Did it take us 47 podcasts to discover the horse racing story of the year? Garnet Barnsdale tells us about Brandon Campbell who won two big Stakes races at Century Mile after breaking both wrists in a wild accident. Host Peter Gross wonders why jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson never gets serious consideration for the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canada’s best female athlete and we hear from Wilson on this. Jody Jamieson scored a four-bagger at Mohawk Saturday night, but he probably wasn’t quite as excited as the guy at the Winners off-track theatre in Sydney, Nova Scotia who took down the entire Pick-5 pool Friday night. And as racetrack owners enjoy the fruits of slots at their properties, how does this jeopardize the live racing? Peter tells us about two tracks in the U.S. that are no longer on the betting landscape. This Down The Stretch Podcast is grateful for the contributions of the Rolling Stones and Simon and Garfunkel.
