Épisodes

  • Down the Stretch 354 for October 26, 2026
    Oct 25 2026

    We have the Eternal Search Stakes from Woodbine on a good day for jockey Rafael Hernandez. Off to Scioto Downs for the Breeders Crown Finals where the CanCon was slim. Jockey Pietro Moran, on pace for a riding championship, pulled off the natural hattrick on Friday. Dave Briggs of Ontario Racing Management helps us understand why the Canadian tax situation makes it much more appealing to buy a race horse in the United States. It was the final day of racing at Ajax Downs, so now we know who the leading rider, trainer and owner is. Supreet Kaur was the Intermediate Division winner of the Bill Galvin Racing Alliance Youth Literary Derby and she reads her winning poem for us. And Amy and Anthony MacDonald did something at Northfield Park that we believe has never happened before.

    MyRacehorse is now live in Canada! Click hear to learn more: ⁠https://debut.myracehorse.com/us/canada⁠


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    26 min
  • Down the Stretch 355 for November 2, 2026
    Nov 1 2026

    From the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland, lots of great racing’ previous little Can-Con, though Kevin Attard sent out a winner there on Thursday, Journeyman jockey Jeffrey Alderson had an amazing week - over a span of 5 days, he had 5 rides and won with all of them at Woodbine. Just one win at Woodbine for Corry Beland, but it was his first on a thoroughbred. We’ve got trainer Dr. Ian Moore making a prediction on the sale price of Beau Jangle entered in a public auction. Harness driver Louis-Philippe Roy made this week’s podcast thanks to the grand slam he pulled off at Mohawk on Monday. And just how impressed would you be to learn this podcast’s host Peter Gross is now a voter on the Standardbred side for the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame?

    Racehorse ownership reimagined. MyRacehorse is now live in Canada! Click here to learn more: https://debut.myracehorse.com/us/canada

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    27 min
  • Down the Stretch 353 for October 19, 2026
    Oct 18 2026

    From Woodbine, the Ontario Derby for boys and the Ontario Fashion Stakes for girls. We have the great Emma-Jayne Wilson talking about her 2,000th win. We celebrate women in harness racing – driver Amy Macdonald breaking through at Northfield and Jessica Turenne prevailing on Harness the Hope night in London. Out east, Woodmere Rockit ran his perfect streak to 11. Gambler Ryan Willis tells us how he won the Bet Ontario Handicapping Contest and how he actually makes money betting harness horses. Tyler Peeples puts together fractional syndicates and explains why *MyRacehorse.com is coming to Canada. It was Thanksgiving Monday at Ajax Downs and it went very well for Cassandra Jeschke, Corry Beland, Chantelle Bourgeois, James Bogar and Milena Kwiecien. And Down The Stretch talks with Keanu Uchida, the star of Dancer, A Musical in 10 furlongs.

    *Racehorse ownership reimagined. MyRacehorse is now live in Canada! Click hear to learn more: https://debut.myracehorse.com/us/canada

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    33 min
  • Down the Stretch 352 for October 12, 2026
    Oct 11 2026

    Another great story line from jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson – she had 4 wins on Friday and her lone win Saturday was the 2,000th of her career. Pietro Moran also with a 4-win day Saturday that included the Sophomore Stakes. We also have the Ontario Damsel and the Silver Creek Stakes. It was OSS Gold night at Mohawk with 8 finals including the showdown between Beau Jangles and Redland Rocketman. We talk with 90-year-old Len Green who owns DJ Stable which sent out Voyageur to win the Natalma at Woodbine.

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    29 min
  • Down the Stretch 351 for October 5, 2026
    Oct 5 2026

    In this blockbuster episode, we have the Cup and Saucer Stakes from Sunday at Woodbine and the Fall Turf Showcase on Saturday - the Dance Smartly, the Algonquin, the Nearctic and the Canadian International Stakes. At Mohawk Friday night, 3 valuable OSS Golds where the horses earned more than the bettors.

    Trainer/owner John Pentland talks about his amazing 3 days during which he won the Little Brown Jug with Redland Rocketman, then the She’s a Great Lady Stakes with Jersey Bulldog.

    We’ve got reigning Harness Horse of the Year, Beau Jangles winning at the Red Mile in Lexington. Versatile horse person, Dawn Lupul is now with the Highfield Investment Group and she tells us why it’s great for horse racing in Alberta than her company has bought Century Downs and Century Mile Racetracks in Alberta.

    Jockey Ismael Mosqueira experienced the very good and the very bad at Ajax Downs. He won 4 races last Wednesday, but was also ejected from a horse that stumbled out of the starting gate.

    Your host of this podcast auditioned to be the next full-time Mohawk Park race caller. Was Rob Platts overly cruel in rejecting him?

    And Garnet Barnsdale so loves his harness horse Woodmere Rockit, he flew over 1300 kilometres to Charlottetown to see if the 2-year-old pacer would remain perfect through his first 10 races.

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    38 min
  • Down the Stretch 350 for September 28, 2026
    Sep 28 2026

    It was the most lucrative night of harness racing in Canada Saturday night at Mohawk and we have the Elegant Image, the She’s a Great Lady, the Metro Pace, the Canadian Trotting Classic and the Mohawk Million. Shalom Hanover was a late scratch from the Metro Pace, but Dr. Ian Moore compares the unbeaten 2-Year-old to last year’s unbeaten rookie, Beau Jangles.

    Jody Jamieson carried the Maple Leaf into the Little Brown Jug’s winners’ circle with Redland Rocketman, who won his elimination and the final by open lengths. At Woodbine on Sunday, it was the Breeders’ Stakes, final leg of the Canadian Triple Crown. And we’re off to Ajax Downs where veteran rider Brian Bell pulled off the natural hattrick.

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    27 min
  • Down the Stretch 349 for September 21, 2026
    Sep 20 2026

    Jockey Pietro Moran bounced back from a fall with a great afternoon at Woodbine. We have the Sweet Briar Too and the Durham Cup Stakes. Saturday at Mohawk, eliminations for the Metro Cup. Friday at Mohawk, James MacDonald with another 5-win night. We’ve got John Pentland talking about Redland Rocketman who tied a world record pacing in 1:46.4. Another visit to Ajax Downs and coverage of their Wednesday races. And there’s a show about Northern Dancer called Dancer – a Musical in 10 Furlongs. We’ve got the writer, Jim Betts and the star, Keanu Uchida


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    32 min
  • Down the Stretch 347 for September 7, 2026
    Sep 6 2026

    This week’s episode covers all corners of the horse racing world. From Woodbine the Singspiel Stakes and the Wonder Where. And those wondering where Oaks and Plate winner Luster was, owner Andrew Rosen tells us why the most excellent filly won’t take part in the next 2 legs of the Canadian Triple Crown. There was another monster card of harness racing at Mohawk Saturday night that included the Maple Leaf Trot and the Canadian Pacing Derby. Also, the Yearling Sales Stakes from Woodbine, Woodmere Rockit still perfect out east and we drop into Ajax Downs for family fun day. From Clinton Raceway, a wrap of the Charity Drivers Challenge. Wait until you hear what New Zealand superstar Ka Ying Rising did in Japan on the weekend. And if you enjoyed Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, you’ll love Pietro and Joshua Go to Saratoga!


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    28 min