August 6th 2020: 'Winning Ponies' Welcomes Bob "Railbird" Roberts and DRF Handicapper Dan Illman |eCard

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August 6th 2020: 'Winning Ponies' Welcomes Bob "Railbird" Roberts and DRF Handicapper Dan Illman

What an amazing weekend of racing and we have brought in two regional experts to help us see how the races will develop. It is a Graded Stakes loaded card at Saratoga highlighted by the "Midsummer Derby" - the $1 million G1 Travers Stakes that will feature the pre-Derby favorite Tiz the Law in a race offering top tier points to get into the Kentucky Derby. The undercard is very strong with the G1 $300,000 "Win and You're In" Ballerina: G1 $300,000 Longines Test: G3 $200,000 Troy and if time allows Friday's G2 Saratoga Special, a major national test for 2-year-olds. Bob "Railbird" Roberts is a

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Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts is a native Clevelander who grew up in Willowick, an eastern suburb. He knew he wanted to be a sportswriter when his father took him to an Indians game and he asked who those guys were typing on a counter top behind home plate in the upper deck of old Municipal Stadium. Theyre sportswriters, said his dad. Thats their job. Roberts began his career at the Mentor Morning Monitor before heading over to The NewsHerald where he was named sports editor in 1970 at the age of 22. Roberts was hired by The Cleveland Press in 1973 and returned to The NewsHerald when The Press folded in 1982. The Cleveland Plain Dealer hired Bob in 1985 and he remained there for over 20 years before acc

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Dan Illman

Dan Illman is the DRF.com Handicapping Editor and host of the Daily Racing Form News Desk. He joined Daily Racing Form in 1998 and was promoted to handicapper two years later.

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https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1448/winning-ponies Winning Ponies https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1448/winning-ponies What an amazing weekend of racing and we have brought in two regional experts to help us see how the races will develop. It is a Graded Stakes loaded card at Saratoga highlighted by the "Midsummer Derby" - the $1 million G1 Travers Stakes that will feature the pre-Derby favorite Tiz the Law in a race offering top tier points to get into the Kentucky Derby. The undercard is very strong with the G1 $300,000 "Win and You're In" Ballerina: G1 $300,000 Longines Test: G3 $200,000 Troy and if time allows Friday's G2 Saratoga Special, a major national test for 2-year-olds. Bob "Railbird" Roberts is a home grown Cleveland guy who covered the beat for decades for the Cleveland Plain Dealer at Thistledown. The track will play host to five $100,000 tests for Buckeye-breds that often determines divisional champions. Dan Illman is the DRF.com Handicapping Editor and host of the Daily Racing Form News Desk. Both Bob and Dan will join John to bring their top picks for our listeners. VoiceAmerica | Talk Radio | Online Talk Radio studio@voiceamerica.com false DD/MM/YYYY

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