Midlantic Racing Today

The Racing Biz

Midlantic Racing Today brings you the best of Mid-Atlantic Thorougbhred horse racing and breeding -- the most interesting guests, the best handicappers, and the most insight into horse racing in Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, and beyond.

Listen in podnod RSS feed Show website

20 episodes
Updated Friday

Episodes20

Newest first

Friday · 1 hr 20 min
On the Thoroughbred aftercare beat with Bev Strauss
The average Thoroughbred racehorse's career lasts from age two or three to maybe seven or eight. Yet they often live for another 20 years or more. But what happens after the race is over? Bev Strauss, cofounder of Mid-Atlantic Horse Rescue, has worked to answer that question for more than 25 years. In that time, her organization has rescued more than 2,600 retired racers. Strauss joins us on today's Midlantic Racing Today, powered by The Racing Biz. Strauss also is a trainer based at Delaware Park, and she now has eight horses stabled there. We'll also bring in Delaware Park racing analyst Stan Salter to take a look back and a look ahead to this weekend. This episode of Midlantic Racing Today, Delaware Park Today, is presented by Delaware Park Racing and Casino.
Thursday · 44 min
Balancing trainer life and mom life
Building a business can be a full-time job. Training horses can be a full-time job. And being a mom to a three-year-old? Yup, that's another full-time job. Charles Town trainer Kristy Gazzier balances all of these. With a couple dozen horses in her growing stable, 10 wins on the season to date, and some youngsters working towards their first starts, she's one to watch at Charles Town. And that's saying nothing of being a mom to her three-year-old daughter. Kristy Gazzier is our featured guest on today's episode of Midlantic Racing Today. Gazzier, who sent out her first winner in 2017, has won 127 times from nearly 970 starters in her career. Her purse earnings are closing in on $2.4 million. We'll also recap last weekend's Sylvia Bishop Memorial Stakes and look ahead to this weekend and beyond. Midlantic Racing Today is powered by The Racing Biz, and today's episode, Charles Town Races Today, is presented by Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
July 24 · 52 min
On the backstretch with a jockey agent
A jockey agent's job is really more than one job. It's like a combination of agent -- connecting jockeys, trainers, and horses -- with a bit of coach and, sometimes, a touch of parent. John Weilbacher, who's done a wide variety of backstretch jobs, plies his trade these days as the agent for Delaware-based journeyman riders Martin Chuan and Kevin Gomez, along with apprentice Emanuel Rosario. Weilbacher joins us on today's Midlantic Racing Today, powered by The Racing Biz. Weilbacher might be best known for his work as the agent for Jaime Rodriguez. Rodriguez, who had ridden for several years at Finger Lakes, came down to Delaware, teamed up with Weilbacher, and proceeded to dominate the Mid-Atlantic for several years before relocating to New York. We'll also look back at Thursday's $150,000 Dashing Beauty Stakes and take a look ahead to this weekend. This episode of Midlantic Racing Today, Delaware Park Today, is presented by Delaware Park Racing and Casino.
July 23 · 59 min
Building from the bottom up with trainer Stacey Viands
Stacey Viands didn't start out to be a trainer. He wanted to learn more about the business, so he went to work for Ronney Brown as a hotwalker, a groom, and later Brown's assistant. Viands appears on this episode of Midlantic Racing Today. Viands sent out his first starter in 2006, picked up his first winner in 2007, and now has 338 career victories with purse earnings of more than $5.8 million. His top trainees include the four-time stakes winner Parisian Diva for Melinda Golden and, currently, last year's Dash for Cash winner Time to Rock for owner-breeder Jill Daniel. We talk about his racing journey. Plus Charles Town track announcer Paul Espinosa stops by to recap last week's Leavitt Stakes and look ahead to the July 25 Sylvia Bishop Memorial -- and what they mean for the boys and girls three-year-old divisions at the track. Midlantic Racing Today is powered by The Racing Biz, and today's episode, Charles Town Races Today, is presented by Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
July 21 · 1 hr 2 min
What next for HISA?
Today on Midlantic Racing Today: The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) was found earlier this month by the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to be unconstitutional. But the 6th Circuit found the opposite. That likely sets up a fight at the Supreme Court over the horse racing law. Now what? What is the court likely to do? Why do some horsemen want to get rid of it? And what comes next if it is overturned? We talk with National HBPA chief Eric Hamelback, whose group has spearheaded the fight against HISA, about these and other questions. Midlantic Racing Today is powered by The Racing Biz.
July 17 · 1 hr 14 min
A lawyer/trainer on the Delaware backstretch?
It's a safe bet that there aren't too many lawyers on the backstretch at Delaware Park. But it's a sure thing that there's at least one. Ted Maher, who trains a two-horse stable at Delaware, pays his bills as an attorney. But his passion for racing keeps drawing him back. He appears on this episode of Midlantic Racing Today. Maher has served as a groom for Hall of Famer Bill Mott, galloped horses in Maryland, and ridden races as an amateur all over the US and in Western Europe. As a trainer his very first starter, back in 2005, won and paid her few backers $215.80 for a two-dollar win wager. It's a tale full of twists and turns. Midlantic Racing Today is powered by The Racing Biz, and today's episode, Delaware Park Today, is presented by Delaware Park Racetrack and Casino.
