Quickie picks as we survey the probable field for Saturday, June 25th’s Mother Goose, a G2 stakes race at Belmont for 3 year-old fillies at 1 & 1/16 miles on the dirt (as God intended). This may be the comfort food and stretchy pants of the racing weekend, but we don’t have time for anything else, so here goes! 4:28 Weej is annoyed by Radio Days, who annoys with annoyances. (Echo Zulu casts a looong shadow over this motley field.) 5:41 We both 💕 the adorable Juju’s Map, a favorite since the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies. In good health, Brad Cox’s filly is best in class and at this length, we think. 9:04 Chad Brown’s Gerrymandered might be mis-matched, since she’s never competed at this length. Is this an experiment? 10:55 Shahama. How can we compare her when all the winning was in the UAE? 12:12 Venti Valentine. Stinktastic, or just twice as bad as Shahama using horse algebra? 13:21 Favor is another Pletcher horse, whose development arc is mysterious. We love to see a spark here, but… 15:25 Nostalgic is our second favorite for this race, should she (or any of the others mentioned) actually be in it come Saturday. 😂 Yes, she crapped a diaperload in the Oaks, but we still think she’s got promise. 16:40 République, the last probable from Saffie Joseph, is lightly raced. Weej thinks there’s possible speed. Trixie can be convinced she’s a hidden treasure at 50-1. We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

We ADORED the Belmont Days of racing last Friday and Saturday! Maybe our favorite race cards of the year! Timestamps follow as always. Forget the complaints about small fields, there were almost no undercards, the calliber of horses and races were so good! 3:03 Friday’s Race 9, the True North G2 showed what a baller (and a boy) Jackie’s Warrior is. 5:15 Friday’s Race 10, the New York G1, had 4 Chad Brown entries, including the great Bleecker Street, Family Way (an Uncle Mo kid) and Flighty Lady, who came in for Trixie. 8:15 Saturday’s Race 2 was an allowance where Weej won with Uncle Moonlight, progeny of… who else?! 8:43 R3, the Acorn G1, ended up with the 4 horses of the Apocolaypse after Echo Zulu’s late scratch. Matareya dominated. 10:21 The Just a Game G1 turf, R4, offered a nice story for Peter Brant, owner of Just a Game,and now, of winner Regal Glory. 12:51 R5 was the Brooklyn G2, which Fearless won for Weej. 13:32 R6, the Woody Stephens G1 crowned Jack Christopher as a Elite 👑 LEGEND. Perhaps his between-race breaks are to return to his home planet or have a complete replacement of his cybernetic organs. 16:14 R7, The Ogden Phipps, was a pace meltdown for Letruska and Search Results. Shaking our heads at Ortiz bros. Clairiere stalked and walked into the Breeeders Cup Distaff with her Win. Finally Steve Assmussen can smile again 😂 19:20 Jaipur G1 turf was Race 8. Casa Creed won and gets a free pass to the Breeders Cup Turf Sprint. 20:38 In Race 9, the Metropolitan Mile, speedball Flightline dazzled with his quality, of course! 🔥❤️‍🔥 He’s invited to the BC Dirt Mile, can’t wait! 22:18 Tribhuvan won the Manhattan G1, Race 10, and Weej got paid! 23:57 The main event was R11, the Belmont Stakes, and Mo Donegal, who was the champion of our 💕won in convincing fashion! Filly Nest also impressed us. Skippylongstocking ITM again! Could Rich Strike be heading for snippage? 31:13 Royal Ascot is next week, We still have Japan’s Mermaid and Unicorn, and Belmont’s Mother Goose in June. Then, in July, Saratoga and Del Mar re-open! Summer racing is the ballz. We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

We’re smacktalking through 9 races, including the Big, Bad Belmont Stakes! See timstamps if you’re impatient, or relax and luxuriate! 3:41 Saturday’s Race 3- Acorn G1, $500k for 3yo fillies. 1 mile on dirt. 5 horses, FULL FIELD REVIEW 7:09 Tiny fields are the theme of the day! Show up in a saddle, get paid. Nice for lazy handicappers who want to bet Pick Races like mofos (we plead guilty!) 13:01 We Still Adore filly Echo Zulu, despite the Oaks 14:31 Race 4-Longines Just A Game Turf G1, $500k F/M 4+. 5 horses, PICKS 15:53 Race 5- Brooklyn G2, 1 1/2 miles on dirt, $400k, 4yo. 7 horses, PICKS include Lone Rock and Warrant. What’s up with Max Player lately? 18:03 Race 6- Woody Stephens G1, 7 furlongs on dirt. 6 horses, FULL FIELD REVIEW. So happy to see Jack Christopher in this! Are My Racehorse entrants being placed opportunistically? 24:59 Race 7- Ogden Phipps Stakes G1, $500k, dirt, F/M 4+, 1 1/16 miles. 5 horses, FULL FIELD REVIEW. The mighty Letrushka and Malathaat! 31:09 Race 8- Jaipur G1 on Turf, 6f, $400k. 13 horses find us too lazy for anything but brief analysis. 😁 33:16 Race 9- Metropolitan Mile G1 on dirt for $1 Million! 5 horses, FULL FIELD REVIEW. We are psyched to see Flightline here! 40:55 Race 10- Manhattan G1, $750k, inner turf, 1 1/4 miles. 4yo+. Fat Purse! 10 horses, PICKS. 44:53 Main Event Belmont Stakes G1, the Test of Champions, Third Jewel of the Triple Crown. 1 and 1/2 miles on the dirt as God intended. $1.5 million in purse money. FULL FIELD REVIEW begins with We the People, a colt in which chef Bobby Flay has just acquired significant interest. 50:27 Skippy Longstocking (Trixie’s still annoyed after Preakness) 51:04 The filly Nest is unraced against colts. Pletcher’s strategy? 52:45 Rich Strike at 7/2 will not be unnoticed anymore. 55:25 Can Creative Minister come into the money again? 56:13 We are dying to see Mo Donegal get a huge WIN— we think he deserves it. 57:24 Golden Glider may be (shhhh) a nice longshot option 59:04 Barber Road in the final mix? 59:45 Friday’s card at Belmont also offers some great races: the 2-mile Belmont Gold Cup G2 for $400k, the New York G1 for $750k on the inner turf, and the Intercontinental G3 turf sprint We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

