Episode Details

Today, Larry goes one on one with Woodbine Trainer Kevin Attard, who discusseswinning the Sovereign Award for the first time for Outstanding Trainer in Canada and whether he was surprised by the Award. He also mentions a time where he considered leaving the horse racing industry and also talks about Moira and whether he was surprised by her finish in a recent race in Australia and discusses the 2025 Racing season and some of the horses he is expecting big things from this year.;Ajax Down’s General Manager Emilio Trotta, who discusses next Wednesday’s Opening Day at the Quarter Horse track and some of the events that will be taking place trackside this season. He also talks about horse population at the track this year and mentions the history behind Ajax Downs which officially opened in 2009.; Woodbine Jockey Fraser Aebly, who talks about last season, which saw him win his first career Graded Stakes  event andmentions the good relationship that he has with his Agent, former Jockey Gerry Olguin and what he has meant to helping him further his career. He also discusses where his riding career began and the various paths he took before ending up as a Jockey at Woodbine.

In our feature, ‘In Case You Missed It’ A Look At The Way It Was In Horse Racing News , Larry talks aboutthe just released  Netflix docu-series ‘Race for the Crown’ and how the show features many past guests on our show and he also  provides  his ‘Ponies Picks of the Day’ selections for several North American Racetracks, later on in the show.  In our ‘Road Trip’feature, he visits today’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Bullet points of key topics, guests (who they are) & time stamps: 

● Kevin initially talks about what it meant to win the Sovereign Award for Outstanding Trainer in Canada this year and whether he was surprised when his name was called.  He also says whether winning a Sovereign was always on his agenda for his career and how at one time he was actually considering leaving the busiens.  Kevin also talks about his former horse Moira and her recent race in Australia and  how would he sume up her performance and also discusses whether being a Thoroughbred Trainer was always on his career path. Kevin also talks about some of his stable this year and some of the ones that he is hoping should improve from their two-year-old season and mentions why most two-year-olds have a tendency to improve when they turn three.

● Emilio initially talks about next Wednesdays  OpeningDay and  also discusees some of the major events and stakes days at the Quarter Horse track.  He also talks about the ‘rush’ of Quarter Horse racing and mentions how he would describe a typical Ajax Downs Quarter Horse Racing Fan. Emilio also talks about the horse population at Ajax Downs and is asked in 60 seconds or less to sell our listeners on why they should take in a card of live racing at Ajax Downs this racing season. He also talks about the history of Ajax Downs since it opened in 2009  and discusses the upcoming 2025 meet and whether he is anticipating it being better than 2024.

● Fraser initially talks about last season at Woodbine that saw him win his first Graded Stakes race in his short career. He also talks about the path to ending up riding at Woodbine full time and how it all started at Hastings Park in Vancouver and Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg.He also mentions if there was a learning curve for him when he moved from the West Coast to Woodbine and also discusses the influence his Agent Gerry Olguin has had on his career so far and whether they talk on a regular basis.  Fraser also talks about the current 2025 season and whether he has set any goals for himself movi