Form News Desk. He joined Daily Racing Form in 1998 and was promoted to handicapper two years later. Illman's “Spa Babies” and “Keeneland Babies” columns are also featured on DRF.com during the Saratoga and Keeneland meets. In 2005, Illman authored the book Betting Maidens and Two-Year-Olds. We’ll see who Dan feels are the top babies to watch on the turf and the main track at Del Mar in the four Grade 1 races on Friday along with his play in the evenly-matched Breeders’ Cup Classic. Jay Privman covers the Southern California circuit plus such national events as the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup. He is the author of Breeders' Cup: Thoroughbred Racing's Championship Day and a contributor to Champions, and is a six-time winner of the Red Smith Award for best Kentucky Derby story, among numerous other writing honors. Jay always brings unique observations of the Breeders’ Cup races and we will let him weigh in on his favorite races over the two days of top-level, international championship competition.

James Ross is a British bookmaker with over 20 years experience working “on-course” at race tracks in the UK, trading lines for sportsbooks like Betfred and Paddy Power, and is now the spokesperson for BUSR based in the UK. James’ favorite race is the Aintree Grand National which runs in Liverpool, his home town - although his favorite racing festivals are Royal Ascot and Chester where the weather is much warmer and the girls can get dressed up! Although James is not an expert in American racing (at all), BUSR are specialists in US Racing and offer a wide variety of futures markets- leading the industry on Triple Crown betting. The website for Winningponies listeners to check out BUSR is http://BUSR.com/ponies, you also have a promo code PONIES with a 20% sign up bonus f James has made a special offer to listeners of this show of a free $20.00 win wager on the Kentucky Derby and he will be going head-to-head with John with a $200 win wager for a charity of their choice. Ed Meyer has been betting winners since he raided his father’s change jar in middle school and cashed on a $20.00 play at Latonia Racetrack. Now a veteran handicapper, odds-maker, racing official and on-air television and radio personality, he will put down his binoculars and join us after his 2021 debut of calling races at Belterra Park. Always the ladies man, we have assigned Ed the task of breaking down the $1,250,000 G1 Longines Kentucky Oaks for 3-year-old fillies on Friday. This race is chock full of lightly raced horses with a whole lot of upside in their careers – which could spell value galore at the betting windows as they travel 9-furlongs – most for the first time. Of course, Ed will give us his analysis of his favorite races on the undercards and the “Run for the Roses!” Jay Privman covers the Southern California circuit plus such national events as the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup. He is the author of Breeders' Cup: Thoroughbred Racing's Championship Day and a contributor to Champions, and is a six-time winner of the Red Smith Award for best Kentucky Derby story, among numerous other writing honors. He joined Daily Racing Form in 1998. The well-respected author and columnist keeps his finger on the pulse of racing, particularly the horses competing on the west coast. Jay has witnessed his fair share of Derbies (how else can you win six Red Smith Awards?) and is ready to roll with his insights in this year’s edition after his seminar with Andy Beyer and Mike Welsch aired on DRF.com 7:00 p.m. Wednesday. As always we look forward to his appearance on Winningponies with analysis of “The greatest two minutes in sports” and any other races he has a strong opinion about.

Talk about being close to the story, DRF writer Jay Privman lives exactly 11 miles from his home to his media parking space at Del Mar. Who better to give us an up close look at the Grade 1 $500,000 TVG Pacific Classic and the great undercard on Saturday with the Grade 1, $250,000 Del Mar Oaks and Grade 2, $200,000 Del Mar Handicap. Despite Covid restrictions, Jay stays close to the stories and the participants in each of these outstanding races. Ed Meyer and John Engelhardt have worked together hosting and producing racing related radio and television shows for over a decade. “The Regular Guys” will join forces to break down the action in the Pacific Classic, Saratoga’s Grade 1 Fourstardave and Grade 1 Diana and head to Monmouth Park for the Grade 3 Phil Iselin Stakes.

We have been covering the racing industry and the changes it's been going through with this period of social isolation. This week we will look at it’s impact on racing on the west coast. Jay Privman has been covering that territory for over two decades and while he doesn’t have a crystal ball, he does have keen observation of what is shifting to keep racing alive in that part of the country. Jay is a six-time winner of the Red Smith Award. They say, “You can’t go home again” and in a sense that’s a new fact for Ed Meyer. Turfway Park, formerly Latonia, has been a seasonal home to Ed since he was a boy attending the races with his father. In a short period of time, his “home” will fall victim to the wrecking ball as new owner Churchill Downs will make a needed change.. Ed and John will stretch their memories of the Florence, Kentucky oval with stories and events over the years. At the midway point they will switch gears and do some handicapping on live races that will take place.