How’d our picks fare in the Preakness and Black-eyed Susan Stakes? Weeeeellll… Timestamps follow as always! NOTE: If you’re a beginner or casual horse racing fan who’d like to learn more, we’ve got the BASICS of Triple Crown races and wagering on three year-olds in a fun, illustrated conversation. https://youtu.be/xv14DhiF7RY Welcome new listeners and subscribers! Feel free to drop a poop emoji in the comments whenever you’re so inclined. 2:12 The Black-eyed Susan race hurt Weej like an unexpected root canal, seriously…but that’s dedication! 3:52 BES recap analysis and reactions (ok, tears!) 4:39 Weej’s official Missy Greer misery lap. Enjoy! 7:12 Midnight Stroll annoyed by Candy Light the whole race. 7:38 Adare Manor’s 8:05 Credit to Radio Days—who despises us—but who Joel Rosario rode well to Show. 9:17 Surprise No-Shows Luna Belle and Distinctlypossible 10:02 Interstatedaydream, Brad Cox’s winning filly, showed another gear 11:07 Onto the Preakness! 11:31 Armagnac faded. Early Voting WON. 11:50 Skippylongstocking was an outside menace to Epicenter, who came from way back to Place. 14:11 Derby winner Rich Strike heads to the Belmont Stakes. Fenwick WHO?! 15:11 Creative Minister Showed. After dissing, Trixie bet him and her WPS, Exacta, and Trifecta paid off! 17:21 Secret Oath’s 4th place finish was an emotional loss for Weej. 18:11 Is Epicenter the real deal or not good enough? Point-counterpoint! 20:22 Good odds with sparse info on a lightly-raced horse signal what insiders know. 21:32 Who’s Out and Who’s in for the Belmont—Mo Donegal! 22:32 Memorial Weekend Races include Gamely G1 at Santa Anita with filly Going to Vegas. 23:09 More teensy, unconfirmed fields (!) at SA for Hollywood Gold Cup G1 and Shoemaker Mile G1, a Breeder’s Cup Win and You’re In 25:54 Weekend’s slate of Lone Star Million races include the fabulously-named Ouija Board Distaff. 28:38 As sure as sun and rain, there will be outrages and heartbreaks before the Belmont. It’s horse racing. We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

Our Picks for the Preakness and the Black-eyed Susan Stakes! Timestamps with each horse’s name in the post order. NOTE: If you’re a beginner or casual horse racing fan who’d like to learn more, we’ve got the BASICS of Triple Crown races and wagering on three year-olds in a fun, illustrated conversation. https://youtu.be/xv14DhiF7RY We begin with the girls, 13 fillies for Friday’s Black-eyed Susan: 2:38 Divine Huntress 1): Prat questions, post advantage 4:01 Missy Greer 2): Weej sees Surprise Potential! 5:07 Miss Yearwood 3): Same as Missy, but better, Trixie wonders? 6:57 Midnight Stroll 4): Rising Interest 7:53 Beguine 5): Needs to refresh earlier spark 8:58 Luna Belle 6): Weej really likes this fave. Trixie says 💩. 11:00 Distinctlypossible 7): Trixie’s most probable, Weej appreciates 12:53 Candy Light 8): Ummmm 13:38 Interstatedaydream 9): Kinda ish 14:57 Adare Manor 10): Uncle Mo kid and Fave- we like the migration. 16:42 Radio Days 11): We’re still salty and unforgiving 18:00 Favor 12): No thrills, personally 19:25 Morning Matcha 13): Out-Matchad here 21:49 Onto the Preakness G1! 22:36 Simplification 1): Desperate jockey change? 23:51 Creative Minister 2): eh 24:52 Fenwick 3): A 50/1 Show Baby? Owners were unsatisfied, say jock held back in the Blue Grass G1. https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/Preakness_2022_Maiden_winner_Fenwick_is_a_late_entrant_123 We shall see… 26:32 Secret Oath 4): We 💕 this filly, it is known! How will herd dynamics play out against the boys (again)? 29:09 Early Voting 5): In Trixie’s top 3. Phenomenal speed in the freakfest Wood Memorial G2. Watch here https://youtu.be/qrl3GRH5-wE 32:24 Happy Jack 6): He tra-la-las into the money, sometimes. 33:56 Armagnac 7): Santa Anita’s inadequate preparation 36:38 Epicenter 8): Trixie adores this dominant colt. Weej is OVER him.💩 39:17 Skippylongstocking 9): Another great name, but…. We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

Trixie and Weej are still buzzing from the Kentucky Oaks and Derby! We will gloat about our successes and dissect our failures. NOTE: If you’re a beginner or newbie who’d like to learn the basics of Triple Crown races and wagering on three year-olds before the upcoming Preakness and Belmont stakes, please check out this fun, illustrated conversation. https://youtu.be/xv14DhiF7RY 1:44 Kentucky Oaks Reaction and Analysis 2:36 Secret Oath Rolls ‘Em and Smokes ‘Em, Decisively! 3:23 Herd Dynamics Mattered! 4:20 The Arkansas Derby indicated greatness to us 5:00 Chewing up the field, one-by-one for half the race 6:25 Echo Zulu, Nest, and rest of the fillies 6:55 Queen of the Show (Trixie) had called out Desert Dawn as a possible Long-Shot to finish in the money, and she did! 8:39 Where was Kathleen O.?! 9:05 The Joy of Being Right is Another Delight of Horse Racing! 10:15 Onto the Feel-Good Kentucky Derby Story! 10:30 The Freakfest of 20 Horses is always a mad spectacle 11:19 Last minute entry breaks the record for longest-odd winner. Even his trainer, Eric Reed, understood the long odds on paper 13:00 Rich Strike loves the rail and so does his jockey, Sonny Leon. Ran from the 20th post, as outside as possible 15:20 Herd Dynamics also visibly AT PLAY during the Derby 16:10 Leon’s Mid-race zigzagging. Fast starting pace cleared an inside lane. Rich Strike had enough length to close the deal and then some. 17:40 The horse had no history with the rest of the herd to overcome. 18:10 Rich Strike was savaging his lead pony like a crazy ass afterward—which we dearly hoped was only nerves— Yay, clean drug tests affirm he’s just nuts 🤣 19:45 Most people were FINE with losing personal bets in favor of witnessing an amazing Derby and historic outcome! The sport needed it! 20:44 The unsung-till-now trainer and owner and jockey have fascinating stories following some hard knocks. 22:30 Eric Reed picked up this former claimer, having correctly assessed him as a dirt, not turf, colt 22:52 Trixie, the Queen of the Show Bet, also put some on Rich Strike and got PAID! 23:58 Weej is tickled that “fun factors” of betting worked better than studying prep races for months 24:50 The importance of the Crazy Factor! (R.I.P. Midnight Bourbon.) 26:35 Great for occasional fans to see that genuine outsiders can prevail! 27:34 What about Sore Losers?! 28:00 We bet on Epicenter to Win and he Placed. Still a Great horse! 29:16 Rights will be negotiated. People will want to relive this in print or on screen. 30:50 Weej couldn’t even sleep after the excitement of the Oaks. 31:08 Yes, Show Bets can pay. This Derby, a $2 bet paid out about $30. 32:00 Weej wasn’t ever totally settled with her Derby bets. Trixie ended up accumulating a combo of 9 different horses picked to win—none did! 33:15 After next week’s Preakness draw, we’ll discuss that race & the fillies’ Black-eyed Susan on May 20th/21st at Pimlico in Maryland. 33:48 Recapping Taiba’s, Messier’s, TiztheBomb’s, and White Abarrio’s finishes and prospective futures. 35:20 Can Rich Strike win the Preakness? Could Secret Oath? 35:55 The Quick Tips video for Derby Beginners STILL APPLIES to the upcoming Preakness and Belmont.Be Better Informed! Have More Fun! (Link at Top) We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

