Best Handicapper Podcasts (2025)

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S8E29: Pop-up with Kentucky Derby hard-core handicappers 1:48:41

2d ago1:48:41

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Deep analysis of every horse in Kentucky Derby 2025 is ready to hear now with the hard-core handicappers pop-up episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Horse Racing Nation handicappers Ed DeRosa and Mark Midland and DraftKings Sportsbook director Johnny Avello in Las Vegas go through the entire field from the favorite Journalism to the longest of lo…

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S8E28: You are listening live to 2 HofF’ers 1:22:39

5d ago1:22:39

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Two Hall of Famers and a successful handicapper line up to preview Kentucky Derby 2025 this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Six-time Derby winner Bob Baffert discusses his Grade 2 Wood Memorial winner Rodríguez, 2024 champion juvenile male Citizen Bull and his return to Churchill Downs with a lineup of horses for more than just the Derby. Brent…

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S8E27: Kentucky Derby talk with Cox, Hazelton and Midland 1:08:10

12d ago1:08:10

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From Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby 2025 talk intensifies on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Two-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Brad Cox discusses Grade 1 Florida Derby winner Tappan Street and Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) victor Final Gambit, his two horses for the Derby. He also talks about undefeated Good Cheer, who will be the favorite in the Kentuck…

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S8E26: Look who's back: Zipse with Casse, DeRosa and Derby talk 1:13:58

19d ago1:13:58

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Three weeks before Kentucky Derby 2025, America’s biggest race dominates the discussion on this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Brian Zipse, the longtime co-host of HorseCenter, makes his first appearance since he was sidelined with severe hearing loss. Thanks to technology, he is able to field questions about the Derby, his trip Saturday to see Tho…

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S8E25: Dutrow, Jaime and Shutty & 3 Kentucky Derby preps 1:22:41

26d ago1:22:41

1:22:41

With only four weeks left until Kentucky Derby 2025, the last three major qualifying preps have the attention of this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Derby-winning trainer Rick Dutrow discusses Captain Cook, one of the top contenders in what is expected to be a wet running Saturday of the Grade 2 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct. Dutrow talks about whether…

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Season 2, Ep. 8 - Gambling Expert Lucky Ned 1:03:38

30d ago1:03:38

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Up your game with the advice of the World's Greatest gambler! Lucky Ned joins the Neon Gutter crew and shares advice on how to win, win, and win using the techniques from the unorthodox Lucky Ned Incredisystems (TM). And follow along as Ned demonstrates his winning skills, his life coach tips, and his uncanny ability to get free cocktails. Plus, if…

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S8E24: Fla. & Ark. derbies + a tribute to Bryce Miller 1:22:14

1M ago1:22:14

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Handicapping of Kentucky Derby 2025 qualifiers this weekend and a tribute to the late San Diego columnist Bryce Miller take center stage on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Del Mar president Joe Harper offers a tribute to Miller, whose turf writing took him from the seaside track to Triple Crown races to Breeders’ Cups. Colleagues reminisce about a news…

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S8E23: Big Kentucky Derby preps and, sigh, Florida 1:18:45

1M ago1:18:45

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On the track, off the track and at the window. They are the three stages for this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod. The biggest preps for Kentucky Derby 2025 begin Saturday. Reigning champion jockey Flavien Prat has the ride on John Hancock, the undefeated colt who is the morning-line favorite for the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby. Prat discusses that race …

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S8E22: Yes, Virginia, there is a Kentucky Derby prep 1:32:30

2M ago1:32:30

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A new Kentucky Derby 2025 prep, how racing is reacting to tariffs and decoupling and the National Horseplayers Championship are the subjects in the spotlight on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Colonial Downs hosts this weekend’s $500,000 Virginia Derby, a qualifier for the run for the roses May 3. Churchill Downs Inc. vice president of racing Gary Palm…

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S8E21: Proposal for world racing event + Ky. Derby prep 1:20:37

2M ago1:20:37

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Seizing on the momentum of eye-catching events the Grade 1 Saudi Cup and the Four Nations hockey tournament, is the timing right for the World Riding Championship of Thoroughbred Racing? The concept catches the spotlight this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Leon Nichols and Calvin Davis, the founders of the Project to Preserve African-American …

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Season 2, Ep 7 - The Sigma Derby Handicapper's Corner 1:08:50

2M ago1:08:50

1:08:50

Burt, Matt, and Dan drag one of the world's foremost authority on Sigma Derby into the Neon Gutter. Ski shares his knowledge of the world's most fun mechanical horse racing game earned from observing and wagering on more than 50,000 races. He schools the Neon Gutter crew on history, the joy of wagering on tiny plastic horses with friends, and the e…

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S8E20: 3 Kentucky Derby preps + 1 rant 1:26:26

2M ago1:26:26

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At least three more spots in the Churchill Downs gate are likely to be decided this weekend with important Kentucky Derby 2025 points races at Gulfstream Park, Aqueduct and Santa Anita. They get the spotlight on this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Racetrack personality Eddie the Hat Wilson checks in from Los Angeles to talk about Barnes’s return to…

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S8E19: A day late, but still worth a Rebel yell 1:26:53

2M ago1:26:53

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It may have been postponed a day, but the Grade 2, $1.25 million Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn should be worth the wait. With a full field of 14 horses, the virtual win-and-you’re-in qualifier for Kentucky Derby 2025 is the focus this week of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Trainer Lonnie Briley, who never has had a graded-stakes victory, is on the doorstep …

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S8E18: Risen Star, East Avenue and Hard Yakka 1:23:57

