<description>Double the action, double the good weather at Emerald Downs for Week #2!  Two days of great racing coming up this Saturday and Sunday, May 11-12.  It was a bit damp on Opening Day last Saturday but spectacular, summer-type weather is predicted for this weekend.  Sunday is Mother’s Day and all women attendees are eligible for the traditional prize drawings.  Fill out the free entry blank upon arriving.

 

Track President Phil Ziegler joins Joe and Vince this week.  He speaks to the upcoming season, improvements for fans over the first day, opportunities for fans to get further involved and some financial aspects of year-to-year operations.  Veteran jockey agent at Turf Paradise Chad Anderson gives information on EmD new jockeys Karlo Lopez, Brayan Pena and Luis Reyes, who all ride here for the first time this weekend.</description>

Double the action, double the good weather at Eme…

Double the action, double the good weather at Emerald Downs for Week #2!  Two days of great racing coming up this Saturday and Sunday, May 11-12.  It was a bit damp on Opening Day last Saturday but spectacular, summer-type weather is predicted for this weekend.  Sunday is Mother’s Day and all women attendees are eligible for the traditional prize drawings.  Fill out the free entry blank upon arriving.

 

Track President Phil Ziegler joins Joe and Vince this week.  He speaks to the upcoming season, improvements for fans over the first day, opportunities for fans to get further involved and some financial aspects of year-to-year operations.  Veteran jockey agent at Turf Paradise Chad Anderson gives information on EmD new jockeys Karlo Lopez, Brayan Pena and Luis Reyes, who all ride here for the first time this weekend.

Track President Phil Ziegler & Jockey Agent Chad Anderson Join the Show - Episode #118

<description>Opening Day at Emerald Downs is this Saturday, May 4!  It’s our 29th opener and the first race goes at 1:30 pm, gates open at 11 am.  The Fifth Floor is open even earlier, 7 am, for simulcasting from Churchill Downs and elsewhere.  Yes, Opening Day is Kentucky Derby day, too! 

Guests on the ‘cast are Jon White and Anthony Stabile and Joe and Vince couldn’t have better big-race handicappers.  They’ll make their Derby analyses and selections.  Attendees on Saturday can enter the Hat &amp; Best-Dressed Contest.  Stop by Customer Service on Track Level to enter for a total of $1,000 in prizes.  Have and Up Day at the Downs!</description>

Opening Day at Emerald Downs is this Saturday, Ma…

Opening Day at Emerald Downs is this Saturday, May 4!  It’s our 29th opener and the first race goes at 1:30 pm, gates open at 11 am.  The Fifth Floor is open even earlier, 7 am, for simulcasting from Churchill Downs and elsewhere.  Yes, Opening Day is Kentucky Derby day, too! 

Guests on the ‘cast are Jon White and Anthony Stabile and Joe and Vince couldn’t have better big-race handicappers.  They’ll make their Derby analyses and selections.  Attendees on Saturday can enter the Hat & Best-Dressed Contest.  Stop by Customer Service on Track Level to enter for a total of $1,000 in prizes.  Have and Up Day at the Downs!

Opening Day & KY Derby 2 Days Away! - Episode #117

<description>Penny breakage at Emerald Downs for 2024!  Help for the horseplayer, more money returned on wagers through the breakage reduction from 0.10% to zero.  A wager that paid $6.40 last year will pay up to $6.59 this year. Also, extremely low 8% takeout on Pick 6 and Pentafecta wagers.  Opening Day is Saturday, May 4!

 

Joe Bianca, from West Point Thoroughbreds and host of “Rail Talk” podcast, joins Joe and Vince.  Bianca praised Emerald Downs on the new breakage level and speaks to that and his racing history and current job.  Also a guest is the “Big A,” Anthony Stabile, who begins his new job as Track Announcer at Finger Lakes on Monday, April 29.  Emerald Downs is open seven days a week for full card simulcasting.</description>

Penny breakage at Emerald Downs for 2024!  Help f…

Penny breakage at Emerald Downs for 2024!  Help for the horseplayer, more money returned on wagers through the breakage reduction from 0.10% to zero.  A wager that paid $6.40 last year will pay up to $6.59 this year. Also, extremely low 8% takeout on Pick 6 and Pentafecta wagers.  Opening Day is Saturday, May 4!

 

Joe Bianca, from West Point Thoroughbreds and host of “Rail Talk” podcast, joins Joe and Vince.  Bianca praised Emerald Downs on the new breakage level and speaks to that and his racing history and current job.  Also a guest is the “Big A,” Anthony Stabile, who begins his new job as Track Announcer at Finger Lakes on Monday, April 29.  Emerald Downs is open seven days a week for full card simulcasting.

Penny Breakage Comes to EmD! - Episode #116

<description>Come to Emerald Downs on Saturday and root for Lonesome Boy in the $750-k Wood Memorial at Aqueduct!  Lonesome Boy is the first Washington-bred to race in the Wood since Smokin Mel finished third in 1997.  John Parker, top owner at EmD in six of the past nine seasons, campaigns Lonesome Boy, a son of Nationhood.  Parker and family will make the trip for the big event.  The race goes at 1:05 pm, EmD time.

 

Parker joins Joe and Vince on this special edition of Horseracing NW.  Lonesome Boy has won at Aqueduct in January and followed that with a stakes victory at Parx last month.  Also a guest is John Lindley, top northwest handicapper.  He’ll look at the Wood and also the Blue Grass and Santa Anita Derby, all Saturday events.  Opening Day at Emerald Downs is just four weeks away, Saturday May 4.  It’s also Kentucky Derby day.</description>

Come to Emerald Downs on Saturday and root for Lo…

Come to Emerald Downs on Saturday and root for Lonesome Boy in the $750-k Wood Memorial at Aqueduct!  Lonesome Boy is the first Washington-bred to race in the Wood since Smokin Mel finished third in 1997.  John Parker, top owner at EmD in six of the past nine seasons, campaigns Lonesome Boy, a son of Nationhood.  Parker and family will make the trip for the big event.  The race goes at 1:05 pm, EmD time.

 

Parker joins Joe and Vince on this special edition of Horseracing NW.  Lonesome Boy has won at Aqueduct in January and followed that with a stakes victory at Parx last month.  Also a guest is John Lindley, top northwest handicapper.  He’ll look at the Wood and also the Blue Grass and Santa Anita Derby, all Saturday events.  Opening Day at Emerald Downs is just four weeks away, Saturday May 4.  It’s also Kentucky Derby day.

John Parker & John Lindley Join the Show - Episode #115

<description>Jockey Carlos Montalvo had an outstanding 2023, first season at Emerald Downs.  He tied for leading stakes jockey with Jose Zunino, each with four added-money triumphs.  Montalvo joins Joe and Vince and speaks to the challenges of coming to a new venue, first season successes, his travels as a race rider, family and more.  There’s also news, Sports Shorts, trivia on Horseracing NW.</description>

Jockey Carlos Montalvo had an outstanding 2023, f…

Jockey Carlos Montalvo had an outstanding 2023, first season at Emerald Downs.  He tied for leading stakes jockey with Jose Zunino, each with four added-money triumphs.  Montalvo joins Joe and Vince and speaks to the challenges of coming to a new venue, first season successes, his travels as a race rider, family and more.  There’s also news, Sports Shorts, trivia on Horseracing NW.

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