Trixie and Weej analyze the full fields of the 148th running of the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby races. But first… If you’re NEW to racing (or know someone who is) be sure to check out our TIPS to ENJOY Your FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY https://youtu.be/xv14DhiF7RY Audio’s also available as a podcast, but the video is a fully-illustrated, fun conversation supplying all the BASICS needed to place your first wagers, have a nice Derby Day chat, or simply to gain better understanding of America’s oldest sport and sporting event. 3:30 Weej Reviews the Kentucky Oaks field of 3 year-old fillies for Friday’s Race 11 at Churchill Downs. It’s 1 and 1/8 miles on the dirt with a $1.25 million dollar purse. May 6th at 5:51 Eastern/2:51 Pacific. (Definitely tune-in early for the post parade!) 4:28 Secret Oath 6:02 Nostalgic, Hidden Connection, and Nest 6:44 Goddess of Fire and Yuugiri 7:09 Echo Zulu 7:26 Venti Valentine and Desert Dawn 7:42 Kathleen O. 7:58 Cocktail Moments, Candy Raid, Shahama, and Turnerloose 8:15 Weej summarizes her overall picks 8:58 Trixie’s picks among the Oaks field 9:21 How could a wet track affect the fillies? 10:13 Trixie has additional outside/underneath Oaks picks? 13:20 Trixie begins the review of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby field of 20 (!) 3 year-old colts (plus alternates). Race 12 at Churchill Downs on May 7th offers a purse of $3 million for the winner after 1 and 1/4 miles on the dirt. Post time is 6:57 Eastern/3:57 Pacific. 13:40 Mo Donegal 14:45 Happy Jack 15:03 Epicenter 16:22 Summer Is Tomorrow 16:51 Smile Happy 17:24 Messier 18:19 Crown Pride (During 2021, Weej and Trixie swore they’d eat their shirts or ascots if Japan’s France Go De Ina won the Derby. Didn’t happen then, and we’re not sure it will now either. We love the Japan horses. SOON.) 19:04 Charge It 19:19 Tiz The Bomb 20:52 Zandon 21:47 Pioneer of Medina 21:58 Taiba 23:19 Simplification 23:40 Barber Road 23:48 White Abarrio 25:08 Cyberknife 25:21 Classic Causeway 17:08 Tawny Port 17:35 Zozos 17:53 Ethereal Road, Rich Strike, and Rattle N Roll 29:32 Weej’s Picks for the Derby We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! The duo behind 33xpl is at your favorite podcasting platform or on You Tube. You can also check us out at Instagram, Pinterest, and our own site http://www.33xpl.com. Check out our public community posts at https://www.33xpl.com/community/public HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

The fully-illustrated version of this conversation on our YouTube channel of the same name has loads of fun, helpful graphics, so go check it out if something’s unclear! https://youtu.be/xv14DhiF7RY America's oldest sporting event is the most prestigious thoroughbred horse race in the world. We made this crash course to help brand new fans or anyone attending a Derby Day event who wants a little handholding. Here are the topics we cover: 00:28 Nicknames for the race 1:06 Who started it? Why and When? 3:54 How old are the horses? What's the difference between the Kentucky Derby and Oaks? 4:44 How do horses get entered into the Derby? 6:30 How can you pick a winning horse? 8:00 What's meant by "handicapping" and what should you consider? 8:15 Length of track and post position 9:30 Examining past performances of horses (You don't have to torment yourself with racing forms if you're a newbie.) 12:10 Learning from the research/analysis of others (You can gather enough to be dangerous or have a nice conversation!) 14:40 Weather considerations 15:10 What can you learn by observing the pre-race Post Parade? 18:40 How are betting odds written and what do they mean? How do long or short, high or low odds convey bettors' views and payout amounts? 23:30 How do odds look on the racetrack's tote board? 24:40 Explaining Straight Bets for Win, Place, and Show, meaning 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers. Win bets always pay best, but are riskier than Place and Show bets. 26:25 Calculating return with a simple win example. In horseracing, when you win a bet, the outlay (price) of that bet is returned to you along with your winnings to add up to your total payout. 28:53 Betting "Across the Board" combines 3 straight bets into a popular combo, also shown as WPS (Win-Place-Show) or W/P/S. This can dilute your risk and enhance your payout if you select well. 31:30 Bettors get rewarded, so to speak, for the degree of difficulty required in choosing the winner(s). 32:35 Where to place wagers, provided that 1) you are of legal age and 2) such gambling is legal where you are located. 36:30 Don't forget the rest of the day's races, the undercard. Former Derby and Oaks contenders get faster as they mature, peaking at 4 to 5 years of age. 38:45 The Triple Crown is composed of 3 races which begin with the Kentucky Derby, followed by The Preakness, and then The Belmont Stakes. To win any of them signals greatness, but the champion who sweeps all three is a rare and unforgettable champion. Hope you enjoyed this quick and dirty speedrun through the Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown. Please LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE if you did, and Happy Racing, Ya'll! 💋 Trixie and Weej

00:27 Welcome New Listeners and Subscribers! Use the TIMESTAMPS which are always in the description and pinned FIRST COMMENT to navigate the topics in the episode. We have some news items plus 6 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks point-earning preps races to cover, so on we go! 1:30 Epicenter looked dominant in his Louisiana Derby win! Probably Kentucky Derby shortlist for Trixie, possibly No. 1 fave for Weej. 2:24 The Japan entry into the Derby will be Crown Pride, a beauty—yes, it matters! This year, we will NOT be betting against Japan and risking shirt-eating or ascot-noshing. 4:40 Trixie is bugged by the Jeff Ruby “Steaks.” It’s cute, but is a pain in her Felix Unger. 6:00 Florida Derby at Gulfstream. We ADORE Classic Causeway, consider Simplification and White Abarrio, and Weej touts the Pletcher/Saez entrant and recent maiden Charge It. Watch it yourself! https://youtu.be/M4RYCTHuqj0 10:30 In the Gulfstream Park Oaks, Weej thinks Kathleen O. Will wipe up the other fillies. Trixie’s bother by Goddess of Fire’s inconsistency (and lack of wins) and is interested in recent maiden Catiche as an outside oddball choice. 13:09 Jeff Ruby Steaks G3 at Turfway Park on synthetic. Blackadder has moved from Baffert’s stables to Brisette’s, which seems wise since he’s already in the Preakness. Tiz the Bomb is the one to beat and the rest of the field is pale by comparison. The Bourbonette Oaks, with no offense intended, is a bit of a succotash of fillies. 18:19 The biggest story is the weekend’s Arkansas Derby, starring Secret Oath, the filly who will run against the boys and test her mettle, and Un Ojo, the one-eyed favorite of fans and bettors alike after winning the Rebel at 75-1! 21:59 The Fantasy Stakes at Oak Lawn will earn Oaks points for the rest of the fillies. Eda, still under Baffert’s nameplate, will be a no-show, probably to run in the Santa Anita Oaks—where she can’t earn qualification points either! This race, we’re both all in for Bubble Rock, the Chad Brown horse who looked sweet and made us money in the Cincinnati! 26:33 Bob Baffert is losing time in legal wrangling with both the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) who are suspending him for 90 days and with Churchill Downs, who, as property owners, have banned him for 2 years. https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/one-step-forward-one-back-in-bafferts-derby-driven-legal-odyssey/ 32:54 Stay tuned for our NEW FAN ACADEMY. In the works and due soon! We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! The duo behind 33xpl is at your favorite podcasting platform or on You Tube. You can also check us out at Instagram, Pinterest, and our own site http://www.33xpl.com. Check out our public community posts at https://www.33xpl.com/community/public HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

