Podcast: Haskin & Thanksgiving Weekend Racing
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Steve Haskin, senior correspondent for The Blood-Horse, shares his insights on the races held over Thanksgiving weekend, including California Chrome's turf debut, and Private Zone's win in the Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I), and how those races impact the year-end honors. He also previews some of next year's top Kentucky Derby contenders.
Haskin is an award-winning turf writer renowned for his Kentucky Derby commentary and his Breeders' Cup coverage, and also moderates the popular "Hangin' with Haskin" blog at BloodHorse.com, which includes weekly "Countdown to the Cup" features. He is also the author of biographies of Dr. Fager, John Henry, and Kelso, as well as “Tales from the Triple Crown”, all published by Eclipse Press.