July 16 · 36 min
Talking training -- and legacies -- with Michael Jones, Jr.
Sylvia Bishop was the first Black woman to be licensed as a Thoroughbred trainer in the United States, plying her trade at Charles Town for years and memorialized with a stakes race that bears her name. These days, her grandson, Michael Jones, Jr. follows in her footsteps, training at CT. He appears on this episode of Midlantic Racing Today. Jones struck out on his own as a trainer in 2014, winning two races that year and gradually building his barn into where it is today: currently tied for fifth in the standings with 24 wins at CT (27 wins overall) and having won 50 or more races for three consecutive years. Through it all, he says his grandmother remains his greatest influence. Midlantic Racing Today is powered by The Racing Biz, and today's episode, Charles Town Races Today, is presented by Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
July 15 · 1 hr 5 min
Catching up with racing insider Alan Foreman
We catch up with longtime racing insider Alan Foreman in the newest episode of Midlantic Racing Today, powered by The Racing Biz. In a career that's spanned nearly 50 years, Foreman defended Maryland's stewards in the most famous non-disqualification case of all, navigated murky waters with a successful jockey who wasn't old enough to hold a license, helped push Maryland to rebuild Pimlico, and positioned the Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association on the side of HISA. Yet after all that, he says, "Racing has not figured out what its product is." Why? And what does he see in the future? It's a wide-ranging conversation with the insider's insider.
July 9 · 32 min
Delaware horse racing analyst Stan Salter featured
What's going on at Delaware Park? In the latest episode of Delaware Park Today, Powered by The Racing Biz, we find out! Wednesday's card featured big payoffs all day long, topped most of all by an early Pick 5 that returned to one bettor payout of $66,570. Delaware Park on-air racing analyst Stan Salter joins us to discuss Wednesday's big day and the meet to date, including top jockeys and trainers and races to watch. Plus we'll dig into a few of the coming weekend's top races. Delaware Park Today is presented by Delaware Park Racetrack and Casino and will return each week to talk Delaware Park racing. Delaware Park Today is part of the Midlantic Racing Today family of podcasts.
July 2 · 1 hr 22 min
Delaware Park mainstay trainer Greg Compton
Trainer Greg Compton joins the latest episode of Delaware Park Today, Powered by The Racing Biz! The Arkansas-born Compton splits his year between his home state's Oaklawn Park and Delaware Park, a strategy he's followed since 2017 with growing success each year. Plus, we visit with Delaware on-air analyst Stan Salter with the latest DelPark news -- recapping all of last week's stakes action -- and a look ahead to Saturday. Delaware Park Today is presented by Delaware Park Racetrack and Casino and will return each week to talk Delaware Park racing. Delaware Park Today is part of the Midlantic Racing Today family of podcasts.
June 26 · 1 hr 2 min
Graham Motion's dogs, horses, and racing life
Trainer Graham Motion joins the latest episode of Delaware Park Today, Powered by The Racing Biz! Motion, who has three entered in Delaware Park's two Saturday stakes, discusses his racing journey, from his time as a young assistant to wins in the Breeders' Cup and Kentucky Derby, to the two grumpy old (equine) men who shared their final years at his Fair Hill base. Plus, we visit with Delaware on-air analyst Stan Salter with the latest DelPark news -- recapping all of last week's stakes action -- and a look ahead to Saturday. Delaware Park Today is presented by Delaware Park Racetrack and Casino and will return each week to talk Delaware Park racing. Delaware Park Today is part of the Midlantic Racing Today family of podcasts.
June 24 · 54 min
Back in the De Francis -- 33 years later!
Thirty-three years after the best horse he ever trained fell a half-length short in the De Francis Dash, trainer Kenny Cox returns to that historic stakes race. Maryland Racing Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns to talk Maryland horse racing! On today's episode, we visit with trainer Kenny Cox, who grew up minutes from Bowie race track and built a career based on family. He is slated to send out Wickeddivine in Saturday's $175,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash. We'll also chat with Mackenzie Pfeiffer about recent Maryland racing news and the big upcoming weekend. Maryland Racing Today is presented by The Maryland Jockey Club. Maryland Racing Today is part of the Midlantic Racing Today family of podcasts.
June 19 · 59 min
Catching up with top Charles Town owner David Raim
You can't talk about Charles Town racing without talking about the potent owner-trainer combination of David Raim and Jeff Runco. Charles Town Races Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns today! On today's episode, we visit with David Raim, whose stars include millionaire Muad'dib, dash specialist Duncan Idaho, and hard-hitting mare The Sky Is Falling. We'll also recap recent Charles Town action and take a look ahead with CT track announcer Paul Espinosa. Charles Town Races Today is presented by Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. Charles Town Races Today is part of the Midlantic Racing Today family of podcasts.