0:25 We’ve been working like busy (chipper) beavers on 33xpl’s NEW FAN ACADEMY, so head over to our website and leave your e-mail to be notified when it goes live in April! *squeeee* 1:15 Dubai World Cup Results. Hot Rod Charlie Places—of course! Country Grammer, a Baffert horse, wins over serious Japanese entrants Life is Good and Chuwa Wizard, but more on his current sitch later in the episode. 3:50 Fair Grounds Meet is ending with the 100-pt Kentucky Derby prep race, Race 12, the Louisiana Derby (G2, $1M purse) and Race 11, the Fair Grounds Oaks for the girls (G2, $400k purse). 4:21 For the Oaks, we both LOVE Echo Zulu, but Trixie likes TurnerLoose to Place and Weej is picking Favor. Someone’s gotta come in second after all! 6:22 For the Louisiana Derby, we LOVE Epicenter, maybe Call Me Midnight to Zacta-macta, and then Trixie likes Zozos as an added option and Weej is with Rattle N Roll on final probation. Paco Lopez’s suspension for clipping, creating disaster for Galt and High Oak while he was aboard In Due Time in the Fountain of Youth Stakes. https://paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/careless-riding-jockey-paco-lopez-suspended-14-days-for-fountain-of-youth-ride/ 9:15 Going To Vegas, which Weej part owns through My Racehorse, is in a 1/4 mile turf Race 7 today at Santa Anita on the turf. We ADORE her! 10:27 Woodbine Mohawk, currently running harness races, has a late-night MANDATORY PAYOUT for Race 11 SuperHi5 (pick the finishing order for the first 5 horses). The minimum bet is 20 cents, the take-out is a bettor-friendly 15%, and a big carryover means the pool is already over half a million Canadian dollars, so over $400k USD and it will grow! The race goes off at 11:10 pm EDT if you want a cheap chance at a nice pool. Trixie IS the Lazy Handicapper, always preferring to do one race over multi-race plays. 13:32 Scandal of the WEEK: Trainer Bob Baffert’s potential Derby 3 year-olds are finally moving! Well, 4 of them, including the magnificent Messier. https://paulickreport.com/news/triple-crown/baffert-transfers-four-kentucky-derby-contenders-to-other-trainers/ Nice finally to see actual consequences after the awful tragedy of Medina Spirit. We also muse: Is Corniche injured? Is Newgrange not considered a contender? The required removal of Baffert’s signage at the Santa Anita stables had to hurt—we’re okay with it 🤣😂 26:06 Head over to our website to learn more about the NEW FAN ACADEMY, of which we will discuss so much more in the very near future! We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! The duo behind 33xpl is at your favorite podcasting platform or on You Tube. You can also check us out at Instagram, Pinterest, and our own site http://www.33xpl.com. Check out our public community posts at https://www.33xpl.com/community/public HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

Please LIKE/Rate, Comment, Subscribe, etc! Timestamps follow… Speedy recap of how we did in our analysis of 8 prep races, first Derby then Oaks. Our GLOATS, FAILS, and what impressed or surprised us most—how did you fare? We’ve also got industry scoop on leading jocks leaving Cali—why and what could it mean? 00:50 Turfway’s Battaglia Memorial (10-4-2-1) 1:30 Cincinnati Trophy LS (10-4-2-1) 2:13 Gulfstream’s Fountain of Youth G2 (50-20-10-5) 3:13 Davona Dale G2 (50-20-10-5) 3:59 Aqueduct’s Gotham G3 (50-20-10-5) 4:46 Busher Invitational LS (50-20-10-5) 5:26 Santa Anita’s San Felipe G2 6:41 Santa Ysabel G3 7:41 Our Favorite and LEAST FAVE races of our handicapping weekend. (Utter Devastation from Monday’s Golden Gate mandatory Pick 6 😂) 11:03 Flavian Prat and Umberto Rispoli are both relocating, moving eastward to New York. Prat’s quoted as wanting Eclipse Award attention, but is that the total motivation? Is there a gravitational pull from Cali, where the Baff is supreme? We speculate… of course we do! https://paulickreport.com/news/people/go-east-young-men-prat-rispoli-leaving-southern-california/ We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! The duo behind 33xpl is at your favorite podcasting platform or on You Tube. You can also check us out at Instagram, Pinterest, and our own site http://www.33xpl.com. Check out our public community posts at https://www.33xpl.com/community/public HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

⏰ No time for Also-Rans and barely any Timestamps! March 5th Derby and Oaks Preps Race Picks (in that order) Turfway (10-4-2-1) 00:37 John Battaglia Memorial LS 2:37 Cincinnati Trophy LS Gulfstream (50-20-10-5) 5:27 Fountain of Youth G2 7:14 Davona Dale G2 Santa Anita (50-20-10-5) 11:34 San Felipe G2 14:51 Santa Ysabel G3 Aqueduct (50-20-10-5) 17:27 Gotham G3 19:53 Busher Invitational LS LIKE and SUBSCRIBE and Tell Us how you speedran this punchbowl of prep races! We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! The duo behind 33xpl is at your favorite podcasting platform or on You Tube. You can also check us out at Instagram, Pinterest, and our own site http://www.33xpl.com. Check out our public community posts at https://www.33xpl.com/community/public HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

