In the Gate
Barry Abrams brings you behind the scenes of the horse racing industry.
Sports
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#484 - Races of the Year/Farewell (For Now)
We count down the top American thoroughbred races of 2020
19 min
2
#483 - Pennsylvania Jones and the Noble Crusade
The 2nd longest-tenured track announcer in American racing turns off the mic
26 min
3
#482 - The Next Generation
What must horse racing do to connect with its future - Gen Z?
38 min
4
#481 - Back to the Future in Miami
With GP West closed for good, what's the future of racing in South Florida?
42 min
5
#480 - Lasix Phase-Out
Triple Crown races and other stakes will be run without Lasix. Are you ready?
41 min
6
#479 - An Added Layer
What to make of Bob Baffert hiring his own vet to dispense medications?
39 min
7
#478 - Decorated Soldier & Horseman
Former Marine officer & Keeneland president Ted Bassett reflects on a life filled with soldiers and horses
48 min
8
#477 - Handicapping the Breeders' Cup
Will Authentic back up his Kentucky Derby win by snagging the Breeders' Cup Classic?
39 min
9
#476 - Laying Down the Law
Tiz The Law looks to avenge his Kentucky Derby loss in the Breeders' Cup Classic
35 min
10
#475 - Claimer to Gamer
A horse once claimed from another race takes on European royalty in the Breeders' Cup Mile.
32 min
11
#474 - Cheering From the Beyond
A lifelong owner/trainer loses his battle with throat cancer a month before the Breeders' Cup
37 min
12
#473 - Girl Power
4-time graded stakes winner Swiss Skydiver takes on colts in the Preakness
25 min
13
#472 - The Cup's Around the Corner
We break down several of the Breeders' Cup preview races at Santa Anita
16 min
14
ITG 471 - Handicapping the Derby
27 min
15
#470 - A Work of Art
A previously unheralded trainer stands a real chance to win the Derby
33 min
16
#469 - Running With the Devil
Co-owner Captain Autry Lowry is even braver than his Kentucky Oaks-bound filly
30 min
17
#468 - Authentically Sol
Owner Sol Kumin bids for a 2nd Ky. Derby win with Authentic
27 min
18
#467 - Final Derby Dress Rehearsals
30 min
19
#466 - Take California
Honor AP runs his final Kentucky Derby tune-up
34 min
20
#465 - You Failed the Test, You're Free to Run
Should Gamine have been allowed to run (& win by 18 lengths) the month after failing a drug test?
35 min
21
#464 - Pinch-Hitter
Larry Collmus pinch-hits for Trevor Denman calling races at Del Mar
26 min
22
#463 - An English King on Independence Day
A preview of the Epsom Derby & Oaks on American Independence Day
36 min
23
In The Gate #462 - Where Did All the Lonely Hor...
Why do field sizes for stakes races seem to be so low? Plus, how the COVID-19 shutdown led to a protest at a major thoroughbred track in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
26 min
24
In The Gate #461 - An Unusual Triple Crown Begins
Chris "The Bear" Fallica previews the 1st leg of an unusual Triple Crown - the Belmont Stakes. Plus, the intrigue behind Patrick Biancone, trainer of Belmont entry SOLE VOLANT
33 min
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In The Gate #460 - A Difficult Conversation
A discussion of racism and the social unrest in the United States as seen through the prism of thoroughbred horse racing.
28 min