HRWC Sports Special with ABA historian Jason Levin talking about his new Amazon series, Soul Power
Horse Racing World Channel's Jay Friedlander interviews long-time Inside Racing radio host and American Basketball Association historian Jason Levin about his new Amazon Prime documentary series, Soul Power.
October 31, 2025
A few Saturday price plays
#10 Praying in FM Sprint....getting good at the right time, could hit the board
#3 Lovesick Blues in Sprint. 7-7 in the $ on dirt, home game for 7yo in career form.
#4 Scylla in Distaff. A classy Mott mare who has run well @Del Mar at 15-1?!
#9 Journalism. Huge jock upgrade, training great, no Sovereignty, home game and might get 7-1
#8 Formidable Man in Mile. 6-6 at Del Mar, Johnny V takes over, local hero can hit the board like Johannes did last year
#6 Diamond Rain in FM Turf. Huge ...
#10 Praying in FM Sprint....getting good at the right time, could hit the board
#3 Lovesick Blues in Sprint. 7-7 in the $ on dirt, home game for 7yo in career form.
#4 Scylla in Distaff. A classy Mott mare who has run well @Del Mar at 15-1?!
#9 Journalism. Huge jock upgrade, training great, no Sovereignty, home game and might get 7-1
#8 Formidable Man in Mile. 6-6 at Del Mar, Johnny V takes over, local hero can hit the board like Johannes did last year
#6 Diamond Rain in FM Turf. Huge filly maturing nicely, will get the distance for sure and might be 10-1 for Appleby
Go get 'em!
October 29, 2025
Breeders' Cup Time!
I'm back, and just in time for the B CUP @ Del Mar.
Join me (the special guest), Steve and Jay for the early BC podcast (recording Wed night) to get some thoughts on Friday races, general BC and Del Mar trends and even some Saturday wagering thoughts.........check this spot Friday morning for some price plays and again on Saturday for some more plays I hope to score with........B Cup has been good to us over the years so here's to another winning weekend betting the best horses in the world (...
I'm back, and just in time for the B CUP @ Del Mar.
Join me (the special guest), Steve and Jay for the early BC podcast (recording Wed night) to get some thoughts on Friday races, general BC and Del Mar trends and even some Saturday wagering thoughts.........check this spot Friday morning for some price plays and again on Saturday for some more plays I hope to score with........B Cup has been good to us over the years so here's to another winning weekend betting the best horses in the world (except Sovereignty....guess they should have run in the Preakness)
April 19, 2025
THANK YOU
After 22 years, this is the end for “Inside Racing” on the radio. I wanted to thank all of you who have listened to the show for affording me the opportunity to share my thoughts/picks/gripes/fixes for a sport I grew up loving and have continued to love despite its many flaws. It’s time for me to move on but a special thank you to everyone who attended a live seminar at one of the tracks or restaurants or spoke to me at the track or somewhere else and shared their love of horse racing. Sometime...
After 22 years, this is the end for “Inside Racing” on the radio. I wanted to thank all of you who have listened to the show for affording me the opportunity to share my thoughts/picks/gripes/fixes for a sport I grew up loving and have continued to love despite its many flaws. It’s time for me to move on but a special thank you to everyone who attended a live seminar at one of the tracks or restaurants or spoke to me at the track or somewhere else and shared their love of horse racing. Sometimes it was with an upbeat tone, sometimes it was with real frustration but always with passion. Horseplayers and horse people care. Deeply. It meant a lot to me to share that passion every Saturday morning and be a part of your morning racing routine. I grew up listening to any racing I could find on the radio in the 70’s and for me to have been part of that tradition is special. I hope over the twenty plus years we’ve helped you expand your handicapping vocabulary and knowledge and made you think about some of the bigger picture issues facing the sport as well. Here’s wishing all of you a slew of winning photos, odds that rise on your horse during the race and DQ’s that only go your way. Go get ‘em!
JASON
PS - The website will continue to be the home for STEVE and JAY’s picks, Sunday free plays, blogs from both and much more…..I’ll likely pop up from time to time too…
Jay Friedlander
July 15, 2026
Del Mar Opening Day is Friday!
Jay is back from vacation with full Del Mar cards throughout opening weekend, and every Saturday and Sunday through the meet! Let's take advantage of the superior coverage, with those 50-Cent Trifectas and Pick 3's!
June 05, 2026
Jay's full Belmont Stakes card now available!
Jay's full Belmont Stakes card is loaded with exotics, including three Pick 4s and two Pick 5's starting with the first one at 8:00am Pacific time, and it's worth getting up early for! EARLY PICK 5, AFTER SCRATCHES UPDATE: Race 2, Add #9 Senior Officer. Jay will also try to knock off one of the heaviest favorites on the card with a big long shot!
June 04, 2026
Saddle-Up with Steve & Jay previews the Belmont Stakes and the Met Mile!
Saddle-Up with Steve and Jay can be also be found at Horse Racing World Channel on YouTube and now on Spotify!!!
May 14, 2026
Saddle-Up with Steve & Jay covers the Preakness, reviews the Derby and each gives out a SA pick.
Saddle-Up with Steve & Jay covers the Preakness, reviews the Derby and each gives out a SA pick. There is a Thursday Belmont at Aqueduct bonus pick in race 6 which Jay ran across while doing his regular Thursday handicapping, so hoping viewers check this out in time.
May 02, 2026
History Made In 152nd Kentucky Derby!
Congratulations to Derby winner Golden Tempo, trained by the first female trainer to win the big race, Cherie DeVaux and ridden by Oaks/Derby winning rider Jose Ortiz, currently the best jock of 2026. Shout out to STEVE who noted his long shot chance on the Saddle-Up podcast! JAY had to settle for minor awards on Churchill's Derby day. But he nailed four double-digit winners at Santa Anita: Novinophobia, $11.00, Donttellmewhattodo, $11.80, Surfin the Coast, $13.40 and Melismatic, $10.40!
Steve Pollack
July 13, 2026
Turf Bias at Saratoga
Are you playing the grass races at Saratoga? Here is an interesting trend: On the inner turf, all route distances, 13 of 30 races have been won wire to wire. On the regular turf course, all route distances, only 1 of twelve races have been won wire to wire with seven of the races being won by tracking runners with in three lengths of the early pace!!!
July 13, 2026
Wagers to look at for at Del Mar
Here are four wagers I would suggest for Del Mar :
1. Early pick 5- Lower Takeout. Great payoffs last season. 50 cent wager best with a single or two.
2. All Turf Pick 3- $3.00 wager will be new at Del Mar on the last three grass races every Day.
3. Late pick 4- Best sequence of races, still value even with higher takeout.
(Also suggest passing early pick 4 as payoffs seem to be very low. pool is smaller)
4. Doubles- especially with those betting less than $50.00 per race. Try to find ...
Here are four wagers I would suggest for Del Mar :
1. Early pick 5- Lower Takeout. Great payoffs last season. 50 cent wager best with a single or two.
2. All Turf Pick 3- $3.00 wager will be new at Del Mar on the last three grass races every Day.
3. Late pick 4- Best sequence of races, still value even with higher takeout.
(Also suggest passing early pick 4 as payoffs seem to be very low. pool is smaller)
4. Doubles- especially with those betting less than $50.00 per race. Try to find a key horse and bet doubles into and from that runner. (2 or 3 by1 and 1 by 2 or 3) Wait as long as possible to assess value of payoffs.
July 13, 2026
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June 15, 2026
Stop the Nonsense
I hate going on the internet when it comes to horse racing. I must have "liked" every post when it comes to our great sport, and I know not everyone spends 40 hours plus every week gambling on, watching or handicapping horses but................ The other day I saw a comparison Golden Tempo vs Secretariat.
Here is what I wanted to say. Big Red was one of the Greatest Horses (possible the Greatest triple crown winner of all time). Golden Tempo is the best of the worst crop of three year olds we...
I hate going on the internet when it comes to horse racing. I must have "liked" every post when it comes to our great sport, and I know not everyone spends 40 hours plus every week gambling on, watching or handicapping horses but................ The other day I saw a comparison Golden Tempo vs Secretariat.
Here is what I wanted to say. Big Red was one of the Greatest Horses (possible the Greatest triple crown winner of all time). Golden Tempo is the best of the worst crop of three year olds we have seen in the last 42 years. I'm sure i would have been grilled by the readers, so i just posted it here.
June 12, 2026
Heating up for Del Mar
It's been a solid last few weeks of handicapping !!!!! Friday, 6/12 was tops for a solid past month or so. On top Owl, Kentucky Gal and Long May She Reign in the last three grass races. The Turf pick 3 came back a tick under $1200 for a $3.00 wager. Building good momentum for a big finish and a great Del Mar.
