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Paul Lo Duca, Anne Hardy Featured Guests on 'The Winner's Circle'

Featuring America’s Best Racing’s deep roster of talented contributors, including former ESPN SportsCenter weekend anchor now-turned radio personality Bram Weinstein, who serves as the host of “The Winner’s Circle”; Joe Kristufek, paddock analyst at fabled Churchill Downs; reporter Bonnie-Jill Laflin; and Dan Tordjman, “The Winner’s Circle” presented by SB Nation Radio brings together these most accomplished racing insiders to share their knowledge, tips, insights, and opinions by offering a unique, weekly perspective of our sports landscape.

Top Tweets from Travers Stakes Day

The action was nonstop on Travers Stakes day at Saratoga. There were seven graded stakes races highlighted by the “Mid-Summer Derby”, the $1.25 million Travers Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, itself. Here’s a look back at some of our favorite tweets from Saturday.

A Firmer Footing for Retired Horses and Veterans

Several years ago, Thoroughbred owner-breeder Earle Mack began hearing stories about military veterans finding relief from debilitating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through hands-on therapy sessions with horses.

A U.S. Army veteran who rose to the rank of lieutenant, Mack became keen on further exploring these overlapping passions of his — finding opportunities for ex-racehorses and raising awareness of a full-blown PTSD crisis that afflicts up to 30 percent of veterans nationwide and claims an average of 20 lives per day to suicide.

#FanFriday: Get to Know Nancy Ury-Holthus

Nancy Ury-Holthus is the paddock analyst at Oaklawn Park and Indiana Grand, and most mornings she can be found working in the barns of N P H Stables, the operation she and her husband, trainer Paul Holthus, own. She is the third generation in her family in Thoroughbred racing, but she was the first in her family to break away from the backside of the track and the first female.

A Look Back at Race the Nags

It’s a sunny day, and I’m at the track for an exciting afternoon of horse racing. The first race of the day has drawn six horses, with Silly Me favored at 2-1 and Practical Pam the second choice at 4-1. As the horses get ready to run, I ponder my wagering strategy. Having a free bankroll of $500 to work with (more on that in a moment), I decide to spend it all on the first race – I bet $500 to show on Practical Pam.

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