00:38 Last weekend’s Rachel Alexandra (G2) at Fair Grounds in New Orleans. Race 12’s odds had us asking: What do people know about Hidden Connection? We liked La Crete and North County, but… 2:35 La Crete was injured and has since had what seems to be successful surgery. Props to jockey Joel Rosario. 4:09 Goddess of Fire surprised us—When will we learn?! Trainer Todd Pletcher always has a reason for placing a horse somewhere. 4:43 Trixie did WIN modestly by betting on #7 Turnerloose and #9 Awake at Midnyte to come into the money, mostly because she is coming to adore Nyquist’s kids (Nyquist is out of Uncle Mo, another great sire). 5:39 North County’s odds at 8-1 made Weej curious, but the move up in class was rough. 7:12 Race 13 was the Risen Star G2, a star-studded race with champs-in-waiting Pappacap, Smile Happy, Zandon, and Epicenter, among others. We were HIGH on Nyquist kid Slow Down Andy and his nice G2 win against Messier at Los Alamitos, but he stunk here! 8:36 Had to put a buck on Russian Tank, just in case that huge long shot came in. (Spoiler: Nope) 9:09 Trafalgar may be dead to Trixie. Smile Happy didn’t walk away with a win, but Placed and is still legit. 11:03 Holy Noodle Casserole! Epicenter killed it! His last humiliation by closer Call Me Midnight seems to have fired him up to dominate. Watching the young horses mature is so satisfying. Post Risen Star, we scan the rearranged Derby leaderboard. 13:55 Covering the Hyacinth Stakes, a Japanese Derby prep, and also the G1 February Stakes in Japan. We got the year’s first Breeders Cup Classic win-and-you’re-in entrant, 5 year-old colt Cafe Pharaoh, the defending and still-champion of this $2.2M race. 15:44 Moving onto FAT POINTS/FAT PURSES prep races at Oaklawn in Arkansas this weekend, February 26th. We have the Rebel Stakes (G2) at 1 and 1/16 miles on dirt for a purse of $1 million. For the fillies, the Honeybee (G3), a $300K prep for the Kentucky Oaks. 16:49 Weej reviews the Rebel field, including Baffert colt Newgrange—about whom we have Derby-related questions—and Un Ojo, Texas Red Hot, Stellar Tap, Ben Diesel, Chasing Time , Barber Road, Ethereal Road, and Dash Attack. 23:59 Onto reviewing the 6 entrants for the Honeybee, including Optionality, Yuugiri, Secret Oath, Ice Orchid, Free Like a Girl, and Red Queen. 24:53 We love marquis Saturday racing, but… it’s never where we earn the mo$t as bettors. Spectacle is fabulous and exciting, but we love a long shot coming in during a weekday claimer! If you haven’t checked it out, we just added a new episode—right before this one—to the #historyandscandals playlist (S2 Ep 8). Of course, it includes coverage of the Baffert/Medina Spirit disqualification from the 2021 Kentucky Derby and the consequences. But in that episode, we also examine the loooong history of doping and the Jockey Club’s eerily modern concerns about it, as well as cases of a few more dirtbags (in our non legally-binding opinions): a crooked vet, perpetrating pharmacist, and roving doper, um, trainer. We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! The duo behind 33xpl is at your favorite podcasting platform or on You Tube. You can also check us out at Instagram, Pinterest, and our own site http://www.33xpl.com. Check out our public community posts at https://www.33xpl.com/community/public HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

As always, detailed Timestamps and Links follow! More #historyandscandals 00:28 Medina Spirit is Disqualified from his 2021 Kentucky Derby win by the state racing commission. 90-day suspension for trainer Bob Baffert. Purse to be redistributed with the title to Mandaloun** (Juddmonte stables, trainer Brad Cox, and jockey Florent Geroux) **We still LUV Medina Spirit, who gave everything and deserved far better. https://paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/medina-spirit-disqualified-from-2021-kentucky-derby-win-baffert-given-90-day-suspension/ 4:09 Baffert’s horse Blackadder just won the El Camino Real Derby, a Preakness win-and-you’re-in race. Will the Maryland uphold KY’s ruling? UPDATE: YES! https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/horse-racing/bs-sp-preakness-medina-spirit-disqualified-bob-baffert-suspended-20220221-7kblrvwf7bgfhltc6wltz2nt5i-story.html His 90 days end a week before the Belmont Stakes—will Baffert still be banned in NY? 7:40 One genuine 3 year-old Derby contender is Newgrange, currently scheduled for the Rebel Stakes G2 at this weekend. And what about Corniche?! 11:23 Besides the Medina Spirit tragedy, Baffert has plenty of questionable history 13:27 The Jockey Club has had its eyes on doping since its FIRST roundtable proceeding in 1953. The Horseracing Safety and Integrity Act (HISA) is the most recent legislative approach** to get at the issue. **The Jockey Club pulled strings with “policing” too. To learn a LOT more, listen to our podcast The Fishman Affair Parts 1 and 2 (Season 2, Episodes 5 & 6). 16:57 Weej finds eerie similarities in notes from the first roundtable. https://www.jockeyclub.com/Default.asp?section=Resources&area=14 19:37 “Hopping” was the old doping slang. Gray zone nutritional supplements always blur the lines and penalize the scrupulous. 22:08 After federal indictments of dopers, Mark Casse knew his horses would seem to “get faster.” HA! https://paulickreport.com/news/people/from-the-brink-of-retirement-federal-indictments-have-given-casse-renewed-hope/ 23:25 Could HISA really help us get data-driven analysis on issues like Lasix (furosemide)? 25:08 Back to 1953 and unfair competition. Arthur Hancock, JUNIOR is mentioned. A generation later, in 1991, it’s Arthur Hancock III (TREY!) who will still be talking about “drugs and thugs” at the racing symposium at the University of AZ. 28:46 Jockey Club rule against abuse and substances. http://www.registry.jockeyclub.com/registry.cfm?Page=tjcRuleBook#nineteen 31:07 Vet Michael Posner rented his prescription pad (cheaply!) to pharmacist-compounder Scott Mangini. https://paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/trial-date-set-for-vet-connected-with-federal-doping-case/ 32:24 Trainer Marcus Vitali flitted between state jurisdictions to avoid consequences https://paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/vitali-suspended-one-year-after-meth-positive-in-pennsylvania-appeal-ongoing/ 39:35 Bettors should demand better and withhold support from corrupt operations and actors, because horse racing ISN’T DYING! 43:45 Adverse incentives work! People shouldn’t have to turn a blind eye to have careers or enjoy the sport. We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! The duo behind 33xpl is at your favorite podcasting platform or on You Tube. You can also check us out at Instagram, Pinterest, and our own site http://www.33xpl.com. Check out our public community posts at https://www.33xpl.com/community/public HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