Not much notable racing happening after the Breeders' Cup, so DRF Jay Privman will be our featured guest to examine the impact of last weekend's results at Santa Anita. This year’s Breeders’ Cup took place in Jay’s backyard at Santa Anita and he had an inside view of the people and horses, winners and losers. We will review the impact the races may have had on the end of year championships. You can find these recent Breeders’ Cup related stories written by Jay on drf.com

This week on the Horse Racing Show, Kenny Rice talks Horse of the Year contenders as the Breeders' Cup approaches with an award winning broadcaster and journalist, Donna Brothers of NBC Sports and Jay Privman of Daily Racing Form.

Donna Brothers discusses the wide open race for Horse of the Year, the opening of Keeneland's Fall Stars Weekend, her charity work, helping the backside workers and their families, the great American racetracks and their history, and getting the winning jockey interviews seconds after the big races.

Jay Privman, as per usual, covers a wide range of topics, from Breeders' Cup history to this year's event at Santa Anita Park, improvements in safety standards, the Los Angeles Kings and Dodgers, the Mike Douglas Show with John Lennon, and the importance of recognizing the overall workers involved at the tracks.

Author Peter Lee talks about his new book "Spectacular Bid, The Last Super Horse of the 20th Century"

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer/songwriter and actress Michelle Phillips speaks with Kenny about her role in 1989's "Let It Ride" and about the creation of The Mamas & The Papas' hit song "California Dreamin'".

Dr. Raul Bras visits Kenny for the Rood & Riddle Vet Check. Dr. Bras tells us about how time spent with horses in his youth led to him studying veterinary medicine, and why laminitis is the most lethal disease that horses deal with.

Award winning writer Jay Privman of the Daily Racing Form discusses his favorite horse racing movie, his career as a turf writer including lunch with a Hollywood legend and which horses are to watch for in the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

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Daily Racing Form's Andrew Champagne currently serves as a Web Producer, maintaining pages on DRF.com. and optimizing our online content to reach the most people possible. Furthermore, he continues his freelance work as a handicapper for The Saratogian and his 128 winners at the 2017 meet led all public handicappers across the media. Andrew will lend his handicapping skills in dissecting with John the Stakes on this Saturday's Saratoga card - the Grade 1 $600,000 Alabama Stakes for 3 year old fillies and the Grade 2 $300,000 Lake Placid Stakes also for 3 year old fillies. The main focus of the weekend shifts to Del Mar. Daily Racing Form's Jay Privman who covers the Southern California circuit and such national events as the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup, will join the show to give us his insights on the Grade 1 $1 million Pacific Classic; the Grade 1 $300,000 Del Mar Oaks and the Grade 2 $250,000 Del Mar Handicap.

Two past Presidents of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters will join the show two discuss the outcomes and impact of this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar. Jay Privman was manning the microphone at trackside throughout the two-day event. He had an up close view of the action and insightful questions for the winning connections after each race. Jay covers the Southern California racing circuit plus such national events as the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup. Tom Law hosted a handicapping seminar at the legendary Parting Glass in Saratoga covering all of the races. We will see how his picks panned out and get his reaction to some of the surprise outcome over the two-day card. Tom is the Managing Editor of ST Publishing, Inc., the award-winning publishing company that produces The Saratoga Special and Steeplechase Times.

Brian Zipse will be our East Coast handicapper covering an amazing card at Belmont that includes the Grade 1 $400,000 Beldame Stakes; the Grade 1 $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic and the Grade 1 $350,000 Vosburgh Stakes. Jay Privman has his finger on the West Coast action. We will get his input on a slew of Breeders' Cup Win and You're In races at Santa Anita - the Grade 1 $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes; the Grade 1 $300,000 Chandellier Stakes; the Grade 1 $300,000 Frontrunner Stakes and the Grade 1 $300,000 Zenyatta Stakes.

DRF's Jay Privman and Ed McNamara of Newsday earned top honors in the NYRA's eighth annual Joe Hirsch Memorial Writing Contest, recognizing the best in print and internet coverage of the 2016 Belmont Stakes, won by Creator. The winners to receive their awards at Rockefeller Center during the draw for the 149th running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1). Jay will give us his analysis of the big race. Eric Wing, Communications Director for HorseTourneys.com, is a 17-year industry veteran, Eric has previously worked at the NTRA, the NYRA and the DRF. He is also the longtime emcee at the NTRA National Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas. Eric will tell us about an exciting contest involving the Belmont Stakes, share his thoughts about the first 2 legs and analyze with John aside from the big race, the $500,000 Penn Mile S. (G2) from Penn, the $200,000 Pennine Ridge S. (G3) at Belmont, the $175,000 Connaught Cup (G2) at Woodbine and the $100,000 Aristides S. (G3) at Churchill.

