Midlantic Racing Today

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.