2M ago1:23:57

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The first of the virtual win-and-you’re-in qualifiers for Kentucky Derby 2025 arrives Saturday with the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds in New Orleans. That is where the spotlight is focused for this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Trainer Brendan Walsh discusses morning-line favorite East Avenue, who carried two open-lengths victories int…

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Season 2, Ep 6 - The Rise of the Big Empire 59:51

3M ago59:51

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Matt, Dan, and Burt talk about the web site that started it all, the Big Empire, and the friendships it created, the shenanigans it inspired, and the unexpected fame it gave them. They talk about the trip reports, the jokes, haikus, and why they created a web site in the first place.By Randy Shandis Enterprises

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S8E17: Kentucky Derby 2025 mock draft 1:14:02

3M ago1:14:02

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With less than three months before the run for the roses, a mock draft for Kentucky Derby 2025 brings together seven handicapping minds for this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Horse Racing Nation hard-core handicapper and fair-odds author Ed DeRosa will be joined by Chip Gehrke, the Doctor Derby curator of weekly division rankings. Five other media…

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S8E16: Issues, answers, Derby preps & Von Guapo 1:34:57

3M ago1:34:57

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Kentucky Derby 2025 points preps at Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita have the floor this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. From California, longtime horse owner and public handicapper Jon Lindo offers his thoughts about north-state racing coming to an end, decoupling proposals in Florida and Virginia and small fields for stakes this week…

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S8E15: Pegasus, Eclipse, Dasha ... and Rufus 1:18:32

3M ago1:18:32

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The Pegasus World Cup Invitational and the multimillion-dollar stakes card that supports it Saturday at Gulfstream Park are front and center this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. XBTV racing analyst Zoe Cadman will be in Florida this weekend. She provides snapshots of the Grade 1, $3 million feature, including thoughts about post-time favorite L…

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S8E14: Kentucky Derby prep at Fair Grounds + Florida future 1:08:04

3M ago1:08:04

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The immediate present on the road to Kentucky Derby 2025 and the long-term future of horse racing are front and center this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. FanDuel TV’s Andie Biancone discusses the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes, a next-level points prep for the Derby. She offers her prediction about the pace of the race and her top pick to win. She al…

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Season 2, Ep. 5 -Las Vegas on $39 a Day, Part 2 1:31:35

4M ago1:31:35

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The Neon Gutter completes their $39 a day adventure with slightly less walking, a huge free play score, a disagreement that sends Matt, Dan and Burt in different directions, an outrageous expenditure, a stuffed baboon, and one member's fitful night of sleep.By Randy Shandis Enterprises

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S8E13: How to bet Kentucky Derby futures 1:38:31

4M ago1:38:31

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Inside of four months before Kentucky Derby 2025, what are the dos and don’ts of futures betting on America’s biggest race? A panel with plenty of experience making and taking those wagers is front and center this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Michael Beychok won the 2012 National Horseplayers Championship, and Jody McDonald is a host on Infi…

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Season 2, Ep. 4 - Las Vegas on $39 a Day Part 1 1:40:41

4M ago1:40:41

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The Neon Gutter Crew has lived to tell the tale of their $39 a Day trip to Las Vegas, starting with Part 1, which features lonely magicians, Dracula weddings, late night treks through the desert, and a lot of bus rides.By Randy Shandis Enterprises

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S8E12: Kentucky Derby 2025 preps & NOLA reaction 1:08:29

4M ago1:08:29

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From Kentucky Derby 2025 points preps to other weekend stakes to Fair Grounds moving forward after the New Orleans terror attack. All these topics are discussed this week on the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. New Orleans-based trainer Neil Pessin discusses the racing community’s reaction to the Bourbon Street tragedy and his thoughts about Fair Grounds pr…

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S8E11: 2004 racing year in review with Bredar, Cherwa, Paquette 1:01:13

4M ago1:01:13

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From Thorpedo Anna’s charismatic campaign to Mystik Dan’s unlikely Kentucky Derby victory to Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s return to Churchill Downs. The racing year 2024 is reviewed by a media panel on this episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Racing analyst Caton Bredar of FanDuel TV, track announcer Jessica Paquette of Parx Racing and tur…

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S8E10: Hold all presents: a holiday with Collmus, Allen, Nelson 1:01:40

4M ago1:01:40

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The eighth annual holiday episode of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod celebrates Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and even Festivus with three racetrack announcers. Larry Collmus, the longtime voice of the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup on NBC, checks in on the heels of his assignment as the autumn announcer at Del Mar as well as his year-round appearances a…

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S8E9: Snake, Eoin, Prince, Bidwell & Waskesiu 1:28:47

5M ago1:28:47

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A football star-turned-horse owner, a trainer having a renaissance in Kentucky Derby preps, a Pick 5 on Saturday at Gulfstream Park and the botched pronunciation of a horse are topics on the table for this week’s Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Former Pro Bowl quarterback Jake Delhomme talks about his love of the game, and that would be Thoroughbred racing…

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Season 2, Episode 3 - Doing it Again - The $39 Challenge 50:55

5M ago50:55

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Burt, Dan, and Matt prepare for their $39 a Day challenge, wherein they will live or die on the all-inclusive budget of $39 a day for 72 hours in Las Vegas. You'll probably think they're idiots (and be right), and yet still glean some money saving (and making) tricks.By Randy Shandis Enterprises

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S8E8: Light up a robust, flavorful Cigar Mile 1:24:53

5M ago1:24:53

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Four Grade 1 winners. Five millionaires. One big race. This weekend’s Grade 2, $500,000 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct is punching above the weight of a December race, and it is the feature of the Ron Flatter Racing Pod. Fox Sports and New York Racing Association racing analyst Richard Migliore will discuss the build-up to the race and how it came up so bi…

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