Tom Law penned a moving tribute to 2-time Eclipse Award winning Turf Writer Bill Mooney who passed away this week after a 2 year battle with cancer. Tom will reflect on his last visit with Mooney and as Bill would prefer - discuss the racing landscape. Bill's final words to the members of the NTWAB. I want to say thank you from the deepest depths of my heart to everybody. But the late autumn of my years have passed and winter's knocking hard on the door. So, here goes. So long my friends So long and Hail! I'm off to seek the Holy Grail! Tiddly, Widdly. Toodleloo, My dearest wish is to stay with you! But I can't Goodbye! Award winning journalist, author and writer for the DRF Jay Privman will join us to reflect on the Pegasus Cup and California Chrome's legacy, and give us his insight into this year's Kentucky Derby. 3 Ky Derby Points races on Saturday: Aqueduct's $250,000 Withers S. (G3); Gulfstream's $200,000 Swale S. (G2) and Santa Anita's $150,000 Robert B. Lewis S. (G3).

Alicia Wincze-Hughes recently coordinated the Annual NTWAB Awards Banquet and subsequently covered the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita. Upon returning to Lexington, Kentucky, Alicia joined her Blood-Horse team in full coverage of this week's Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland Mixed Sales. She will be sharing her story of her entrance to the racing world and her last 2 weeks. Alicia is an award-winning writer who recently joined the Blood-Horse as their Racing Editor. Jay Privman is uniquely qualified to write about the Breeders' Cup since he has seen every one, beginning with the inaugural at Hollywood Park in 1984. At that time, Privman had already won the Red Smith Kentucky Derby Writing Contest an amazing 5 times. A former President of the NTWAB Jay did another outstanding job hosting the Breeders' Cup for NBC. We will tap into his long standing experience and discuss this year's Distaff and Classic and where they stand with BC races he has witnessed since 1984.

Linda Dougherty has been covering thoroughbred racing in New Jersey for more than two decades, writing for the Daily Racing Form, the Blood-Horse, The Trentonian, Mi-Atlantic Thoroughbred, The Horse of Delaware Valley and The Racing Biz.com. A New Jersey native, Dougherty is a longtime member of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters Association and has owned and bred thoroughbreds. br She is now the author of “The Golden Age of New Jersey Horse Racing” and will be discussing the long and colorful history of the sport in the Garden State. br The best racing this weekend will take place at Santa Anita on Saturday with two Grade 1's : the $400,000 Vanity Mile on the dirt and the $400,000 Shoemaker Mile on the turf. Who better to analyze these races than the Daily Racing Form's west coast correspondent Jay Privman. br Jay will also weigh in on the Triple Crown races and the exciting returns of California-based champions - Beholder, Songbird and California Chrome.

Terry Houghton, 46, a native of Burlington, KY began his riding career back in 1987 at Detroit Race Course and has averaged more than 180 wins a year while primarily campaigning in the Midwest and Florida. Along the way Houghton has earned leading-rider titles at Tampa Bay Downs, Mountaineer Racetrack, Detroit Race Course, Pinnacle Race Course, and the 2015 Winter/Spring title at Mahoning Valley Race Course. Overall he has ridden 33,470 races and his mounts have earned $54 million. He will take us through memory lane back to where it all started. What do Seabiscuit, Round Table, Affirmed, Spectacular Bid, John Henry, Tiznow and Lohn Henry, Tiznow and Lava Man have in common? They all won the Santa Anita Handicap. That Gr. 1 $1 million race will be the first of four graded races which Jay Privman and John will tackle. They will also analyze the Gr. 1 $400,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile; the Gr. 2 $400,000 San Felipe for 3-year-olds and the Gr. 2 $300,000 San Carlos Stakes.

We are gearing up for the Breeders' Cup and we have the best races and handicappers from both coasts. It's an all-handicapping show. In the first segment east coast DRF handicapper Matt Bernier will help us dissect this weekend's 3 grade 1 stakes races at Belmont Park: the $400,000 Beldame Stakes; the $400,000 Vosburgh Invitational and the $600,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational. We pick up next with west coast DRF handicapper Jay Privman who will try to cover all the grade 1 stakes races at Santa Anita: the $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes; the $300,000 Chandelier Stakes; the $250,000 Zenyatta Stakes; the $300,000 Front Runner Stakes and the $300,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes.