Matt Carothers's guest appearances

Matt Carothers

Winning Ponies

Mut at Night

Gate to Wire

Todd Schrupp

Matt Barnes

LeBron James

Alex Cora

Brian Hoyer

Keith Jones

James Ross

Dave Johnson

Steve Anderson

Keith Smith

Peter Lee

Andre Ward

Gary Johnson

Todd Gurley

Jimmy Garoppolo

OwlTail

Eric Hamelback

Eric Hamelback is the CEO of the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and will be our first guest. The annual HBPA Conference was recently held in Hot Springs and numerous topics that stand to affect the sport of horse racing for years to come. There was a thought-provoking opening speech by 86-year-old Hall of Fame trainer   D. Wayne Lukas that opened the event, stressing trainers to be “Ambassadors of Racing”.  Key subjects that were addressed, that Eric will weigh in on include the status on the Horse Racing Integrity Act. Hamelback is the former general manager of Frank Stronach’s Adena Springs Farm and resides in Paris, Ky. with his wife Debra and two children. Originally from Frierson, Louisiana Hamelback attended Louisiana State University where he graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Systems. He and his family moved to Paris Kentucky in 2008 after living in the Versailles/Midway Kentucky area for 8 years and then in Ocala Florida for 5years. As CEO of the National HBPA, Eric serves as representative for the largest horsemen’s group in North America. Currently he represents the National HBPA and its member horsemen on several of industry boards which include the American Horse Council Racing Committee, the Unwanted Horse Council Education Committee, the RMTC, the NTRA Safety Alliance, the Racing Officials Accreditation Program, as well as the Racing Commissioners International.  TVG analyst and on-air personality Matt Carothers will return to Winningponies to preview an outstanding card on Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs.  Matt has made Tampa Bay Downs one of his key tracks to follow during the cooler months and he will be at the track to give his updated reports on TVG throughout the afternoon. Matt’s presence at the track on Saturday will be of special importance as local forecasters are calling for a 100% chance of rain. While there may well be scratches and surface changes due to the weather, it didn’t chase any horses out of the day’s headliner. A capacity field of 12 3-year-olds was entered here Wednesday for the Tampa Bay Derby, the only points qualifier toward the May 7 Kentucky Derby scheduled for this weekend or next.  According to last week’s guest on the show, the Daily Racing Form’s Marty McGee, Chad Brown was among the high-profile trainers phoning the Tampa racing office when making something of a surprise entry with the flashy debut winner Money Supply, who earned a 91 Beyer Speed Figure in winning a six-furlong maiden-special that opened the Sam F. Davis card here Feb. 12. Jose Ortiz, who rode Money Supply that day, will be back from Gulfstream Park to ride the Practical Joke colt when being flown in Saturday morning with his older brother, Irad, who has a return mount on the clear-cut race favorite, Classic Causeway. A 3 3/4 length winner of the Davis, Classic Causeway will take plenty of beating with a repeat effort in the Grade 2, $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby.

WP Welcomes HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback and TVG Matt Carothers

Tom Law

For horseplayers, it's like Christmas in July.  This is opening week of Saratoga and Del Mar and at Monmouth Park the $1,000,000 Gr.1 TVG Haskell.  In the Haskell, two millionaires  Mandaloun and Hot Rod Charlie have a score to settle as they finished 2nd and 3rd in the Kentucky Derby, separated by only1/2 a length. To examine the stakes-filled card at Monmouth we are bringing it a well-recognized figure on TVG Matt Carothers.  Matt admits to learning the skill of handicapping at the foot of the master; his own father.  Considered a top Pick-Six player. I'm all about trying to hit a home run, stated Carothers, who hails from Minnesota. As a price player, you're going to have many more losing days than winning ones, so you have to make the good days count. The pick 6 has become so watered down that the pick 5 is my favorite play. The takeout is generally lower and you have that chance to win big. The best sequence for me is when I find a price I can single. That gives me the ability to spread a bit in the other races, and if I'm right and get lucky in one or two of the other legs, I can potentially make a lot of money; We'll discuss Matt's style of handicapping for the TVG audience during the pandemic year and a career that has taken him from Minnesota to California and now to the heart of horse country Lexington, Kentucky.  In what has become an annual tradition, Tom Law. the Managing Editor of ST Publishing, Inc., the award-winning publishing company that produces The Saratoga Special will be joining us.  Tom, a native of Saratoga Springs, is currently the President of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, which he served as president of from 2006 to 2012. To anyone who attends the races at the Spa, there is something special about grabbing a copy of The Saratoga Special.  Tom and his partners, Joe and Sean Clancy, had to stop the presses last year due to New York's Covid restrictions.  The town and track will be in full swing in 2021 and the team at The Saratoga Special will begin their season-long series of sixteen-hour days.

For horseplayers, it's like Christmas in July. This is opening week of Saratoga and Del Mar and at Monmouth Park the $1,000,000 Gr.1 TVG Haskell. In the Haskell, two millionaires Mandaloun and Hot Rod Charlie have a score to settle as they finished 2nd and 3rd in the Kentucky Derby, separated by only1/2 a length. To examine the stakes-filled card at Monmouth we are bringing it a well-recognized figure on TVG Matt Carothers. Matt admits to learning the skill of handicapping at the foot of the master; his own father. Considered a top Pick-Six player. I'm all about trying to hit a home run, stated Carothers, who hails from Minnesota. As a price player, you're going to have many more losing days than winning ones, so you have to make the good days count. The pick 6 has become so watered down that the pick 5 is my favorite play. The takeout is generally lower and you have that chance to win big. The best sequence for me is when I find a price I can single. That gives me the ability to spread a bit in the other races, and if I'm right and get lucky in one or two of the other legs, I can potentially make a lot of money; We'll discuss Matt's style of handicapping for the TVG audience during the pandemic year and a career that has taken him from Minnesota to California and now to the heart of horse country Lexington, Kentucky. In what has become an annual tradition, Tom Law. the Managing Editor of ST Publishing, Inc., the award-winning publishing company that produces The Saratoga Special will be joining us. Tom, a native of Saratoga Springs, is currently the President of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, which he served as president of from 2006 to 2012. To anyone who attends the races at the Spa, there is something special about grabbing a copy of The Saratoga Special. Tom and his partners, Joe and Sean Clancy, had to stop the presses last year due to New York's Covid restrictions. The town and track will be in full swing in 2021 and the team at The Saratoga Special will begin their season-long series of sixteen-hour days.

WP Welcomes Handicapper Matt Carothers and NTWB President Tom Law

Hour 4:Matt Carothers of TVG joins Mut to start the final hour, to about The Belmont Stakes. Matt gives some of his favorite picks for The Belmont Stakes and he also gives some horses to watch leading up to The Kentucky Derby. Will Covid -19 cause the NFL to delay their start or will they be able to start the season safely. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 4:Matt Carothers of TVG joins Mut to start the final hour, to about The Belmont Stakes. Matt gives some of his favorite picks for The Belmont Stakes and he also gives some horses to watch leading up to The Kentucky Derby. Will Covid -19 cause the NFL to delay their start or will they be able to start the season safely. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Mut at Night:  Will football be affected if it doesn’t start on time; Matt Carothers of TVG joins to talk Belmont Stakes. 06-18-20