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August 4, 2025 58 mins

Join hosts Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins for the 27th episode of BloodHorse Monday, your weekly dose of Thoroughbred racing analysis and insights! In this action-packed installment:

- We recap a fantastic Whitney weekend of racing at Saratoga Race Course

- Team Valor CEO Barry Irwin joins to discuss their 200th graded stakes win, which was accomplished with Swift Delivery (who is co-owned by NFL star Travis Kelce) in the Aug. 2 Seagram Cup Stakes at Woodbine. Irwin also looks back at Team Valor's history which included a 2011 Kentucky Derby win with Animal Kingdom, and bring Queen Azteca over to compete in the Aug. 16 Alabama Stakes.

- BloodHorse editorial director Frank Angst joins to preview The Saratoga Sale, Fasig-Tipton's select yearling sale Aug. 4-5 and recap the July 31 The Jockey Club Roundtable

- Smarty Jones co-owner Pat Chapman joins to discuss the Hall of Fame induction of one of racing's most popular stars.

- We discuss Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan's entry in the Aug. 9 Arlington Million at Colonial Downs.


Read about Sean's visit with Smarty Jones: https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/286124/hall-of-fame-inductee-smarty-jones-still-going-strong


Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:24 Whitney Weekend Recap

9:51 Barry Irwin Interview

24:32 Frank Angst Joins the Show

36:27 Pat Chapman on Smarty Jones

53:47 Mystik Dan Takes on Arlington Million


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