As always, detailed Timestamps and Links follow! 00:25 Get Well Soon shout-out to YouTube’s very dedicated Mystery Handicapper. https://youtu.be/RxM8TvDcl04 1:35 Recapping the Sam F. Lewis (G3) prep race (10-4-2-1) where Classic Causeway dominated and rose to the top of the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard. 4:05 Analyzing the field for the El Camino Real Derby (10-4-2-1) at Golden Gate Fields. Downgraded from stakes status with a synthetic surface, even the Derby website seems to give it shade. https://www.kentuckyderby.com/prep-races/el-camino-real-derby (Results: Winner Blackadder, a Baffert horse, is banned from earning Derby points, but is now automatically entered to the Preakness held in Maryland, a locale which has not banned Baffert. Place: Mackinnon. Show: Del Mo.) 12:10 Eclipse Award winners for 2021. https://www.drf.com/news/2021-eclipse-awards-winners Knicks Go wins Horse of the Year! No grumbles from us! Also Older Dirt Male, which is well-deserved! 12:53 Brad Cox (Knicks Go’s) Trainer of the Year: Yes! 13:38 Joel Rosario, Jockey 👍 Plus Corniche (2yo male 👍), Echo Zulu (2yo female 💟), and Apprentice Jockey Jessica Pyfer (go, girl!) 15:58 Malathaat wins as 3yo filly. Essential Quality as 3yo male. Yes, but…Trixie just wishes his Breeders Cup showing had been more authoritative. 16: 47 Medina Spirit, in second place, got half as many votes as EQ, unusual since there’s usually a clear winner and scattered extras. Weej and Trixie have so many FEELINGS (like everyone!) about his importance and impact. 18:52 Godolphin is Breeder of the Year. (By the way, apropos of nothing, have you listened to the Fishman Affair Pts. 1 & 2? Camels in heat are a big medical deal, apparently. Weej has learned they can be pepped-up, like rock stars, with blood transfusions.) 20:47 Jackie’s Warrior is the Male Sprinter winner, but we really liked some of the other nominees like Dr. Schivel and Aloha West. Female Sprinter was CeCe. 21:38 Steeplechase winner is The Mean Queen. Truth in labeling! Weej 💕 this horse. 22:08 Loves Only You is Turf Female winner (YaY, says Trixie) and the wonderful Yibir wins Turf Male. 24:43 Onto the Risen Star (G2), the first BIG POINTS (50-20-10-5) prep race at Fair Grounds in Louisiana, 1 1/8 mile on the dirt. The horses entered are top-tier and the competition should be magnificent. https://www.kentuckyderby.com/prep-races/risen-star 26:13 Weej likes the chalky Smile Happy, a favorite for a reason. 27:03 Unsure who’ll win, Trixie wants to learn more about Slow Down Andy, who O’Neill has shipped for the contest. 28:13 Trixie and Weej discuss the passel of Lecomte prep underperformers and what we could learn about Epicenter, Pappacap, and Trafalgar without Call Me Midnight harshing their buzzes. 29:27 Chad Brown’s Zandon, winner of the Remsen G2, is not to be dismissed in this “Derby dress rehearsal.” 30:38 Every horse is here for a reason. Figure out why, and you know something about handicapping the race. 31:11 We’re so proud of the first entry in our History and Scandals playlist. Sometimes, horse racing attracts not only characters, but “characters without character,” if you get Weej’s drift. We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! The duo behind 33xpl is at your favorite podcasting platform or on You Tube. You can also check us out at Instagram, Pinterest, and our own site http://www.33xpl.com. Check out our public community posts at https://www.33xpl.com/community/public HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

For this two-parter, we have a Rogues’ Gallery and “assloads” of links (in crooked vet-speak). Timestamps mark parties' introductions, but most will be mentioned throughout, because this convoluted story has tentacles! 🐙 PART 1 6:32 Trainer Jason Servis 13:21 Vet Dr. Kristian Rhein 16:26 Trainer Jorge Navarro and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 19:01 The Jockey Club and 5 Stones Intelligence 24:21 Jeff Gural, NJ race track owner and Brice Cote, former FL Trooper PART 2 A Caribbean Camel Vet, Mad MIxologist, and Modern St. Francis 3:40 Vet Dr. Seth Fishman’s background 7:10 David H. Brooks fraudulent tycoon and harness enthusiast, boss who requested memory-wiping pills for witnesses 9:52 Harness Trainer Ross Cohen 14:15 Fishman’s employee Lisa Gianelli 21:30 Presidential Camel Department of Dubai 31:30 Harness Trainer Adrienne Hall 39:40 Pennsylvania Reform Efforts Why Do Horses Run? https://youtu.be/FWtJEG689J8 Daily Fishman trial coverage (Robert Gearty, T.D. Thornton): https://harnessracingupdate.com/2022/01/29/complete-coverage-of-the-dr-seth-fishman-trial-to-date/ Navarro’s sentence (Bill Finley): https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/navarro-gets-maximum-five-years/ Rhein’s taped claims of selling “assloads” of dope for MediVet Equine (T.D. Thornton): https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/vet-who-allegedly-bragged-about-selling-peds-to-change- plea/ Rhein’s 2018 ad for MediVet Equine: https://equimed.com/news/business/medivet-equine-makes-medical-breakthrough-in-treating-sport-horse-inflammation MediVet Equine’s terminated agreement with Vecta Animal Health in Australia, asserting Vecta’s dubious practices with claims their certified lab can be toured, “a claim counterfeiters will not make.” https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medivet-equine-issues-open-letter-to-clients-300502956.html Rhein’s sentence (jagallop): https://www.quickgallop.com/us-racing-vet-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison-for-violating-trust/ Jockey Club history: https://jockeyclub.com/default.asp?section=About Jockey Club’s private investigation with 5 Stones Intelligence (Gus Garcia-Roberts): https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/04/29/horse-racing-doping-jockey-cub/ Servis’s and Navarro’s indictments (Alan Carasso, Bill Finley): https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/jason-servis-jorge-navarro-face-federal-indictment-in-doping-scheme/ Fishman’s UAE “program” (Robert Gearty): https://paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/fishman-reveals-contract-with-sheikh-mos-equine-hospital/ Previous Godolphin stable doping case: https://paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/investigation-exonerates-sheikh-mohammed-from-any-wrongdoing-in-doping-scandal/ Fishman’s background and investigation (Gus Garcia-Roberts): https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/01/19/seth-fishman-horse-racing-doping/ Earlier Fishman complaints (Natalie Voss): https://paulickreport.com/news/court-documents-show-indicted-veterinarian-fishman-was-subject-of-2011-complaint-involving-a-dead-racehorse/ Equestology employee Lisa Gianelli (Robert Gearty): https://www.drf.com/news/witness-testifies-fishman-specialized-making-product-wasnt-testable DOJ announces conviction: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/horse-doping-drug-supplier-convicted-manhattan-federal-court Pennsylvania’s proposed racing reforms (Catherine Dunn): https://www.inquirer.com/business/horses-racing-deaths-track-parx-pennsylvania-20220126.html We love jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans! The duo behind 33xpl is at your favorite podcasting platform and You Tube, also at Instagram, Pinterest, and our own site http://www.33xpl.com. Check out our public community posts at https://www.33xpl.com/community/public HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

