Winning Ponies

Dave Basler just returned from the Annual H.B.P.A. meeting in Tampa, Florida. He has been the Executive Director of both the Ohio HBPA and the Thoroughbred Horsemen's Health Fund since 2007. Basler also represents the National HBPA as that group's chairman of both the Medication and Model Rules Committees at many national meetings including the ARCI, RMTC and Racing Symposium along with National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback. He will give us an update on the most important issues discussed by their membership. Handicapper Ryan Martin will join John to analyze the 4 graded races with War of Will heading up the Gr. 2 $1 million Louisiana Derby, and Serengeti Empress favored over the girls in the Gr. 2 $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks – both will have major impacts on entry into the starting gates in the Kentucky Derby and Oaks. Supporting races will be the Gr. 2 $400,000 New Orleans Handicap and the Gr. 2 $300,000 Muniz Memorial – a salute to Fair Grounds legends Mervin and Ramone Muniz.