About this episode
The episode covers the Sovereign Awards, discusses Patrick Husbands' retirement, and features insights from Mike Smith about his career in horse racing.
Complete coverage of the Sovereign Awards including Rosie Day, Sid Attard, Santino DiPaola, Pietro Moran, Rafael Hernandez and Kevin Attard . Patrick Husbands tells us why he is retiring after 37 years and why he might un-retire. Sofia Vives is back riding at Woodbine and she delivered Mony Mony to victory in the first Stakes race of the year. Kentucky Derby #152 is upon us. Mike Smith has ridden in 28 of them and he tells us - he still gets chills. We talk with Smith about some of the greatest moments in his amazing career. The 6-year-old trotter, Ghostly Casper , cracked the $1,000,000 barrier. His favourite human, Sara Baillargeon tells us how special this horse is. And when an absolute sure thing broke stride at the start at Mohawk, how much did the other horses pay?
People in this episode
Guests: Patrick Husbands, Mike Smith
Topics covered
- Sovereign Awards
- horse racing
- retirement
- Kentucky Derby
- trotters
- victories
- career highlights
Keywords
- Sovereign Awards
- Patrick Husbands
- Kentucky Derby
- Mike Smith
- horse racing
- Ghostly Casper
- Woodbine
- Sofia Vives
- trotter
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Woodbine, Mohawk
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