For this two-parter, we have a Rogues’ Gallery and “assloads” of links (in crooked vet-speak). Timestamps mark parties' introductions, but most will be mentioned throughout, because this convoluted story has tentacles! 🐙 PART 1 6:32 Trainer Jason Servis 13:21 Vet Dr. Kristian Rhein 16:26 Trainer Jorge Navarro and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 19:01 The Jockey Club and 5 Stones Intelligence 24:21 Jeff Gural, NJ race track owner and Brice Cote, former FL Trooper PART 2 A Caribbean Camel Vet, Mad MIxologist, and Modern St. Francis 3:40 Vet Dr. Seth Fishman’s background 7:10 David H. Brooks fraudulent tycoon and harness enthusiast, boss who requested memory-wiping pills for witnesses 9:52 Harness Trainer Ross Cohen 14:15 Fishman’s employee Lisa Gianelli 21:30 Presidential Camel Department of Dubai 31:30 Harness Trainer Adrienne Hall 39:40 Pennsylvania Reform Efforts Why Do Horses Run? https://youtu.be/FWtJEG689J8 Daily Fishman trial coverage (Robert Gearty, T.D. Thornton): https://harnessracingupdate.com/2022/01/29/complete-coverage-of-the-dr-seth-fishman-trial-to-date/ Navarro’s sentence (Bill Finley): https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/navarro-gets-maximum-five-years/ Rhein’s taped claims of selling “assloads” of dope for MediVet Equine (T.D. Thornton): https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/vet-who-allegedly-bragged-about-selling-peds-to-change- plea/ Rhein’s 2018 ad for MediVet Equine: https://equimed.com/news/business/medivet-equine-makes-medical-breakthrough-in-treating-sport-horse-inflammation MediVet Equine’s terminated agreement with Vecta Animal Health in Australia, asserting Vecta’s dubious practices with claims their certified lab can be toured, “a claim counterfeiters will not make.” https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/medivet-equine-issues-open-letter-to-clients-300502956.html Rhein’s sentence (jagallop): https://www.quickgallop.com/us-racing-vet-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison-for-violating-trust/ Jockey Club history: https://jockeyclub.com/default.asp?section=About Jockey Club’s private investigation with 5 Stones Intelligence (Gus Garcia-Roberts): https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/04/29/horse-racing-doping-jockey-cub/ Servis’s and Navarro’s indictments (Alan Carasso, Bill Finley): https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/jason-servis-jorge-navarro-face-federal-indictment-in-doping-scheme/ Fishman’s UAE “program” (Robert Gearty): https://paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/fishman-reveals-contract-with-sheikh-mos-equine-hospital/ Previous Godolphin stable doping case: https://paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/investigation-exonerates-sheikh-mohammed-from-any-wrongdoing-in-doping-scandal/ Fishman’s background and investigation (Gus Garcia-Roberts): https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/01/19/seth-fishman-horse-racing-doping/ Earlier Fishman complaints (Natalie Voss): https://paulickreport.com/news/court-documents-show-indicted-veterinarian-fishman-was-subject-of-2011-complaint-involving-a-dead-racehorse/ Equestology employee Lisa Gianelli (Robert Gearty): https://www.drf.com/news/witness-testifies-fishman-specialized-making-product-wasnt-testable DOJ announces conviction: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/horse-doping-drug-supplier-convicted-manhattan-federal-court Pennsylvania’s proposed racing reforms (Catherine Dunn): https://www.inquirer.com/business/horses-racing-deaths-track-parx-pennsylvania-20220126.html We love jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans! The duo behind 33xpl is at your favorite podcasting platform and You Tube, also at Instagram, Pinterest, and our own site http://www.33xpl.com. Check out our public community posts at https://www.33xpl.com/community/public HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

Timestamps and links follow—please LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE! 3:10 Recapping the Pegasus World Cup race of speedballs Life is Good and returning champ Knicks Go. In the end, were they playing Quien Es Mas Macho? NBC’s Replay here: https://youtu.be/KE3v7gRVHZk 6:16 Stiletto Boy is still Trixie’s SHOW BABY! Bragging rights are important in races of such predictability that there were no cash winnings : ) 7:59 Some other players were also not-thrilled with the day’s payouts at Gulfstream. Weej WON the Pick 6 and still lost, because the odds were so short! We discuss how huge takeouts and carryovers drain the joy for winner$ and make bitter bettors. 11:15 Still, we can’t ignore the races while a Pick 6 is live! For us, Pegasus Day proved conversational, but not very profitable. 12:25 (Seriously, how lucky a star was Ja Rule born under?!) 13:34 We had more fun with the Houston Racing Festival and Sam Houston’s friendlier venue and 12% takeout. https://www.shrp.com/events/detail/houston-racing-festival Q: What is Chalk or a Chalky Horse in racing lingo? A: Chalk refers to a race’s favorite by odds or a horse with short/low odds, meaning wagers will earn lesser payouts upon winning. Q: What is the Take-out in horse racing? A: The take-out varies by track and is the percentage of all bets collected off-the-top as a fee to the track for holding and administrating the race. 15:43 We enjoyed the Houston Ladies Classic G3 ($300k) with Pauline’s Pearl and Audrey’s Time, but also the J.B. Connally Turf Cup ($200k), where we got to see our first ever DEAD HEAT between Another Mystery and Fantasioso (who may meet again at the Elkhorn at Keeneland in April)! A VERY exciting and strange development! Q: What happens when a horse race is ruled a Dead Heat? A: Very rarely, after a “photo finish,” the race stewards still cannot determine one official winner during their inquiry. Therefore, the contenders are each recorded as official winners, and wagers pay out to multiple winners accordingly. 23:22 We review the Kentucky Derby Prep races for the first weekend in February, including the Withers G3 at Aquaduct, the Holy Bull G3 at Gulfstream, and the Robert B. Lewis G3 at Santa Anita. 23:53 Among the Withers’ 11 horses, we both like Courvoisier and Cooke Creek. Trixie possibly adds Early Voting out of Gun Runner and is curious about Gilded Age. 27:30 Among the Holy Bull’s 9 horses, Weej likes Mo Donegal best, plus Tiz the Bomb, and Giant Game, especially valuing the Breeders Cup history. Trixie likes MoD and TiztB too, but is also monitoring Eloquist out of Nyquist and especially Simplification of out Not This Time, a sire whose progeny are starting to roar. 33:00 Shoould the Robert B. Lewis G3 be renamed the Robert B. Baffert stakes? How many horses will he have in there?! We love Slow Down Andy (of course!) from Nyquist and like Messier of Empire Maker. What is the deal with this race and Santa Anita’s tiny fields of late? We have been preparing a ginormous podcast summarizing some of the colorful characters, outrageous defenses, conflicted loyalties, and strange happenings related to the federal trial of disgraced (and just convicted!) veterinarian Dr. Seth Fishman. That’s our very next episode, so stay tuned! OUR CREDO: We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! The duo behind 33xpl is at your favorite podcasting platform or on You Tube. You can also check us out at Instagram, Pinterest, and our own site http://www.33xpl.com. Check out our public community posts at https://www.33xpl.com/community/public HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