June 18 · 1 hr 16 min
Back in the day at Delaware Park
Former backstretch worker and current racetrack reunion organizer Lauren Heathcote Amberman joins the latest episode of Delaware Park Today, Powered by The Racing Biz! Amberman worked on the backside at Delaware and in Maryland in the 1970s and 1980s before life took her elsewhere. But five years ago, she organized the first racetrack reunion at Delaware Park, and it's grown into an annual event. Plus, we visit with Delaware on-air analyst Stan Salter with the latest DelPark news -- recapping all of last week's stakes action -- and a look ahead to Saturday. Delaware Park Today is presented by Delaware Park Racetrack and Casino and will return each week to talk Delaware Park racing. Delaware Park Today is part of the Midlantic Racing Today family of podcasts.
June 16 · 57 min
Former Maryland racetrackers and their Stable Footing initiative
Maryland Racing Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns to talk Maryland horse racing! On today's episode, we chat with former racetrackers Cathy Rosenberger and Scott Regan about Stable Footing, their new initiative to help former horsefolks who may have fallen through the cracks in later years. Maryland Racing Today is presented by The Maryland Jockey Club. Maryland Racing Today is part of the Midlantic Racing Today family of podcasts.
June 12 · 1 hr
Midlantic Racing Today: Charles Town trainer Cindy McKee and more
From riding show horses to standing stallions to buying half a horse from her husband -- owner-trainer-breeder Cindy McKee has done it all! Charles Town Races Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns today! On today's episode, we visit with Cindy McKee, whose racing journey is quite a tale. We'll also recap recent Charles Town action and take a look ahead with CT track announcer Paul Espinosa. Charles Town Races Today is presented by Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. Charles Town Races Today is part of the Midlantic Racing Today family of podcasts.
June 11 · 1 hr 20 min
Delaware Park Today: Trainer Michael Gorham and more!
Trainer Michael Gorham joins the latest episode Delaware Park Today, Powered by The Racing Biz! Gorham trains Miss Fulton Gal, headed to Saturday's Grade 3 Delaware Oaks, is a winner of nearly 1,500 races, and owns a Grade 1 triumph with Mandy's Gold. Plus, we visit with Delaware on-air analyst Stan Salter with the latest DelPark news and a look ahead to Saturday. Delaware Park Today is presented by Delaware Park Racetrack and Casino and will return each week to talk Delaware Park racing. Delaware Park Today is part of the Midlantic Racing Today family of podcasts.
June 10 · 38 min
Maryland Racing Today: What's news in Maryland racing
Maryland Racing Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns to talk Maryland horse racing! On today's episode, we catch up with Mackenzie Pfeiffer and John Piassek about the latest Maryland racing news and with a preview of this weekend's action. Maryland Racing Today is presented by The Maryland Jockey Club. Maryland Racing Today is part of the Midlantic Racing Today family of podcasts.
June 5 · 1 hr
Charles Town Races Today: Owner-breeder Jim Miller and more!
Charles Town Races Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns today! On today's episode, we visit with owner-breeder Jim Miller, who's enjoyed considerable success racing at Charles Town and elsewhere. We'll also recap recent Charles Town action and take a look ahead with CT track announcer Paul Espinosa. Charles Town Races Today is presented by Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. Charles Town Races Today is part of the Midlantic Racing Today family of podcasts.
June 4 · 1 hr 20 min
Delaware Park Today: June 4, 2026
Delaware Park Today, Powered by The Racing Biz returns today! On today's episode, we chat with jockey Gavin Ashton, who will be based at Delaware this summer, and his agent, retired jockey Tyler Conner: two men who came to the racing industry via unconventional paths. Plus, we visit with Delaware on-air analyst Stan Salter with the latest DelPark news and a look ahead to Saturday. Delaware Park Today is presented by Delaware Park Racetrack and Casino and will return each week to talk Delaware Park racing. Delaware Park Today is part of the Midlantic Racing Today family of podcasts.

Midlantic Racing Today

On the Thoroughbred aftercare beat with Bev Strauss

Balancing trainer life and mom life

On the backstretch with a jockey agent

Building from the bottom up with trainer Stacey Viands

What next for HISA?

A lawyer/trainer on the Delaware backstretch?

Talking training -- and legacies -- with Michael Jones, Jr.

Catching up with racing insider Alan Foreman

Delaware horse racing analyst Stan Salter featured

Delaware Park mainstay trainer Greg Compton

Graham Motion's dogs, horses, and racing life

Back in the De Francis -- 33 years later!

Catching up with top Charles Town owner David Raim

Back in the day at Delaware Park

Former Maryland racetrackers and their Stable Footing initiative

Midlantic Racing Today: Charles Town trainer Cindy McKee and more

Delaware Park Today: Trainer Michael Gorham and more!

Maryland Racing Today: What's news in Maryland racing

Charles Town Races Today: Owner-breeder Jim Miller and more!

Delaware Park Today: June 4, 2026