Down the Stretch for December 23, 2024


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Dec 21 2024 27 mins   1
In this very special episode, we have edited together the funniest, weirdest, wackiest and most wonderful moments in horse racing from 2024. Sit back and enjoy:

+ The bad beats - A sulky explodes in deep stretch; a leading horse jumps the fence just before the wire

+ Shamrock wins on March 17, Count Dracula wins on Halloween and Saturday wins on Thursday

+ How mature are we that we loved it when Nobals won?

+ Appearances by Belichick, Lucille Ball, Rosa Parks, Nyquist, Koufax and a happy horse named Ha Ha Ha

+ Frank Mirahmadi on the Price is Right

+ A sample of the wonderful race calls of Larry Lederman

+ When a deer tried to beat the thoroughbreds

+ Darryl Ezra on cheeky horse names - Horizontal Helen, Tiny Tinker, Abolish It and Toilet Paper

+ James MacDonald proving he is much better as a harness driver than a race caller

+ The horse players’ anthem performed at Mohawk

+ Santa Claus defeating The Grinch in Charlottetown.