00:20 We jump right in with the Lecomte G3 of last weekend and the suprising Win of trainer J. Keith Desormeaux’s Call Me Midnight over Epicenter and Pappacap! Trying to discover what she missed, Trixie finds a potentially interesting jockey question from the Kentucky Jockey Club G2 in November. 4:57 The wild Lecomte killed a live Pick 4 for Weej 😢 5:44 BONUS: Interlude for Chihuahua Nightmares while Weej was too far away to wake up the peeping little freak. 7:47 Recapping the Silverbulletday Stakes. La Crete was awesome as advertised, but Fannie and Freddie made a better race of it than expected. The final order of finish for Bernabreezy, Sweet as Pie, Miss Chamita, and Candy Raid were also a bit scrambled from predictions. 10:18 Final recap is The Louisiana G3, also from Fair Grounds race track. Mandaloun, the dominant Into Mischief kid, won, but may also just be the SANER choice. ALERT: Trixie and Weej now spend five minutes bagging on the weirdness of Midnight Bourbon as a racer and potential sire. Weej asserts that there’s something wackadoo in his attic. Trixie wonders if this “bad ex-boyfriend” needs a meditation guru. Mentally deficient or in existential crisis?! We’re not afraid to ask the tough questions! 😹 16:49 Back to race analysis with half-baked picks from two more of the Pegasus Day races on January 29th at Gulfstream in Florida, starting with the Turf Invitational G1 at 1 & 1/8 miles for 4 year-olds and up. 17:59 Trixie blames Weej for Space Traveller, which is not only wrong but bad to do. 18:38 Both Weej and Trixie like #6 Colonel Liam, so there’s that for ya. 20:33 Onto the Pegasus Filly and Mare Turf G3 with more impromptu and lazy analysis! Regal Glory is favored and both Trixie and Weej are too dumb to go for that, so maybe Nicest, Sweet Melania, or Wakanaka? 23:03 Finally, the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) on 1 & 1/8 miles of dirt for $3 million dollars! This epic battle between elite speedballs Knicks Go and Life is Good is SO FREAKING EXCITING! Beyond these two, is Chess Chief too old to party? Trixie and Weej’s favorite underneath scenarios include Stiletto boy, a beloved Show-baby payer, plus Weej’s pick, the very good Sir Winston. 33:11 Weej has also just finished a new 5-minute video on WHY HORSES RUN in our YouTube educational playlist, and Trixie will do some shirt-eating if you don’t think it’s cool and learn something unusual about these fabulous equine athletes! https://youtu.be/FWtJEG689J8 OUR CREDO: We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! The duo behind 33xpl is at your favorite podcasting platform or on You Tube. You can also check us out at Instagram, Pinterest, and our own site http://www.33xpl.com. Check out our public community posts at https://www.33xpl.com/community/public HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej

Subscribe, LIKE, and Comment! Timestamps and Links Below! As we pre-game the Lecomte (Race 14) and Silverbulletday Stakes (Race 11) coming up on January 22 at Fair Grounds in Louisiana, follow along with Weej’s handy, downloadable summary of the Derby/Oaks prep races and point totals! https://app.podia.com/community/topics/32387/posts/102423-roadmap-to-the-kentucky-derby-derby-and-oaks-races-and-points NOTE: “Breaking the maiden” or becoming a maiden describes the milestone when a horse wins its first race. So-called Maiden races are filled with horses seeking their first wins. 1:10 Introduction to the Lecomte (G3), to be run at 1 & 1/16 miles on the dirt for 3 year-olds with a purse of $200k.The Silverbulletday Stakes is held for 3 y.o. fillies at a distance of 1mile and 70 yards with a $150k purse. 2:42 Recapping Trixie’s love/hate relationship with Midnight Bourbon, a previous winner of this race. (Will Call Me Midnight follow suit?) 4:00 Record and analysis of Post Position 1, Surfer Dude. Color Trixie unconvinced. 4:35 Is PP2, Unified Report, rising enough to compete here? 5:23 PP3, Pappacap is a huge story this season. Under “Jersey Joe” Bravo, is he apt to get stuck on the rail? (Bravo left Monmouth in NJ for Cali last year—was it the crop rule issue?) 6:50 Weej explains the 2021 Monmouth crop rule and recaps last summer’s hullabaloo over it. 11:03 HISA (the Horseracing Safety and Integrity Act, being drafted now) will have to deal with complex issues like this uniformly to be useful. 11:42 Pappacap’s been stuck behin Corniche twice. 12:40 In PP4, Trafalgar has Trixie’s and Weej’s interest as a possible up-and-comer. 14:38 In PP5 will be Assmussen-trained Epicenter, a kid of Not This Time, with a recent, exciting win in the Gun Runner Stakes for futurities (2 year-olds who all became 3 on New Year’s Day). 15:30 Analyzing Cyberknife, a recent maiden trained by Brad Cox, in PP6. 16:43 Blue Kentucky in PP7 could surprise, but is currently a toss for Trixie and Weej. 17:07 Call Me Midnight, in PP8, also raises questions. 18:00 Finally in PP9, Presidential will need to make a big step up to contend with this company. 19:13 Weej loves Epicenter here with interest in a couple more. 20:56 Onto the Silverbulletday Stakes analysis. Only 6 horses! 21:12 In Post Postion 1 is Fannie and Freddie, who just placed in the Untapable stakes for futurities. 22:52 Bernabreezy, who seems very promising, is in PP2. 23:38 PP3 is Miss Chamita, a maiden at Indiana Grand, who Weej finds a curious choice for this race and company. 25:05 Skipping ahead a bit to the very-exciting La Crete (PP5), sibling of Clairiere, who won this race in 2021. 25:40 Back to PP4, Pletcher’s horse, Sweet as Pie, to be ridden by Giroux. 26:16 Returning to the fantastic prospect La Crete. 28:20 Candy Raid is the last filly, in PP6, and a bit of a question mark. 29:18 Weej describes what Claiming Races are and what seeing them in a horse’s record can signify. 31:07 Besides the excellent La Crete, Weej and Trixie give their other faves for this race. 33:46 Young horses mature A LOT on their way to the Derby, and we will be able to SEE it over the next several months in their bodies and demeanors. OUR CREDO: We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! The duo behind 33xpl is at your favorite podcasting platform or on You Tube. You can also check us out at Instagram, Pinterest, and our own http://www.33xpl.com. HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej