Winning Ponies

Patricia P.J. Cooksey is a trailblazer for women in the sport of racing. The Ohio native started in the leaky-roof circuit of West Virginia and made her way to the Kentucky Derby and became the first woman to ride in the Preakness Stakes. Pat who has since retired from the saddle, will take us through her experience as a pioneer female jockey of her time and will update us as to what keeps her busy today. In the second segment, Matt McCumber a long-time lover of horse racing who first got hooked on the sport traveling the county fair circuit as a kid with his grandfather’s standardbreds, became an avid fan and horseplayer during the early days of Cigar’s great streak in the mid-90’s. He will join our host in capping all the important stakes races to be run this week end around the country including the 43rd running of the $750,000 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Racetrack, and the 85th running of the G1 $750,000 Whitney Handicap at Saratoga, both to be run also on Saturday, August 4th.