In the Gate
Barry Abrams brings you behind the scenes of the horse racing industry.
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In The Gate #459 - Lord of the Gold Ring
Trainer Blaine Wright sends out Anneau d'Or in the Santa Anita Derby. Will the added sign-ups on racing ADWs yield long-term gains? Plus, Barry comments on social unrest.
28 min
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In The Gate #458 - The Doctor Is In
Dr. Post hopes a delayed Triple Crown works to his benefit. Plus, a horse that once played Seabiscuit in the movie now helps kids with autism.
27 min
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In The Gate #457 - Riding the Mono-Rail
Will Mr. Monomoy be able to return in time for a delayed Kentucky Derby? Plus, the COVID-19 shutdown leaves a couple of racing jurisdictions fighting for survival.
34 min
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In The Gate #456 - Back Into Form
Breeders' Futurity winner MAXFIELD stands to benefit from a delayed Derby. Plus, in a precursor to major U.S, tracks re-starting, we discuss European tracks that have resumed.
33 min
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In The Gate #455 - Artist at Work
Will the still-unraced Cezanne become trainer Bob Baffert's 4th (& maybe best) Derby hopeful? Plus, how is horse racing taking advantage of being the only game in town?
30 min
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In The Gate #454 - My Friends Beer
My Friends Beer looks to pound down the big boys in the Arkansas Derby. Plus, what would happen if all 13 Triple Crown winners hypothetically raced each other?
32 min
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In The Gate #453 - The Fonner Things In Life
Who'd believe that our podcast leading to the 1st Saturday of May would come from...Fonner Park, in Grand Island NE? Plus, a quantifiable measure of horsemen's COVID-19 angst
25 min
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In The Gate #452 - An Auction at Home
An Australian bloodstock agency conducts the first-ever online yearling auction. Plus, Santa Anita officials push to restart racing at the Arcadia, CA oval.
29 min
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In The Gate #451 - What About the Horses?
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance president John Phillips discusses the ramifications of a possible spike in racehorse retirements due to the COVID-19 shutdown.
25 min
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In The Gate #450 - Dealing with COVID-19
Hall of Fame rider Javier Castellano discusses contracting COVID-19. Plus, a business owner that relies on Keeneland's spring meet is struggling to make ends meet.
23 min
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In The Gate #449 - People Not Numbers
Independence Hall hopes Saturday's Fla. Derby is a preamble to a Ky. Derby win in September. Plus, we remember 2 harness racing trainers who died from COVID-19.
20 min
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In The Gate #448 - Knocking It Out of the Park ...
Former CLE/DET 1B/DH Victor Martinez has King Guillermo ready for the Derby, even in Sept, Plus, an updated intv w/Keeneland pres. Bill Thomason on cancelling the April meet.
29 min
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In The Gate #447 - Legislating Safety
Are reforms proposed in a new bill introduced in the California legislature too strict? Plus, we remember an upstate New York woman whose idols were the jockeys of Saratoga
29 min
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In The Gate #446 - Nadal's Passing Shot
Will Nadal, the horse, become a champion worthy of his namesake? Plus, a new way to track thoroughbred aftercare.
27 min
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In The Gate #445 - Back to California
One year after the height of the Santa Anita fatality situation, a new standing PET scanner reveals potential bone fractures before they become catastrophic.
15 min
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In The Gate #444 - Racing Without Gambling
Are race purses more important to the industry than gambling dollars? Plus, we set the table for the Kentucky Derby prep season. Who are the leading contenders so far?
31 min
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In The Gate #443 - Socially Responsible
Daniel Centeno rides not just to win a 7th Tampa Bay jocks' title, but for a higher purpose. Plus, how social media scuttled the proposed return of a retired G1 winner.
25 min
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In The Gate #442 - Who's the Champ?
Will the almost-Derby champ, Maximum Security, take home a big year-end honor? Plus, what's the future for the home of the world's first-ever million dollar race?
33 min
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In The Gate #441 - Races of the Year
We count down 2019's Races of the Year! Are any Breeders' Cup races in there? How about Horse of the Year candidates? How does our list compare with yours?
17 min
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In The Gate #440 - Cultured Pearl
The Pearl of the Carribbean racetrack in St. Lucia is lavish & glamorous, but controversial also. Plus, a history of dirt in American racing. Will synthetics eventually win?
40 min
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In The Gate #439 - Do They Know They've Won?
Do racehorses know whether they've won or lost a race? The answer has important implications. Plus, new research on horses displacing their palates (breathing problems).
35 min
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In The Gate #438 - What Can We Learn From This?
A number of major racing organizations form a Thoroughbred Safety Coalition. Plus, the potential Stateside implications of an Australian trainer's overturned drug suspension.
35 min
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In The Gate #437 - All the Way to the House
The injured group of Veterans who met (and bet on) the unlikely Kentucky Derby winner. Plus, Marine Corporal Tom Knust has spent a lifetime in racing.
31 min
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In The Gate #436 - Handicapping the Breeders' Cup
Veteran handicappers Molly Jo Rosen and Brisnet's Ed DeRosa break down 7 of the Breeders' Cup races. What big upset do they predict?
40 min
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In The Gate #435 - Hi Ho Silva
Retiring rider Eurico Rosa da Silva hopes for a Hollywood ending in Tinseltown. Plus, a look at the first S. Korean-based horse to compete at the upcoming Breeders' Cup
33 min